Shola Lynch (born 1969) is an American filmmaker, artist and former child actress. She is best known for her films Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed (2004) and Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012), both of which focus on African-American women and political history. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shola Lynch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 27, 1966 (60)
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Director, producer and writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Known for
What are Shola Lynch's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
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 Shola Lynch's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Shola Lynch'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
9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Sisters on Track(2021)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Truth to Power(2020)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Point of View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1988 to 2025.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2005.
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Documentary
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated
- Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
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 Shola Lynch's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Mixed3
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.
Who does Shola Lynch work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shola Lynch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bradford Young shares the most, 2.
Cinematographers
- Bradford YoungShared titles: Number One on the Call Sheet (2025), Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Bradford Young
- Sandi SisselShared titles: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012), Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Sandi Sissel
Mixed roles
- Will SmithShared titles: Number One on the Call Sheet (2025), Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Will Smith
