About
Charles is an award-winning director focused on the preservation of identity. In feature documentaries, Charles directed Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and won Best Feature Documentary at the 2022 Pan-African Film Festival, and Romeo Santos: King of Bachata, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy and currently airs on HBO Max. For CNN, Charles directed “Lessons From The Water: Diving With A Purpose” (“DWP”), featuring a group of black archaeologists with the goal to restore the nearly 500 voyages shipwrecked during the slave trade to historial record. In 2021, “DWP” and Charles were featured in MIPAD (Most Influential People of African Descent).
Filmography
Memes & Nightmares2024 · Director, Writer
Lessons from the Water: Diving with a Purpose2021 · Director
Romeo Santos: King of Bachata2021 · Director
58 Hours: The Baby Jessica Story2021 · Executive Producer
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away2021 · Director
Romeo Santos: Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium2021 · Director
Celine Dion: Courage2020 · Director
Behind The 1975’s 'Notes on a Conditional Form'2020 · Director
Behind Scriptonite's 20042020 · Director
Apple Music Presents: Chris2018 · Director
On the Record: 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood2018 · Director
On the Record: P!NK — Beautiful Trauma2017 · Director
RD202016 · Producer
Pentatonix: On My Way Home2015 · Producer