who is ccr?

Since being honored by Women in Film & Television with the Woman to Watch Award in 2008, Crystle has been creating cinematic stories for all who wish to see. Born in Germany and raised in the “heart of Georgia” in Macon, Crystle worked at the local camera shop in highschool and fell in love with photography as a teenager. In college, she gained the nick name “Crystle Clear” which was also used to describe her photographs and her vision for the future as a filmmaker, hence, CCR is Crystle C. Roberson. Today, she continues a life of creative expression and storytelling through the camera.

Crystle was awarded by HBO, Chase, and Kodak for her short film Next Door’s Next (2009), and has written/directed dozens more indie projects to date - including Private Garden with Idris Elba, and The Black Cage with Mykelti Williamson. She has directed award winning shorts such as The End Again with Columbus Short and Black Girls Guide to Fertility with Raney Branch. Crystle is a member of the Directors Guild of America and has directed many episodes of television including the hit series Greenleaf on the Oprah Winfrey Network, plus All American (CW) Diary of a Future President (Disney+) American Soul (BET) and more. In 2021, Ms. Roberson served as Producing Director for ABC’s premiere season of QUEENS. Most recently she completed 2 episodes of BMF (Black Mafia Family - Season 2) for STARZ. She is currently in New York directing The Gilded Age - Season 2 (HBO) Ms. Roberson is also a talented writer with promising projects in development. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she enjoys sunny walks on the beach and rollerskating.

View more of Crystle’s most recent credits on IMDb: IMDb CCR