A CRIME ON THE BAYOU
Distributor:
Shout! Studios is the filmed entertainment production and distribution arm of Shout! Factory, specializing in all aspects of distribution, including theatrical, VOD, digital and broadcast. Reflecting Shout! Factory’s ongoing commitment to innovation and excellence, Shout! Studios champions and supports like-minded filmmakers and creators at the forefront of pop culture, driving creative expression and diversity in independent storytelling. Shout! Studios finances, produces, acquires and distributes an eclectic slate of movies, award-winning animated features, specialty films and series from rising and established talent, filmmakers and producers.
Partners and Supporters:
Get Lifted Film Co. is led by Emmy® and Tony® Award-winning producer Mike Jackson, EGOT recipient and award-winning producer John Legend, and CEO of the entertainment management and social-impact company Friends At Work, Ty Stiklorius. Get Lifted has developed television projects with major networks including ABC, NBC, FOX, HBO, Showtime, Netflix and MTV. Most recently, Get Lifted produced David E. Talbert’s acclaimed holiday film JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY for Netflix, which was nominated for 10 NAACP Awards including Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture, the HBO, IDA Award-winning docu-series ATLANTA’S MISSING AND MURDERED: THE LOST CHILDREN, the IFC and AMC comedy series SHERMAN’S SHOWCASE and SHERMAN’S SHOWCASE: BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECTACULAR, and RHYTHM + FLOW for Netflix. Their other recent projects include the documentary 40 YEARS A PRISONER on HBO Max and the documentary GIVING VOICE, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is available for streaming on Netflix. Their forthcoming projects include the film MONSTER, which will be released by Netflix in Spring 2021, the sports drama SIGNING DAY in partnership with Steph Curry’s Unanimous Media for Sony Pictures, a female-fronted film written by Adam Hoff about a modern-day Jerry Maguire, the film adaptation of S.A. Cosby’s novel BLACKTOP WASTELAND, and PAPER GODS with Sony Pictures Television for ABC. Recently announced, Get Lifted and Erik Feig’s PICTURESTART formed Picture LIFT, a joint venture focused on developing, producing and financing multiple films in the $10M range, featuring diverse filmmakers and inclusive casts.
Artemis Rising Foundation is dedicated to supporting media projects that transform our culture and challenge the status quo. Led by our founder and CEO, Regina K. Scully, the foundation champions powerful stories about some of the most challenging social justice issues of our time — including gender-bias, healing, trauma, mental health, addiction and women’s empowerment. We are proud that Artemis Rising Foundation supported the previous documentary film in Nancy Buirski’s trilogy, THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR. With its focus on human rights, Artemis Rising Foundation has helped produce some of the most impactful documentary films of the past decade, inspiring meaningful policy change to legislation, education, corporate protocol and cultural norms. Films such as THE INVISIBLE WAR, THE HUNTING GROUND, FED UP, MISS REPRESENTATION and WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? address issues such as sexual assault in the military and on college campuses, women’s representation in the media, and pushing back against special interest groups. Working closely with renowned journalists and filmmakers, including Amy Ziering, Katie Couric, Kirby Dick, Morgan Neville, Ross Kaufman and Freida Mock, Artemis Rising Foundation has supported over 100 films, many of which have received Peabody, Emmy and Academy Awards. In addition to documentaries, Artemis Rising Foundation supports a variety of projects that include narrative film, television, theater, education, and social programs.
Spark Productions is an independent production company that adds a spark of insight, energy and momentum to every project. We seek socially-relevant stories, often outside the Hollywood mainstream, that deserve to be produced and discovered by a devoted audience. We produce both documentary and feature films and can get involved in a project from the earliest stages of idea development, to joining later in production, post-production or distribution. One special interest is developing and producing historical stories that have compelling modern-day relevance, including Augusta Film’s THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR. Producers are catalysts, midwives and connectors, and we revel in making the connections that our filmmakers need whenever possible.
Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Spark Productions benefits from being part of the thriving documentary filmmaker community in the Triangle, exemplified by the Southern Documentary Fund, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, as well as award-winning public television and radio stations. Through our principal’s co-ownership of Manifold Recording in nearby Pittsboro, North Carolina, we can provide filmmakers access to state-of-the art music and video recording and editing equipment and studio facilities to create their work. This is not a required part of our filmmaking partnerships, but is one more powerful resource that we can offer.
Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research, and advocacy. Today, the National Urban League has 90 affiliates serving 300 communities in 37 states and the District of Columbia, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than two million people nationwide.
The Jewish Film Institute's mission is to inspire communities in San Francisco and around the world to expand their understanding of Jewish life through film, media, and dialogue. Through a range of programs and initiatives, JFI celebrates the full spectrum of Jewish identities; nurtures and build connections within and beyond the Jewish community; provides multiple platforms for open dialogue; promotes an evolving definition of what constitutes Jewish film and media; introduces new voices and emerging talent; seeks excellence, originality and innovation; champions freedom of expression; reveals diverse points of view; and honors depth and complexity over formula.
International Documentary Association
The International Documentary Association (IDA) supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary culture.
We are dedicated to the vision of a world where documentary creators flourish. Through our work, we connect audiences with the best of the form, provide resources, create community, and defend the rights and freedoms of documentary artists, activists and journalists around the globe. We do this work because we believe that documentaries enrich and deepen our culture, fostering a more informed and connected world.
IIn service of our mission, IDA provides production and development grants directly to documentary filmmakers and helps them fundraise for their project through our Fiscal Sponsorship Program.
Utah Film Center utilizes the power of film to educate, inspire, and engage Utahns, transcending political, geographic, cultural, and religious boundaries to highlight human experiences from around the world. Utah Film Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, believes that “Good Film Makes Better Humans” and utilizes the power of film to educate, inspire, and engage Utahns, transcending political, geographic, cultural, and religious boundaries to highlight human experiences from around the world.
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