Biography
Craig Brewer is an American filmmaker who writes, directs and produces feature films. Born on 6 December 1971, he began with the low-budget independent feature The Poor & Hungry (2000) before achieving wider recognition with Hustle & Flow (2005), which won the Audience Award at Sundance and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
He has since directed the 2011 remake of Footloose, Dolemite Is My Name (2019) and Coming 2 America (2021), as well as episodes of series including Empire and The Shield. Brewer wrote, directed and produced the 2025 film Song Sung Blue, a musical drama based on a true story about a Neil Diamond tribute act.
