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Terence Nance

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Terence Nance
A mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape.
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Random Acts of Flyness (2018– )
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Terence Nance was born in Dallas, Texas in what was then referred to as the State-Thomas community. Nance learned person-hood there. Nance's first feature film, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in 2013. Nance's most recent films, Swimming in Your Skin Again and Univitillen, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and the 2016 New York Film Festival, respectively. In 2017, Nance premiered a performance piece, 18 Black Boys Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and are Thus Spiritual Machines at Sundance.
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Known for

    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)
    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2012
    They Charge for the Sun (2016)
    They Charge for the Sun
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
    Bob Bergen, Jeff Bergman, Gabriel Iglesias, Fred Tatasciore, Eric Bauza, LeBron James, and Zendaya in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
    Space Jam: A New Legacy
    4.5
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Random Acts of Flyness (2018)
    Random Acts of Flyness
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • André 3000 in New Blue Sun (Listening) (2023)
      New Blue Sun (Listening)
      7.9
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Random Acts of Flyness (2018)
      Random Acts of Flyness
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2022
    • Guisado on Sunset (2020)
      Guisado on Sunset
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)
      Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2020
    • When I Get Home (2019)
      When I Get Home
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Earl Sweatshirt: Nowhere, Nobody (2019)
      Earl Sweatshirt: Nowhere, Nobody
      8.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 2019
    • As Told To G/D Thyself (2019)
      As Told To G/D Thyself
      7.8
      Short
      • Director (as Ummah Chroma)
      • 2019
    • Nick Hakim: Bet She Looks Like You (2017)
      Nick Hakim: Bet She Looks Like You
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2017
    • 18 Black Girls / Boys Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and Are Thus Spiritual Machines: $X in an Edition of $97 Quadrillion (2017)
      18 Black Girls / Boys Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and Are Thus Spiritual Machines: $X in an Edition of $97 Quadrillion
      4.5
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Jimi Fell from the Sky (2017)
      Jimi Fell from the Sky
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • They Charge for the Sun (2016)
      They Charge for the Sun
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Univitellin (2016)
      Univitellin
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • You and I and You (2015)
      You and I and You
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Blackout: John Burris Speaks (2015)
      Blackout: John Burris Speaks
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Triptych (2015)
      The Triptych
      • Director
      • 2015

    Producer



    • André 3000 in New Blue Sun (Listening) (2023)
      New Blue Sun (Listening)
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine in Seeking: Mapping Our Gullah Geechee Story (2023)
      Seeking: Mapping Our Gullah Geechee Story
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Random Acts of Flyness (2018)
      Random Acts of Flyness
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2022
    • Regina Hall in Master (2022)
      Master
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • OUT/SIDE OF TIME (2021)
      OUT/SIDE OF TIME
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Bob Bergen, Jeff Bergman, Gabriel Iglesias, Fred Tatasciore, Eric Bauza, LeBron James, and Zendaya in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
      Space Jam: A New Legacy
      4.5
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Killing in Thy Name (2021)
      Killing in Thy Name
      7.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Amber Iman in Steve (2019)
      Steve
      7.0
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Pier Kids (2019)
      Pier Kids
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Lovie Simone in Selah and the Spades (2019)
      Selah and the Spades
      5.0
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Piu Piu (2018)
      Piu Piu
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2018
    • The Burial of Kojo (2018)
      The Burial of Kojo
      6.5
      • associate producer
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Marie-France Alvarez in The Paris Project (2017)
      The Paris Project
      8.0
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • And Nothing Happened (2016)
      And Nothing Happened
      6.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Univitellin (2016)
      Univitellin
      6.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016

    Writer



    • Random Acts of Flyness (2018)
      Random Acts of Flyness
      6.8
      TV Series
      • created by
      • head writer
      • 2018–2022
    • Bob Bergen, Jeff Bergman, Gabriel Iglesias, Fred Tatasciore, Eric Bauza, LeBron James, and Zendaya in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
      Space Jam: A New Legacy
      4.5
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2021
    • Guisado on Sunset (2020)
      Guisado on Sunset
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)
      Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • As Told To G/D Thyself (2019)
      As Told To G/D Thyself
      7.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • They Charge for the Sun (2016)
      They Charge for the Sun
      6.2
      Short
      • story by
      • 2016
    • Univitellin (2016)
      Univitellin
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • You and I and You (2015)
      You and I and You
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Moonrising (2014)
      Moonrising
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)
      An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
      6.3
      • writer
      • 2012
    • Blitz the Ambassador: Something To Believe In (2010)
      Blitz the Ambassador: Something To Believe In
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • How Would You Feel? (2010)
      How Would You Feel?
      7.0
      • Writer
      • 2010

    Videos10

    Season 2 Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:15
    Season 2 Official Trailer
    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
    Trailer 1:47
    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
    Trailer 1:47
    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
    Third Dimension: G/D Does Not Submit & Other Applicab
    Trailer 1:17
    Third Dimension: G/D Does Not Submit & Other Applicab
    Random Acts Of Flyness: The First Dimension: The Meaning Of Your Name
    Trailer 1:20
    Random Acts Of Flyness: The First Dimension: The Meaning Of Your Name
    Random Acts Of Flyness: Second Dimension: Finna Hafta Teach You Swine Lovers
    Trailer 1:24
    Random Acts Of Flyness: Second Dimension: Finna Hafta Teach You Swine Lovers
    Random Acts Of Flyness: Season 2
    Trailer 0:57
    Random Acts Of Flyness: Season 2

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