Christine Swanson (born July 15, 1971) is an American film and television director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Swanson was born and raised in

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. She earned her MFA in Filmmaking from

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and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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. In 1994 she married studio executive and film producer Michael Swanson. For her debut short film ''Two Seasons'' (1998), Swanson received

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Award. In 2001, Swanson wrote and made her feature directorial debut with the romantic comedy '' All About You''. It received Best Film Award at the 2003

. Swanson released a followup entitled ''All About Us'' in 2007. She re-wrote screenplay for the 2004 drama film ''

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''. Swanson directed made-for-television movies ''To Hell and Back'' (2015), ''For the Love of Ruth'' (2015), '' Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story'' (2016), and '' The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel'' (2020), receiving

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nominations for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) for ''For the Love of Ruth'' and ''The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel''. She directed and wrote the 2022 short film ''Fannie'' starring

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. At the 54th NAACP Image Awards, she received nomination for Outstanding Short Form (Live Action). She also wrote screenplay for the biographical drama film '' Kemba'' (2024). In 2024, she wrote and directed the drama film '' Albany Road'' starring

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and

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. Along with her film work, Swanson also directed episodes of television series '' Chicago P.D.'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' P-Valley'', ''

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'', '' All American'', '' All American: Homecoming'' and '' Found''.

Filmography

*''Two Seasons'' (1998) *'' All About You'' (2001) *''

'' (2004) *''All About Us'' (2007) *''Six Weeks'' (2012) *''To Hell and Back'' (2015) *''For the Love of Ruth'' (2015) *'' Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story'' (2016) *''BlacKorea'' (2017) *'' The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel'' (2020) *''Fannie'' (2022) *'' Kemba'' (2024) *'' Albany Road'' (2024)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swanson, Christine 1971 births Tisch School of the Arts alumni University of Notre Dame alumni African-American film directors African-American film producers African-American television directors Film directors from Michigan American women television directors American television directors American women film directors Living people American women screenwriters