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BIGGIE: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. (A&E)

Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. is an intimate documentary that focuses on Faith Evans as she embarks on an emotional journey to reconcile her own turbulent memories with the slain rapper. She explores the people and places that shaped his life: his youth hustling on the streets of Brooklyn, his rise to fame with his confidante and collaborator Sean “Diddy” Combs, his relationships with Faith Evans and Lil’ Kim, his feud with Tupac Shakur, and his untimely murder in Los Angeles.

SOUNDTRACKS (CNN)

From the March on Washington to the riots at Stonewall, every episode of Soundtracks illuminates how music has played an integral role in celebrating, criticizing, and amplifying these seismic events in our collective history. The series features rare archival footage alongside interviews with legendary musicians, journalists, historians and other notable figures including Dwayne Johnson, Billy Joel, Smokey Robinson, Andra Day, Pat Benatar, Patti LaBelle, Ben Harper, Paul Simon, Melissa Etheridge, Master P, George Clinton, Anderson Cooper, Van Jones, Dan Rather, Billie Jean King, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Reverend Al Sharpton, and more. Hiram Garcia and Brian Gewirtz (Seven Bucks Productions), Joshua Bennett and Mira Chang (Show of Force), and Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox (CNN) also serve as executive producers.

BEHIND THE MUSIC (VH1)

Wrote and produced several episodes of this genre-defining documentary series. Worked closely with exec producer and support staff of A.P. s, researchers and editors. Managed clearance of footage and photos. Scripted and directed multi-camera re-enactment shoot. Conducted shoots in Atlanta, London, Prague, Monte Carlo, Miami and Paris. Episodes: Jennifer Lopez, Public Enemy, Salt N’ Pepa, Vanessa Williams and Bell Biv DeVoe.

STREETS OF COMPTON (A&E)

Supervising Producer on a three-part docu-series about the city of Compton, CA. Researched and developed show outline. Generated interview list. Created and honed personal narratives. Embedded myself and camera crew with Compton gangs: Bloods and Crips. Directed multi-camera field shoots with gang members, city officials, law enforcement, etc. Wrote and shaped scripts. Provided editorial direction for post-production team.

UNCOVERED: THE ASSASSINATION OF MLK

LEGENDS & LIES: Civil War (Fox News)

The show's premise is the presentation of history of notable figures in history in documentary style, debunking certain elements of their historical stories that have entered pop culture mythology. The series features dramatizations of parts of the subjects' lives and exploits, as well as explanatory segments by historians and experts, and often O'Reilly himself.

ARSENIO: FEAR OF A BLACK HOST (4-Part Docuseries)

ARSENIO: FEAR OF A BLACK HOST is a compelling, comprehensive four-part docuseries examining the improbable David-and-Goliath tale of THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW. Through vivid snapshots, tearfully candid recollections, and ROFL moments, viewers will experience the rise and fall of TV’s first African-American late-night show. ARSENIO deep-dives into the comedian’s life, juxtaposing his career with the evolution of late-night television, while simultaneously unpacking the 80s and 90s cultural shift towards Blackness.

DROPPIN' BARDS

FORGED IN SLAVERY (Smithsonian Channel)

THE SWAG LIFE w/Kevin Garnett

UNCNSRD (TVOne)

One-hour docu-series profiling contemporary artists, and athletes; influencers and disruptors. 

CARS THAT MADE AMERICA (History Channel)

Six-hour special event chronicles the epic journey of the visionaries who built the nation's automobile industry and in the process turned America into a economic superpower. Through gritty, character-driven reenactments and never-before-seen archival footage, CARS showcases the careers of seven iconic and revolutionary figures: Henry Ford, Walter Chrysler, the Dodge Brothers, William Durant, Lee Iacocca and John Delorean.

FOOD PORN w/ Stephanie Cook (Docu-series)

Mix the globetrotting debauchery of “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” with the foodie inspired spirituality of best-selling book “Eat, PrAy, Love” and you’re left with a savory new reality series, where cooking, travel, and docu-soap drama coalesce.Mix the globetrotting debauchery of “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” with the foodie inspired spirituality of best-selling book “Eat, PrAy, Love” and you’re left with a savory new reality series, where cooking, travel, and docu-soap drama coalesce.

