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Nzingha Stewart

Nzingha Stewart

Director and producer, also writer · Born July 13, 1974 (52) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Nzingha Stewart is an American television, music video and commercial director. She also worked as an executive producer on the film For Colored Girls.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 13, 1974 (52)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Nzingha Stewart's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
33%
Survival
9%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Morality
5%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Tense
5
Romantic
5
Hopeful
4
Joyful
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nzingha Stewart's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nzingha Stewart's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spider-Noir(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Imperfect Women(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The 'Burbs(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • We Were Liars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Cross(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Me/We (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Daisy Jones & The Six(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • From Scratch(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Inventing Anna(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Never Better(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tall Girl 2(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Maid(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Little Fires Everywhere(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gabby Duran & The Unsittables(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Tall Girl(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Black Monday(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • A Million Little Things(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • For the People(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Good Girls(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Love by the 10th Date(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • UnREAL(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • With This Ring(2015)

    Director · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • For Colored Girls(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

For Colored Girls (2010)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing25 of 26: 20 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting2 of 26: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 26: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

26 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s11 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2023–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Nzingha Stewart's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director

Gabby Duran & The Unsittables (2019)

90th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Maid (2021)

Midcredits 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nzingha Stewart's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles17–43 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles23–56 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles40–68 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles22–69 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nzingha Stewart work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nzingha Stewart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mateo Messina shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles