A rookie alderwoman in Evanston, Illinois led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations bill for Black Americans and stirs up a debate about the debt owed from the U.S.
Co-Director/Producer
Erika Alexander is an actress and creator, making her directorial debut with The Big Payback, co-directed with Whitney Dow, which chronicles the story of the first reparations bill in American history for African Americans. She is a co-founder of Color Farm Media and serves as a board member for One Fair Wage and Exponent.
Co-Director/Producer
Whitney Dow is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and educator, whose work has focused on race and identity for more than two decades. His directorial credits include I Sit Where I Want: The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, POV’s Two Towns of Jasper, and the Independent Lens documentaries When the Drum is Beating and The Big Payback.
Producer
Ben Arnon is co-founder of Color Farm Media. Self-described as the “Motown of film, TV, and tech,” Color Farm's mission is to bring greater equity, inclusion, and diverse representation to media. Producer credits include The Big Payback (Independent Lens), John Lewis: Good Trouble (Magnolia, Participant, CNN), and Finding Tamika (Audible).
Producer
Xan Parker has collaborated on and produced many films, including: Rebuilding Paradise, Tigerland, The End: Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House, and The Contested Convention. Her credits include Academy Award-nominated Lalee’s Kin, and Academy Award winner Racing Dreams.