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Terence Nance
American filmmaker
Terence Nance (born February 10, 1982) is an American filmmaker, writer, director, actor and musician from Dallas, Texas.[1][2] He is best known for his directing debut An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, and as the creator of the avant-garde TV program Random Acts of Flyness, which is produced by his production company MVMT and airs on HBO.
Terence Nance | |
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| Born | (1982-02-10) February 10, 1982 (age 42) |
| Alma mater | New York University |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
Nance was born in Dallas, Texas. He earned his MFA from New York University where he studied visual art.[3]
Nance's 2012 film An Oversimplification of Her Beauty incorporates an earlier short film, animation and an original score.[4] It premiered in the Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier section in 2012 and was also screened as part of the 2012 New Directors/New Films Festival in New York.[5] Scholar Terri Francis has described it as "...an experimental film...that recreates the unspoken space amid friendship and relationships. Starring Terence Nance himself and the girl with whom he is caught up in this difficult dance, the film shifts between reconstruction and reimagining using both animation and live action."[6] The film was also featured at a screening as part of the Afrofuturist Film Festival at the New School on 3 May 2015.[7]
In August 2018, Nance's TV series Random Acts of Flyness debuted on HBO. In September 2018, Nance was announced as the director of the sequel to Space Jam, produced by Ryan Coogler.[8] On July 16, 2019, it was announced that Nance left the project because he and "the studio/producers had different takes on the creative vision for Space Jam: A New Legacy[9]", though he retained both screenwriting and executive producing credits.[10]
Nance also composes and performs music under the alias "Terence Etc.", composing some of the music for his Random Acts of Flyness series and releasing his debut EP Things I Never Had in January 2020. His debut full-length album V O R T E X was released on August 19, 2022 under the Brainfeeder label.[11]
Nance lives in Baltimore, MD.[12]
Nance was in a relationship with Naima Ramos-Chapman. The two met when Naima interviewed him for Saint Heron, the creative agency owned by Solange Knowles. [13]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | No Ward | Yes | Yes | Documentary | |||
| 2012 | An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself | Also editor and animator |
| 2016 | Women Who Kill | Yes | Darren | ||||
| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo | Yes | |||||
| 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Yes | Executive | Replaced as director by Malcolm D. Lee |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | How Would You Feel? | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2011 | Native Sun | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Swimming in Your Skin Again | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2016 | Univitellin | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| They Charge for the Sun | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2017 | The Paris Project | Co-producer | Yes | Michael Wynton | |||
| 2018 | Piu Piu | Executive | Yes | Himself | |||
| Nowhere, Nobody | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Naima Ramos-Chapman[14] |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–17 | The Show About the Show | Yes | Tony | ||||
| 2017 | Lost & Found | Yes | Jonathan | ||||
| 2018–present | Random Acts of Flyness | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself | Also creator, composer and editor |
- "Things I Never Had" (2020)
- V O R T E X (2022)
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Guggenheim Fellowship | Creative Arts | Recipient |
| 2018 | United States Artists (USA) Fellowship | Film | Recipient |
- "Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise". bam.org. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- Macaulay, Scott (19 July 2012). "Terence Nance". Filmmaker. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- "Terence Nance". Filmmaker. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- "2012 New Directors/New Films Full Lineup Announced!". 23 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- "Close-Up Gallery: The Afrosurrealist Film Society". Retrieved 3 January 2017.Francis, Terri. "Close-Up Gallery: The Afrosurrealist Film Society." Black Camera 5.1 (2013): 209-219. Project MUSE. Web. 3 May. 2015.
- "Afro Futurism Conference 2015 — e V e N T + T I C K e T S". Archived from the original on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- Guthrie, Marisa (September 19, 2018). "LeBron James Sets 'Black Panther's' Ryan Coogler to Produce 'Space Jam' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 16, 2019). "Malcolm D. Lee Takes Over As Director On 'Space Jam 2'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- "Space Jam 2". directories.wga.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- Sacher, Andrew (19 August 2022). "Notable Releases of the Week (8/19)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- "Terence Nance: Swarm - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com.
- "The Filmmaker With Empathy for Cersei Lannister Meet Naima Ramos-Chapman". Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- Green, Dylan (February 7, 2019). "Earl Sweatshirt's 'Nowhere, Nobody' Co-Director Breaks Down the Film: "They Have the Code"". DJ Booth. Retrieved April 4, 2021.