Writing

Trey Ellis

Born January 1, 1962 · Washington, D.C., USA (age 64)

Trey Ellis (born 1962) is an American novelist, screenwriter, professor, playwright, and essayist. He was born in Washington D.C. and graduated from Hopkins School and Phillips Academy, Andover, where he studied under Alexander Theroux before attending Stanford University, where he was the editor of the Stanford Chaparral and wrote his first novel, Platitudes in a creative writing class taught by …

Known For

The Tuskegee AirmenThe Tuskegee Airmen · 1995
The Tuskegee Airmen
7.11995
MovieWarHistory
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.
King in the WildernessKing in the Wilderness · 2018
King in the Wilderness
7.02018
MovieDocumentary
A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
Good FencesGood Fences · 2003
Good Fences
5.92003
MovieComedyDrama
Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-profile case thrusts him into the limelight, he decides to move his wife and their two kids out of their mixed lower-middle-class town and into the posh enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut.
The InkwellThe Inkwell · 1994
The Inkwell
5.61994
MovieComedyDrama
The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.
Cosmic SlopCosmic Slop · 1994
Cosmic Slop
5.21994
MovieScience Fiction
In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for EqualityTrue Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality · 2019
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality
7.42019
MovieDocumentary
An intimate portrait of Alabama public interest attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who for more than three decades has advocated on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned, seeking to eradicate racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.
Hotel CostieraHotel Costiera · 2025
Hotel Costiera
7.12025
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Shortly after Daniel, or DD as everybody knows him, starts working at the hotel, one of the owner’s daughters disappears. He must do whatever it takes to find her and bring her home while still solving the ever-changing problems of the exclusive hotel guests.

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