Head of the Snake (2008), which features the film's star and stuntman Michael Jai White in his breakout role as an arrogant fighter for independence who rises to power as his clan's chosen leader. The film was screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2008, the film won an award at the Hamptons International Film Festival and was given Honorable Mention at the 2007 Pan African Film Festival. Personal life Krantz lives in New York City, with his wife and four children. Filmography The Color Purple (1985) The Preacher's Wife (1996) The Hurricane (1999) The Snake (2008) A Time to Die (2009) Big Shot: Confessions of a Go-Go Boy (2010) References External links https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1397008/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Category:Living people Category:African-American male actors Category:American male screenwriters Category:American film directors Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Film directors from California Category:American male film actors Category:1952 births Category:People from Sacramento, California Category:Screenwriters from California Category:Film producers from California Category:American male screenwriters Category:Film directors from New York City Category:Screenwriters from New York (state) Category:Male actors from New York City Category:Film producers from New York (state)