John Legend is no stranger to documentaries. Last month, he and his Get Lifted Films’ co-founders Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius announced that they would serve as executive producers on Oscar-nominated Waad Al-Kateab’s latest docu “We Dare to Dream.”
This month, Legend is behind HBO Documentary Films’ “Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School.” About an annual music program in the city’s Hill-Freedman World Academy, the 54-minute docu features 10th-grade students learning to write, compose, produce, and perform original songs. Together with local musicians, the students pitch concepts, work out arrangements, and eventually create an album that captures the challenges they are living through and the joy music brings to their respective lives.
Director Amy Schatz spent one school year following a group of students from the program as they came up with song ideas, went through the recording process, and release their collaborative album.
This month, Legend is behind HBO Documentary Films’ “Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School.” About an annual music program in the city’s Hill-Freedman World Academy, the 54-minute docu features 10th-grade students learning to write, compose, produce, and perform original songs. Together with local musicians, the students pitch concepts, work out arrangements, and eventually create an album that captures the challenges they are living through and the joy music brings to their respective lives.
Director Amy Schatz spent one school year following a group of students from the program as they came up with song ideas, went through the recording process, and release their collaborative album.
- 11/7/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
On the heels of winning a Peabody Award for the Showtime docuseries “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” W. Kamau Bell has launched a new production company, Who Knows Best, and inked an overall deal with Boardwalk Pictures.
Bell, an Emmy-winning producer, director, host and comedian, founded Who Knows Best Productions (Wkb), an Oakland-based company, with the mission of “fostering a diverse creative community and telling revolutionary non-fiction stories by any medium necessary.”
Wkb launches with a multi-year overall deal with Boardwalk Pictures after the parties partnered on the critically acclaimed four-part documentary “We Need to Talk About Cosby.”
“I’m super excited for the opportunity to highlight stories and talent from the Bay Area — and specifically Oakland — alongside a powerhouse production company like Boardwalk Pictures,” stated Bell, a Bay Area resident for more than 20 years, announcing the deal.
Under the new pact, Wkb will create both unscripted and scripted...
Bell, an Emmy-winning producer, director, host and comedian, founded Who Knows Best Productions (Wkb), an Oakland-based company, with the mission of “fostering a diverse creative community and telling revolutionary non-fiction stories by any medium necessary.”
Wkb launches with a multi-year overall deal with Boardwalk Pictures after the parties partnered on the critically acclaimed four-part documentary “We Need to Talk About Cosby.”
“I’m super excited for the opportunity to highlight stories and talent from the Bay Area — and specifically Oakland — alongside a powerhouse production company like Boardwalk Pictures,” stated Bell, a Bay Area resident for more than 20 years, announcing the deal.
Under the new pact, Wkb will create both unscripted and scripted...
- 5/12/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
How people identify and see themselves in a community is a big part of their self-image. In an increasingly polarized social atmosphere, it can be difficult to carve out an identity, especially when so many people are telling you to be someone else. That’s the subject of W. Kamua Bell’s new documentary “1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed,” coming to HBO Max on Tuesday, May 2. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of HBO Max.
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About '1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed'
Through a series of compelling and insightful conversations, Emmy-winning producer, director, host, and comedian W. Kamau Bell explores the experiences of mixed...
How to Watch '1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed' When: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Where: HBO Max Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of HBO Max. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month hbomax.com
Get 20% Off Your Next Year of HBO Max When Pre-Paid Annually
About '1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed'
Through a series of compelling and insightful conversations, Emmy-winning producer, director, host, and comedian W. Kamau Bell explores the experiences of mixed...
- 5/2/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
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