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Samson Styles
Born (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968 (age 56)
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Journalist, Director, Producer
Known forBrooklyn Girls Fight Club, Joe's War, Black Is Beautiful: The N-Word, KILLING BEEF and Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Samson Styles is an American documentarian, filmmaker, award-winning journalist[1][2] and co-founder of JayCity Enterprise.[3][4] He is known for Brooklyn Girls Fight Club,[5] Joe's War,[6] Black Is Beautiful: The N-Word, KILLING BEEF,[7][8] and Netlix's documentary Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy.[9][10][11]

Early life

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Samson Styles was born in New York on July 27, 1968, and grew up in the East New York Pink Houses. At twelve, he was sentenced to eighteen months in a juvenile detention centre for robbery and truancy.[1][12]

Career

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In June 2004, Styles was released from Fort Dix Federal Correctional Facility. After 4 months, Styles started filming a documentary on Brooklyn girls, named Brooklyn Girls Fight Club.[11]He also shot a segment on Ferguson for his BET program, "Second Chances."[1] He also hosted at Afrikan Poetry Theatre's annual Black History Month Film Festival 2021 as BET Correspondent.[13] Styles is the co-owner of production company JayCity Enterprise.[3]

Filmography

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As Producer
Title Role Year
Brooklyn Girls Fight Club [5][11] Executive Producer 2013
KILLING BEEF (film) [9][7] Executive Producer/ Producer/Writer/Director 2018
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy[11] Consulting Producer 2021

Awards and recognition

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Killing Beef won Awards of Recognition in August 2018 at the IndieFEST Film Awards.[14]

Personal life

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Samson Styles is married to Tyese Styles.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "BET Reporter Samson Styles Shares Second Chances With LaGuardia Community College Students". CUNY Newswire. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  2. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (2021-02-01). "Palm Springs International Film Awards Honors Anthony Hopkins With Career Achievement Award for "The Father" — Film News in Brief". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  3. ^ a b Franklin, Jane (2022-08-31). "Learning to Live: The Resilient Path After Prison". Chasing the Dream. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  4. ^ Spivey, O.J. (Nov 18, 2021). "Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity hosts 2nd forum on gun violence and trauma". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  5. ^ a b "Samson Styles | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  6. ^ LORD PIC & LADY PURPLE & PIC N PURPLE PRODUCTIONS (2015-11-13), PIC N PURPLE SHOW LIVE JOE'S WAR VETERANS' TRIBUTE SHOW NOVEMBER 13, 2015, retrieved 2024-10-02
  7. ^ a b "Samson Styles - Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  8. ^ "East Orange Summer Program Finishes Second Year: Trains High School Students to Be Entrepreneurs, Mental Health Peer Coaches, Produce Short Documentary on Impact of Gun Violence - Seton Hall University". www.shu.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  9. ^ a b "Center for Community Research and Engagement Launches Change for Good with Newark". Seton Hall University. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  10. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2021-01-09). "'Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy' Review: An Eye-Opening Look at the Crack Epidemic, a Tragedy That Was Hyped and Exploited". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  11. ^ a b c d Loayza, Beatrice (2021-01-12). "'The war on drugs funded policing': behind a Netflix documentary about crack". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  12. ^ P, Terry (2020-12-23). "KILLING BEEF Trailer -Samson Styles' Riveting Documentary on Gun Violence". VIMooZ. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  13. ^ Gannon, Michael (Feb 18, 2021). "Black History events throughout Queens". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  14. ^ "Awards of Recognition August 2018". theindiefest.com. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  15. ^ "Say I Do Again- Meet The Styles". World Bride Magazine. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
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