Christine Swanson
Birth dateJuly 15, 1971 (age 55)
Birth placeDetroit, Michigan, U.S
OccupationDirector, writer
Years active1998–present
SpouseMichael Swanson (m. 1994)

Christine Swanson (born July 15, 1971)[1] is an American film and television director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Swanson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.[2] She earned her MFA in Filmmaking from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame.[2] In 1994, she married studio executive and film producer Michael Swanson.[3] For her debut short film Two Seasons (1998), Swanson received American Black Film Festival Award.[4] 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 American Black Film Festival.[5] Swanson released a followup entitled All About Us in 2007.[6] She re-wrote screenplay for the 2004 drama film Woman Thou Art Loosed.[2]

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 NAACP Image Awards nominations for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) for For the Love of Ruth and The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.[2][7][8] She directed and wrote the 2022 short film Fannie starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Fannie Lou Hamer.[9] At the 54th NAACP Image Awards, she received nomination for Outstanding Short Form (Live Action).[10] She also wrote screenplay for the biographical drama film Kemba (2024).[11] In 2024, she wrote and directed the drama film Albany Road starring Renée Elise Goldsberry and Lynn Whitfield.[12]

Along with her film work, Swanson also directed episodes of television series Chicago P.D., FBI, MacGyver, P-Valley, Roswell, New Mexico, All American, All American: Homecoming and Found.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Christine Swanson". FilmAffinity. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  2. ^ "Christine Swanson". Film Fatales. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  3. ^ "Michael Swanson". Faith Filmworks. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  4. ^ "Two Seasons (Short 1998) - Awards - IMDb". – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ^ "American black film festival concludes in South Beach with gala film life movie awards show". Archived 2014-05-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Christine Swanson". Black Women Directors. 2024. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  7. ^ "Christine Swanson - Awards". IMDb
  8. ^ "Interview: The Return of Christine Swanson". Faith Filmworks
  9. ^ Baruch, Yolanda. "Aunjanue Ellis And Director Christine Swanson Shine Light On Civil Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer". Forbes
  10. ^ Jackson, Angelique (January 12, 2023). "'Abbott Elementary,' 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and 'The Woman King' Dominate NAACP Image Award Nominations"
  11. ^ "Christine Swanson To Direct Criminal Justice Reform Advocate Kemba Smith Story For BET". BlackFilmandTV.com
  12. ^ "2024 ABFF Lineup Includes Films Starring Jussie Smollett, Vivica A. Fox, Lynn Whitfield, J. Alphonse Nicholson And More". Yahoo Entertainment. April 26, 2024.