Picture Sex and the City’s Cary Bradshaw casting off her beloved Jimmy Choos, abandoning the self-absorption in order to gain spiritual enlightenment. In our case, its host Stephanie Cook, a scorned woman on a “soul-food” searching mission for earthly delights. FOOD PORN will include a variety of activities meant to stimulate mind, body and taste buds: succoring the delicacies of Thai cuisine, praying in a sacred Indian ashram, sweating through a grueling yoga regimen and downing Cuban mojitos like a sailor.

UNTIL FOREVER: The Veldt Story

Before Afro-Punk integrated the alternative music-sphere -- winning critical respect and hipster cache’ -- there was a little known Black rock band that struggled against cultural stereotyping and the narrow confines of commercial radio. They are THE VELDT… a rock band like no other.

Depending on, who, you ask, they were either the greatest band to never make it or they were a naively ambitious musical outfit who never had a chance in the first place. A cynic might speculate about their provenance. Were they a “punk-funk experiment” or a “Novelty act”? Hell, maybe just a “record label brain fart.” Actually, none apply.

So, what happened…? How did twin brothers from a broken home defy all conventional wisdom and start a influential rock band, get a major record deal, become indie-rock darlings, but then by some happenstance they’re written off, forgotten; only to be re-discovered then forgotten all over again? Why did commercial success elude them? Is the indie-rock scene more racist than it knows or willing to admit? Or could it have been their own dysfunctions holding them back? Or maybe, just maybe, they were too far ahead of their time?

Peabody award-winning filmmaker Todd L. Williams attempts to answer these questions and more in a feature-length documentary, UNTIL FOREVER. The film chronicles the Chavis bros. formative years in a broken, dysfunctional household through their meteoric rise, eventual demise and now their potential resurrection.

UNTIL FORVER features interviews with the Chavis bros., family members, former band-mates, managers, publicists, producers, as well other influential musicians: Lenny Kravitz, Vernon Reid (Living Color), Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins), Nile Rodgers, Chuck D, Billy Cox (Hendrix Bass Player), Tunde Adebimpe (TV on the Radio), Chuck Berry, Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers), and many others

HE'S ONE OF US (Feature Documentary)

EPK / DVD CONTENT

Created, produced and directed short and long form documentaries as DVD Added Value for feature films, including 50 First Dates, Legally Blonde II, Barbershop I & II, Anger Management, Friday III and others. As founder/president: pitched studios for new business, developed production schedules, conducted field shoots, supervised full staff, managed sizeable budgets, liaised between A-list talent and studio. Supervised off-line, on-line, sweetening, and QC of all content. Addressed editorial notes, resolved legal issues and clearances. Clients included Sony, MGM, New Line and Paramount.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE

BLACK CHURCH, INC. (Feature Documentary)

THE N WORD (Bravo)

Wrote & directed award-winning feature-length documentary on the history of America’s oldest and most powerful racial epithet. 

 

BROTHER BOOTCAMP (Docu-series)

BIGGIE: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. (A&E)

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SOUNDTRACKS (CNN)

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BEHIND THE MUSIC (VH1)

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STREETS OF COMPTON (A&E)

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UNCOVERED: THE ASSASSINATION OF MLK

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LEGENDS & LIES: Civil War (Fox News)

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ARSENIO: FEAR OF A BLACK HOST (4-Part Docuseries)

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DROPPIN' BARDS

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FORGED IN SLAVERY (Smithsonian Channel)

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THE SWAG LIFE w/Kevin Garnett

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UNCNSRD (TVOne)

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CARS THAT MADE AMERICA (History Channel)

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FOOD PORN w/ Stephanie Cook (Docu-series)

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UNTIL FOREVER: The Veldt Story

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HE'S ONE OF US (Feature Documentary)

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HE'S ONE OF US (Documentary)

EPK / DVD CONTENT

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CREATIVE SERVICES

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE

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BLACK CHURCH, INC. (Feature Documentary)

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THE N WORD (Bravo)

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BROTHER BOOTCAMP (Docu-series)

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