TV One has appointed Austyn Biggers (pictured) as the network’s senior vice president of programming and production, the company announced on Tuesday (April 26).
Before joining TV One, Biggers was the head .
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The Legend of the Underground, a 90-minute feature doc that examines systemic discrimination in Nigeria.
In 2013, Nigeria enacted the anti-LGBTQ law, the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill (SSMPA), and in the years since, it has been used to harass, imprison, extort and commit violence against anyone seen as not conforming to Nigerian societal and cultural norms.
In August of 2018, 57 men who attended a party in Lagos, Nigeria were rounded up by police, arrested and forced in front of news cameras. One of the men, James, defiantly spoke out against the government while still in handcuffs.
Meanwhile in New York, Micheal Ighodaro is part of the Nigerian diaspora and an LGBTQ rights and HIV prevention advocate. As he works in advocacy for the people and communities he left behind, James and his circle of friends struggle with the option to seek security abroad, or to stay and fight a discriminatory system.
Austyn Biggers Appointed to Comic Relief US Board of Directors Noted Television, Film Producer Brings Entertainment Experience, Creativity as Organization Behind Red Nose Day Continues to Expand Across Platforms
April 23, 2021 11:15 ET | Source: Comic Relief US Comic Relief US New York, New York, UNITED STATES
New York, NY, April 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Comic Relief US today announced the appointment of executive producer Austyn Biggers to the organization’s Board of Directors. Austyn brings over 20 years of dynamic television and film production experience to the role. Austyn joins the board as Comic Relief US evolves its flagship Red Nose Day campaign into a multi-platform, omni-channel, year-round movement.