Clement Virgo is one of Canada’s foremost film directors. His TV directing credits include American Crime (ABC), The Wire (HBO), and the first three seasons of the OWN network drama series Greenleaf (2017), on which he is also serving as Director and Executive Producer with Oprah Winfrey.

In 2015 he directed, co-wrote and executive produced a six-part miniseries adaptation of The Book of Negroes which debuted to record-breaking numbers on the CBC in Canada and on BET in the U.S. and was nominated for two U.S. Critics Choice Television Awards and shortlisted for a Peabody Award. Additional accolades include the four 2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations including the win for Best Screenplay.

Virgo’s feature films include the 2007 boxing drama Poor Boy’s Game (Berlin, TIFF, AFF Audience Award), Lie with Me (2005 – Berlin, TIFF, Pusan), and Love Come Down (2000 – Berlin, Toronto). Virgo’s first feature RUDE premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard.