Education
Black studied Economics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Canada.
Black studied Economics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Canada.
He immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1975 from the United Kingdom. In the 1990s he lived in Barcelona and then returned to London. In the 2000s he lived in New York City and Los Los Angeles 1999 Official Selection – Los Angeles 2000 Jury Award, Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes – Palm Springs International Short 2000 Official Selection – Edinburgh 2000 Official Selection – Melbourne 2001 Audience Award – Brooklyn International Nominations.
1999 Official Selection – Los Angeles Film Festival for Please! 2000 Jury Award, Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes – Palm Springs International Short Film Festival for Please! 2000 Official Selection – Edinburgh Film Festival for Please! 2000 Official Selection – Melbourne Film Festival for Please! 2000 Short Listed – British Academy of Film and Television Awards (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) for Please! 2001 Audience Award – Brooklyn International Film Festival for Please! 2004 Golden Zenith Award,Best Film from the Section Cinema and Sport, – Montréal Film Festival for America Brown 2007 Nominee – Best Narrative Tribeca Film Festival for America Brown 2007 Nominee – Best Film SXSW Film Festival for America Brown.