Cora Atkinson is a producer, writer, and director whose work spans film, television, and branded content. She co-produced the Oscar-, BAFTA-, and Peabody Award–winning documentary Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) for Hulu/Onyx Collective.

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Her producing credits include several ESPN Films projects—Jeanette Lee Vs., American Son, Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot, and No Scope: The Story of FaZe Clan—as well as Vanity Fair: Hollywood Calling and Contact High: A Visual History of Hip Hop Photography.

 

Cora just wrapped Gifted and Black for Amazon Prime Video and is currently producing Let No One Lose Heart, an independent documentary about African American environmental activists in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley and a doc on famed artist and activist Gil Scott Heron.  A JustFilms Ford Foundation grantee and DOC NYC “40 Under 40” honoree, she is also a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy.

 

She is currently prepping her first narrative short, Do No Disturb, which she will also direct, while developing several feature documentaries and shorts. Cora holds a B.A. in Television Production from Howard University and an M.A. in Strategic Public Relations from George Washington University.