
Emmy Winners Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson To Direct Documentary On Paul Robeson, Giant Of 20th Century Arts, Entertainment, Politics
A documentary on actor-singer-activist Paul Robeson is coming from Emmy-winning directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson.
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Filmmakers Joe Brewster And Michèle Stephenson, ‘Independent Lens’ EP Lois Vossen To Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors At DOC NYC
DOC NYC will honor filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson and 'Independent Lens' exec. producer Lois Vossen with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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‘Going To Mars’ Narrator Taraji P. Henson On Meeting Doc’s Protagonist Nikki Giovanni: “I Was Nervous… (But), Phew, I Passed That Test”
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Taraji P. Henson is in contention for an Oscar nomination for her performance as Shug Avery in The Color Purple. But she’s also got a big stake in another Academy Award contender…
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‘Going To Mars' Inspired By James Baldwin And Kurt Cobain Documentaries
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project centers on the poet, with Giovanni herself on screen. Co-director Joe Brewster said he did not want to do a traditional documentary or biopic, and drew ins…
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'Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' Acquired By HBO
HBO Documentary Films has acquired U.S. and Canada television and streaming rights to Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at Sundance. The…
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