David Koff
David Koff | |
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| Born | David Richard Koff September 24, 1939 Philadelphia, United States |
| Died | March 6, 2014 (aged 74) Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States |
| Other names | Richard Wakohozi |
| Alma mater | Stanford University University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, social activist, writer, researcher, editor |
| Notable work | The Black Man's Land Trilogy; People of the Wind; Blacks Britannica |
| Children | Clea Koff |
David Richard Koff (September 24, 1939 – March 6, 2014) was an American maker of documentary films, social activist, writer, researcher, and editor. His interest in social and economic justice has shaped a career largely spent exploring human rights, colonialism, resistance movements, racism, labor unions, and the oppression and exploitation of undocumented workers in America. However, he veered from political concerns long enough to write and co-produce the film People of the Wind, for which, in 1976, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary.