Craig Brewer

Craig Brewer

Birth : 1971-12-06, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

History

Craig Brewer is an American film director and screenwriter. His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy award for Best Original Song, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".

Profile

Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer

Movies

Coming 2 America
Director
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
Yellow River Christmas
Other
The mysterious death of Playboy model Felicia Tang haunts 2000's Hollywood. Testimony by Michelle Rodriquez, Devon Aoki and other original cast members.
Dolemite Is My Name
Director
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
The Invaders
Executive Producer
The rise and fall of a militant black power group based in Memphis, TN in the late 1960’s, from its creation, to their final negotiations with Martin Luther King Jr. minutes before his assassination.
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Executive Producer
Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained true to herself and her vision in order to achieve her dreams. Featuring rare behind-the-scenes interviews, personal moments between Katy and her friends, and all-access footage of rehearsals, choreography, Katy’s signature style and more, Katy Perry: Part of Me reveals the singer’s unwavering belief that if you can be yourself, then you can be anything.
Footloose
Kegger Dancer
Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.
Footloose
Screenplay
Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.
Footloose
Director
Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.
Black Snake Moan
Director
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Black Snake Moan
Screenplay
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Hustle & Flow
Writer
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Hustle & Flow
Director
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Screenplay
Short film by Craig Brewer.
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Director
Short film by Craig Brewer.
Water's Edge
Screenplay
Robert wanted an escape from the big city. He thought a small town by the water's edge would give him a new start. He couldn't have been more wrong. This little town has dirty secrets, and Robert just found the worst of them...
Pressure
Screenplay
Two med students must struggle to survive after an unusual shooting incident catapults them into a world of trouble...
The Poor and Hungry
Editor
A Memphis car thief falls in love with one of his victims, an attractive cellist.
The Poor and Hungry
Director of Photography
A Memphis car thief falls in love with one of his victims, an attractive cellist.
The Poor and Hungry
Producer
A Memphis car thief falls in love with one of his victims, an attractive cellist.
The Poor and Hungry
Screenplay
A Memphis car thief falls in love with one of his victims, an attractive cellist.
The Poor and Hungry
Director
A Memphis car thief falls in love with one of his victims, an attractive cellist.
American Pride
Producer
A chronicle of the life Charley Pride, from his start as a Negro League baseball player, to his stint in the army, and his remarkable career as a country musician, an endeavor overseen by his wife, Rozene.
American Pride
Director
A chronicle of the life Charley Pride, from his start as a Negro League baseball player, to his stint in the army, and his remarkable career as a country musician, an endeavor overseen by his wife, Rozene.