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T.J. Martin | |
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 Martin in 2017 | |
| Born | Thomas McKay Martin Jr.[1] September 7, 1979[1] |
| Alma mater | Fairhaven College Western Washington University |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Relatives | Tina Bell (mother) |
Thomas McKay Martin Jr. (born September 7, 1979), known professionally as T. J. Martin, is an American filmmaker. Martin's film Undefeated (2011), for which he was co-director, co-editor, and co-cinematographer, won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, making Martin the first film director of African-American descent to win an Academy Award for a feature-length film.[2][3]
Martin's film LA 92 (2017), for which he was co-director and co-editor, won the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.
Martin co-directed the documentary film Tina (2021) about the life of singer Tina Turner, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.
- ^ a b "T.J. Martin: The 'Undefeated' Interview". The Skanner. February 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Graves, Jen (March 7, 2012). "Undefeated, for Real | How Seattle Native TJ Martin Became a History-Making Oscar Winner". The Stranger.
- ^ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2015). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxix. ISBN 978-1-4422-4701-7.