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Terence Nance

Terence Nance

Terence Nance is an American filmmaker, writer, director, actor and musician from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his directing debut AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY, and as the creator of HBO's sketch show RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS.

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Movies Made By Terence Nance (56)

André 3000: New Blue Sun (Listening) (2023)

"I swear, I wanted to make a "visual album" but this is literally the way the wind blew me this time. ...

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The Young Wife (2023)

On her wedding day, all that stands between a young woman and marital bliss with her soon-to-be husband is surviving the chaos and expectations of family and friends, each intensifying her spiraling panic. ...

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Master (2022)

At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, two black women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school's haunted past… and prese ...

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Out / Side of Time (2021)

This new work was made especially for the room by Jenn Nkiru, a British-born filmmaker of Nigerian descent. Her videos celebrate the vibrant creativity and speculative vision of the African diaspora while exploring what she calls, "cosmic archaeology," a p ...

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Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the ...

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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O'Neal's soul. ...

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Rage Against the Machine - Killing in Thy Name (2021)

A teacher gives a brief history lesson on the concept of whitness to students. This is intercut with Rage Against the Machines Killing in The Name of as well as quotes relating to the discussion. It goes onto critique racism and the overall structure of we ...

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Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)

Chronicling the life of Lay'n Pipe, a 47 foot TopGun Cigarette speedboat, from its conception through the end of human civilization. It's not just a speedboat ride, it's a Miami adventure. ...

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Steve (2019)

If grinding in the bustling streets of NYC isn't enough for a Broadway actress, an uninvited guest in her apartment might be just the thing to put her over the edge. ...

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Guisado on Sunset (2019)

Missed connection regret at that one late-night spot—the kind you keep playing back in your head but not quite ever remembering right, until it starts to look like something else. ...

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Pier Kids (2019)

The lives of three LGBTQ homeless youths who congregate on Christopher St. in New York City. ...

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Solange: When I Get Home (2019)

In the three years since her seminal album "A Seat at the Table", Solange has broadened her artistic reach, expanding her work to museum installations, unconventional live performances, and striking videos. With her fourth album, "When I Get Home", the sin ...

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Earl Sweatshirt: Nowhere, Nobody (2019)

Nowhere, Nobody is a reflection of the life and perspective of Earl Sweatshirt. Through sheer symbiosis, they also reflect the life and perspective of co-writer and director Naima Ramos-Chapman, whose Afrosurrealist vision helped give his latest album, Som ...

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Selah and the Spades (2019)

Paloma, the new girl at an esteemed prep school, is drawn into the daily aggressions of warring senior class factions. She joins the Spades and becomes friends with the Spades' leader, an enigmatic and scheming cheerleader named Selah. ...

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Kamasi Washington - As Told To G/D Thyself (2019)

The cosmic journey of sacred youth, during which pain, pleasure, and sublimation are nonnegotiable. ...

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Suicide by Sunlight (2019)

Valentina, a day-walking Black vampire protected from the sun by her melanin, finds it difficult to suppress her bloodlust when a new woman is introduced to her estranged twin daughters. ...

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Piu Piu (2018)

A restless young woman yearns to escape the confines of romance in order to find her superpower. ...

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The Burial of Kojo (2018)

A man is trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his daughter embarks on a magical journey to rescue him. ...

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Madeline's Madeline (2018)

Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between per ...

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White People Won't Save You (2018)

An algorithmic, web-based mashup of white savior tropes and clips from popular cinema. ...

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18 Black Boys Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and Are Thus Spiritual Machines: $6 in an Edition of $97 Quadrillion (2017)

The above is a performance during which I google the phrase "1 year old black boy" ascending in age to the age of 18. I allow Google's "popular searches" algorithm to predict what comes after the phrase and peruse the results based on what Google thinks I ...

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The Paris Project (2017)

A Brooklyn based artist moves to Paris to get married and start a new life. As an old life of crime catches up to him, he enters the depths of Paris' underground art and spiritual drug scenes to settle a score. ...

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Stumped (2017)

When filmmaker Will Lautzenheiser's limbs are amputated, his life is derailed and he turns to stand-up comedy as therapy. Meanwhile, a world-famous medical team is performing transplants that restore bodies to unprecedented levels. Despite grave risks, Wil ...

