#WhileBlack
Witnesses who filmed the deaths of George Floyd, Philando Castile, and others reveal the cost of going viral while Black: trolls, surveillance, and social media exploitation.
- Length
- 90 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Series and Special Projects
Director/ Producer
Sidney Fussell
Co-director, filmmaker, and journalist, Sidney Fussell has been senior staff reporter at WIRED Magazine, technology reporter for The Atlantic, staff writer at Gizmodo covering Al, and reporter at Business Insider's culture desk. He's been published in The Guardian, EBONY, and appeared on NPR, BBC Business World, CBC Radio, and Al Jazeera.
Co-Director
Jennifer Holness
Co-director Jennifer Holness' works include SXSW Best Documentary nominee Subjects of Desire and Canadian Screen Award winner BLK: An Origin Story. Honors: Indiescreen Producer of the Year 2021, Women in Film and Television Creative Excellence Award 2022, and The Hollywood Reporter’s 40 Most Influential Women in International Film.
Producer
Ann Shin
Co-producer Ann Shin is principal at the Emmy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary feature and series company Fathom Film Group. As producer and director, Ann’s feature documentary A.rtificial I.mmortality was the 2021 Opening Night Film at Hot Docs, and her film My Enemy, My Brother was shortlisted for an Academy Award.
Producer
Geeta Gandbhir
Emmy Award-winning Co-producer Geeta Gandbhir's works include Black and Missing for HBO, which won the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best New Documentary Series; I Am Evidence, which won a 2019 duPont-Columbia Award and Emmy Award; and A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers with Oscar-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
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The Film
Witnesses who filmed the deaths of George Floyd, Philando Castile, and others reveal the cost of going viral while Black: trolls, surveillance, and social media exploitation.
