Jamila Wignot is an award winning American documentary filmmaker and producer from Brooklyn, New York.
Wignot began her career serving as a production coordinator, researcher and director on American Experience for PBS.
[2] In 2013, Wignot co-directed with Sierra Pettengil, Town Hall, a documentary revolving around activists in the Tea Party movement for ITVS.
[3][4][5] Wignot has additionally directed episodes of Makers: Women Who Make America,[6][7] Finding Your Roots,[8] and The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross.
[9] In 2021, Wignot directed and produced Ailey which had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and was released in July 2021, by Neon.