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18 Black Girls Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and are thus Spiritual Machines: $5 in an Edition of $97 Quadrillion (2017)

The above is a performance during which I google the phrase "1 year old black boy" ascending in age to the age of 18. I allow Google's "popular searches" algorithm to predict what comes after the phrase and peruse the results based on what Google thinks I ...

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Jimi Could Have Fallen from the Sky (2017)

This short is the unauthorized, heavily abridged, biographical, visual and supersonic moment about the fact that Johnny Allen Hendrix (aka Jimi Hendrix) knew how to skydive. Set in Seattle where Jimi was born and raised, the film wonders aloud about what t ...

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Nick Hakim - Bet She Looks Like You (2017)

Music video for the Neo-soul singer, Nick Hakim. ...

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Ryann Holmes (2016)

A portrait of Ryann Holmes, community organizer and co-founder of bklyn boihood, un/doing and reframing masculinity. ...

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They Charge for the Sun (2016)

In a dystopian future where people live nocturnally to avoid the harmful rays of the sun, a young black girl unravels the lie that has kept her and her sister in the dark. ...

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Univitellin (2016)

Marseille, today. Aminata works as a hairdresser in an Afro hairdressing salon, Badara works as mechanic. When they meet, their love story will change their lives. ...

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18 Black Girls Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and are thus Spiritual Machines: $4 in an Edition of $97 Quadrillion (2016)

"is a performance during which I google the phrase '1 year old black girl' ascending in age to the age of 18. I allow Google's 'popular searches' algorithm to predict what comes after the phrase and peruse the results based on what Google thinks I want to ...

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18 Black Boys Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and are thus Spiritual Machines: $3 in an Edition of $97 Quadrillion (2016)

"The above is a performance during which I google the phrase '1 year old black boy' ascending in age to the age of 18. I allow Google's 'popular searches' algorithm to predict what comes after the phrase and peruse the results based on what Google thinks I ...

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And Nothing Happened (2016)

A young woman dealing with the psychological aftermath of sexual violence shuffles between experiences both mundane and extraordinary as she attempts to leave her New York City apartment. ...

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Swimming in Your Skin Again (2015)

Drenched in the heat, spirit and landscape of South Florida, Swimming in Your Skin Again celebrates the spiritual feminine and coming of age. Guided by female inspirations we tour the ritual anchorages of life in and around Miami: the Catholic church, the ...

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18 Black Girls Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and are thus Spiritual Machines: $2 in an edition of $97 Quadrillion (2015)

"is a performance during which I google the phrase "1 year old black girl" ascending in age to the age of 18. I allow Google's "popular searches" algorithm to predict what comes after the phrase and peruse the results based on what Google thinks I want to ...

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The Dig - You And I and You (2015)

This hypnotically surreal dance film is set to a single by the psychedelic rock band the Dig. ...

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The Triptych (2015)

This documentary profiles contemporary artists Wangechi Mutu, Barron Claiborne, and Sanford Biggers. Each monologue is a reflection of their life experiences, letting the viewer discover how their observations have shaped the art they create. ...

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House Date (2015)

Charlie hosts a Jessica at his home hoping to progress their relationship, but the date goes terribly wrong when they are interrupted by an unusual force. ...

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Beyoncé - Their Fall Our All (2014)

This dreamlike fusion of political thriller and science-fiction fantasia is set to original music by Beyoncé. ...

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18 Black Boys Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and are Thus Spiritual Machines: $1 in an edition of $97 Quadrillion (2014)

"It's a performance during which I google the phrase "1 year old black boy" ascending in age to the age of 18. I allow Google's "popular searches" algorithm to predict what comes after the phrase and peruse the results based on what Google thinks I want to ...

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Evolution of a Criminal (2014)

In 1997, 17-year old Darius Clark Monroe robbed a bank and went to prison for it; then he went to NYU film school and made this movie about his life. The movie presents itself as an act of atonement, and an attempt by Monroe to understand himself and the s ...

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Moon Medicine - Moonrising (2014)

Extra-celestial beings escape the vagabondary bound to their psyche on foot. Short film by Terence Nance, with music by Sanford Biggers' concept band Moon Medicine who have been described as "a remedy for saddity, an anecdote for the overly analytic. A bal ...

