SPIRIT
Directed by Matt Howley
EP: Stephen Curry & Erick Peyton
Production Company: Unanimous Media & The Workshop Content Studios
A compelling coming-of-age story about the George Washington High School Eagles cheerleading team—the first team from a Philadelphia Public League school to compete at Nationals.
Executive-produced by Stephen Curry, the series follows the Eagles as they strive to defend their titles and secure another spot at Nationals while navigating the challenges of Philadelphia’s underfunded school district. As top athletes and dedicated students, the team must balance the pressures of inner-city life with their pursuit of excellence on and off the mat.
The Praise House
Directed by Tyler Jones
Production Company: 1504
In Harpersville, Alabama, a descendant community of enslaved people are collaborating with white descendants of the enslavers to reimagine the former plantation as a site for communal art and repair.
The artist Tony M. Bingham has been commissioned to create its first site-specific sculpture to honor the lived experience of local families, but how does one attempt to create art at a site where racial violence occurred? Can art really be part of the healing process?
Change Is Possible
Directed by Eddie Ellis
Produced by Saladin White II
Client: Represent Justice
A father and mentor, Eddie, shares his personal journey after being incarcerated as a child and invites impacted community leaders into a conversation about the types of support needed for people rebuilding their lives after release. The United States is the only country that imposes life-without-parole sentences on minors, disproportionately affecting youth of color and reflecting systemic biases in the justice system. This harsh treatment disregards adolescent development research, which shows that children’s brains and characters are still forming and that they are uniquely capable of rehabilitation. Despite disproven fears of a juvenile crime wave in the 1990s, policies such as trying children as adults and imposing mandatory minimums have led to extreme and unequal sentencing, with African American youth being particularly impacted.
Coach Timmy
Directed by: ShaBiron S. Shockley
Timmy never made it to the NFL, but his journey is no less remarkable. He obtained a full ride football scholarship to play at the University of Delaware, played professionally overseas got to explore the world and found his true passion. Becoming a football coach and back in our hometown!
Sometimes life doesn't give you, what you think you deserve but that doesn't mean you give up. Timmy is a person who never gave up! He was chasing one thing and just because it didn't turn out the way he wanted, he didn't pout he pivoted and still made something of himself!
Pulled Over/Pulled Under
Directed by Anissa Latham-Brown
Production Company: Reckon Media/AL.com
Pulitzer Prize journalist John Archibald discovers the ways that fines and forfeitures have impacted the life of mother and activist Callie Greer and her daughters as they paint a picture of what it’s like for people in over-policed communities in Alabama. Produced with funding from the Columbia University Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights.
The Legacy of El-Dog
Directed by Ken McFarlane
Ellis Ferrell Jr. (El-Dog) President and founder of the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club shares his life story and life long love of horses; from his upbringing in Tallahassee, Florida to the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. El-Dog dreams of introducing horse riding as a means to uplift any person that is willing to learn.