Craig Brewer

Writing 4 Film 2011 – 2025

06 Dec 1971 (54 yaş)

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Craig Houston Brewer (born December 6, 1971) is an American filmmaker.

His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy Award for Best Original Song, "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". He is also known for directing the 2011 remake of Footloose, the 2019 film Dolemite Is My Name and the 2021 film Coming 2 America, the latter two films starring Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy.