FILM DIRECTOR

Melina Matsoukas

1981 - Today

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Melina Matsoukas (born January 14, 1981) is an American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time MTV Video Music Awards winner for her "We Found Love" and "Formation" music videos. She was honored with the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal by the American Film Institute in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melina Matsoukas has received more than 1,006,384 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Melina Matsoukas is the 2,036th most popular film director (down from 1,806th in 2019), the 19,734th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,454th in 2019) and the 631st most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 21.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Melina Matsoukas by language

Over the past year Melina Matsoukas has had the most page views in the with 73,407 views, followed by French (2,958), and Italian (2,734). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (130.89%), Southern Azerbaijani (29.80%), and Turkish (26.18%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Melina Matsoukas ranks 2,036 out of 2,041. Before her are Jeff Fowler, Robert Lorenz, Reema Kagti, Charles Randolph, Martin Wood, and Kunal Kohli. After her are Funke Akindele, Gauri Shinde, Allen Coulter, and Tom Cross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Melina Matsoukas ranks 1,417. Before her are Hidenori Kato, Naoki Ishibashi, Margaret Simpson, Masahiro Iwata, Kenji Hada, and Pete Reed. After her are Satoshi Hashida, Kazuma Kita, Kyohei Yamagata, Melissa Tancredi, Masashi Owada, and Takashi Maeda.

Others Born in 1981

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melina Matsoukas ranks 19,734 out of 20,380. Before her are Natalie Dell (1985), Michael Doleac (1977), Mitchell Robinson (1998), Jared Sullinger (1992), Pete Reed (1981), and Paula Creamer (1986). After her are Drew Massey (1964), Michelle Phan (1987), Quintessa Swindell (1997), Keshia Baker (1988), Chimezie Metu (1997), and Daequan Cook (1987).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Melina Matsoukas ranks 631. Before her are Jordan Vogt-Roberts (1984), Dee Rees (1977), Don Hertzfeldt (1976), Jeff Fowler (1978), Robert Lorenz (2000), and Charles Randolph (2000). After her are Allen Coulter (2000), and Tom Cross (2000).

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Filmography

Insecure
Director
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
7.552 / 10
Queen & Slim
Director
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results.
Nov 27o 20197.158 / 10
Master of None
Director
30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.
7.54 / 10