National Geographic Documentary Films Partners with Acclaimed Director Dawn Porter 100 Years After the Tulsa Massacre
In Search of Justice and Peace
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National Geographic Documentary Films is partnering with acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter ( The Way I See It, Good Trouble: John Lewis ) and Trailblazer Studios on a feature documentary that sheds new light on a century-old period of intense racial conflict. RISE AGAIN: TULSA AND THE RED SUMMER comes one hundred years from the two-day Tulsa Massacre in 1921 that led to the murder of hundreds of Black people and leaving thousands homeless and displaced. The film will premiere on National Geographic on Friday, June 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It will also be available to stream on Hulu the next day, Saturday, June 19, commemorating Juneteenth, when the last enslaved Black people in Texas received news of their emancipation, and will air globally in 172 countries and 43 languages.
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street hails from CNN, with documentary filmmaker Salima Koroma writing and directing the film that celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the district.
As present-day Tulsa seeks reconciliation and accountability for the tragedy, Koroma’s film blends archival media, animation, narrated letters and diary entries, as well as contemporary interviews.
Dreamland also examines the findings of the current archaeological search for mass graves.
Dreamland is executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson and Philip Byron for The SpringHill Company. Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton EP for CNN Films.
Fremantle has acquired the international distribution rights to the film.
The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre is coming soon to a TV near you.
Oklahomans will be able to tune into at least five new documentaries that will be televised to coincide with the upcoming centennial of the 1921 tragedy.
For those who prefer to take in history through fantastical fiction, two series streaming on HBO Max offer opportunities to see a recreation of some of the darkest days in Oklahoma s complicated history.
The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. Between May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents attacked, set aflame and ultimately devastated the Greenwood District, which was at that time one of the wealthiest Black communities in the United States, earning it the name Black Wall Street.
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Trailblazer pushes into podcasts
US prodco Trailblazer Studios, known for its factual formats, has moved into producing podcasts about sport, social justice and true crime that can be adapted for TV.
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Its first podcast, American Sport, premieres on April 21 and reviews how sport has become ingrained in the US identity. It was developed by Matt Andrews, with Katye Rone and Trailblazer president and chief operating officer Jeff Lanter as exec producers.
Trailblazer plans to turn all of its podcasts, which are available on platforms including Apple and Spotify, into TV formats.
The company has been diversifying its output already this year. In January, it formed a partnership with news agency Reuters to adapt its investigation The Body Trade for TV.