Melina Matsoukas

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CTL-P-1242 · Person

VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

Combined Graph record U-03312 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1242. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Creator of Queen & Slim

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Creator of Queen & Slim

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Role(s): creator
Known for: Creator of Queen & Slim

Referenced by

Queen & Slim — authored by → this record

Sources

https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/universalsonypictures-se/pressreleases/daniel-kaluuya-and-jodie-turner-smith-star-in-the-hit-film-queen-och-slim-3022065 (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

Queen & Slim was directed by Melina Matsoukas — Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's press release (21 July 2020) credits 'Directed By: Melina Matsoukas', calls her 'Grammy Award-winning director Melina Matsoukas', and lists a 'Feature Commentary with Director/Producer Melina Matsoukas'. This establishes the stored pairing (stored as 'Creator of Queen & Slim'; the established credit is director). Checked 2026-10-17.

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