Bob Hercules

Bob Hercules is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker whose work has been seen widely on PBS, BBC, Discovery Channel, Netflix, Amazon, and through television syndication worldwide. His 2016 film, "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise," is the first film made about the remarkable writer/activist/performer. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and aired on PBS' American Masters series in 2017 and on the BBC's Storyville series in 2017.. It went on to win 19 awards on 3 continents, including a Peabody Award in 2018. Hercules' also directed two films about dance: "Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance" and "Bill T. Jones: A Good Man." The Joffrey film, narrated by Mandy Patinkin, tells the full story of the groundbreaking ballet company and their many rises and falls. It premiered in January, 2012 at the Dance on Camera Film Festival at Lincoln Center. "A Good Man" aired on the PBS series American Masters in 2011 and played at many film festivals including IDFA, Silverdocs, Full Frame, D