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Sweet Honey Chile' (2013)

A unique young boy goes on a spiritual journey while honoring his late grandfather with the help of a mystical neighbor. Coco Monroe, Marnye Young, Willie Minor and Dean Schambach star in this short film. ...

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Frenel (2013)

A Short film about a contemporary milliner in NYC. ...

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Sleep (2012)

Rashad manipulates his kid brother into leaving for school early on the one morning that changes the rest of their lives. ...

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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)

A quixotic artist hypothesizes about why he feels bad when a mystery girl stands him up. The event prompts him to ask: what's the content of a momentary feeling? Is it the sum of your experiences? And perhaps more importantly, are your experiences the sum ...

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Everything Absolutely (2012)

Everything Absolutely follows a lady out on a date with a guy. A poster, parents, and pesto all somehow find its way into this epic & intimate journey. ...

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Native Sun (2011)

Mumin, a precocious young boy, makes the long trip to Accra from his home in Ghana's rural northern region. He leaves having just experienced his mothers death, her last words to him a directive to travel to Accra and find the father he has never met. Alon ...

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Pharoahe Monch - Clap (One Day) (2011)

Short film about a police raid gone horribly wrong, featuring music by Pharoahe Monch. ...

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Blitz the Ambassador - Something to Believe (2010)

Directed by Terence Nance, the film addresses the detachment we all battle, when faced with the the world's overwhelming issues. "It's hard to think about all the problems in the world without getting a little overwhelmed. So, a lot of times we just ignore ...

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How Would You Feel? (2010)

A look at the deep-seated roots of our feelings. ...

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No Ward (2009)

No Ward is a short documentary about the forced migration of New Orleans residents to cities in Texas. The film juxtaposes the migrations that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Hurricane Gustav in 2008. ...

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African Booty Scratcher (2007)

Prom nears and things seem to be spiraling out of control for the typically composed Isatu. In this coming of age story, West African tradition conflicts with American idealism as Isatu is forced to reassess her idea of the perfect dress. ...

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Movies Starring Terence Nance (12)

Guisado on Sunset (2019)

Missed connection regret at that one late-night spot—the kind you keep playing back in your head but not quite ever remembering right, until it starts to look like something else. ...

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Piu Piu (2018)

A restless young woman yearns to escape the confines of romance in order to find her superpower. ...

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Afroprojection #1: The Sweet Atmosphere Phased at 120° and Went Blank When the Universe Collapsed (2018)

Afroprojection #1: The Atmosphere Phased at 120° and Went Blank When The Universe Collapsed, a proposal on parallel dimensions and black psychiatry... ...

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The Paris Project (2017)

A Brooklyn based artist moves to Paris to get married and start a new life. As an old life of crime catches up to him, he enters the depths of Paris' underground art and spiritual drug scenes to settle a score. ...

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The Show About the Show (2017)

Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a television show whose premise is that every episode will be about the making of the previous episode. In the ...

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The Wreck Itself (2017)

Two lives intersect in a dream. We have come to explore the wreck, the thing itself, and not the myth. ...

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Lost & Found (2017)

A look at modern relationships and the many forms they take. Stella and Ian have an unwedding ceremony to honor what they've shared coming to an end. This is the catalyst for a group of 30-somethings now forced to examine their own unraveling lives and cha ...

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Women Who Kill (2016)

Morgan and Jean work well together as true crime podcasters because they didn't work well, at all, as a couple. However, when Morgan strikes up a new relationship with the mysterious Simone, their shared interest turns into suspicion, paranoia, and fear. ...

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Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse (2013)

A true story behind the notorious Miami face-eating cannibal and how the Miami Heat won the NBA title in 2012 despite one of their star players being an interstellar prince who was called away to do battle with evil foes bent on finally making the Internet ...

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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)

A quixotic artist hypothesizes about why he feels bad when a mystery girl stands him up. The event prompts him to ask: what's the content of a momentary feeling? Is it the sum of your experiences? And perhaps more importantly, are your experiences the sum ...

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How Would You Feel? (2010)

A look at the deep-seated roots of our feelings. ...

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African Booty Scratcher (2007)

Prom nears and things seem to be spiraling out of control for the typically composed Isatu. In this coming of age story, West African tradition conflicts with American idealism as Isatu is forced to reassess her idea of the perfect dress. ...

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