Pete Chatmon (born June 1, 1977 in

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) is an American director.

Early life

Chatmon was born in

. A graduate of

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Career

Chatmon's work has been shown at over 25 film festivals around the world, including the

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. His short films include: ''3D'', ''Chameleon'', and ''Confessions of Cool''. He is best known for writing, producing, and directing the independent feature film ''

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'', starring Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana,

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, Eva Pigford,

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, and William Sadler. ''Premium'', nominated for a 2007 Best Independent Feature,

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, has also earned the Honorary Mention Audience Award at the 2006 Urbanworld Film Festival as well as a New Visions, Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Bahamas International Film Festival. Chatmon's next film is a documentary on the

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, narrated by

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. He is developing several feature-length screenplays including ''What About Us?'', ''The 4th'', and an untitled hip-hop tribute.

Personal life

In May 2019, Chatmon married ''

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'' actress Kelly McCreary.

Filmography

Short film * ''3D'' (2000) * ''Chameleon'' (2004) * ''Black Card'' (2015) * ''Lady Bouncer'' (2017) Feature film * ''

'' (2006) Documentary film * ''761st'' (2007) TV series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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PeteChatmon.com
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