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Jessie Maple, who built careers as a camerawoman and an independent filmmaker when Black women were almost nonexistent in those fields, and who then left meticulous instructions for later generations to follow in her footsteps, died May 30 at her home in Atlanta. She was 86.
Pioneering Black filmmaker Jessie Maple Patton passed away peacefully at her home in Atlanta this week at age 86.
Amed director/cinematographer Jessie Maple has passed away.Maple made her transition on May 30, 2023, at her home in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jessie Maple is recognized as the first Black woman to write and produce a full-length film independently
Jessie Maple, who died Tuesday, was a pioneering Black filmmaker, shooting and directing independent films in the 1970s and 1980s.