Black Women Directors

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Camille Billops

Camille Billops (1933-2019) was a renowned sculptor, filmmaker, archivist, printmaker, and educator. One of her most well-known films, “Finding Christa” (1991), which she directed with her husband, James V. Hatch, documented her reunion with the daughter she gave up for adoption 20 years prior. The film won the grand jury prize for documentary film at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival.