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“Say it Loud:” James Brown Doc Hits Small Screen Feb. 19 and 20

- “He showed me what was possible,” Mick Jagger says

The Hardest Working Man in Show Business always knew he had off-stage work to do as well.

“I’m a black man,” James Brown says in the trailer for “Say it Loud,” which airs at 8 p.m. Eastern Feb. 19 and 20 on A&E.

“I gotta take part in my cause. I gotta take part in my fight for freedom, for equality. And take a stand where it’s needed.”

The four-hour, two-night documentary is based on previously unseen interviews and performances and features commentary from Questlove, Bootsy Collins, LL Cool J, Chuck D, Mick Jagger and others. Deborah Riley Draper directs.

“He showed me what was possible,” Jagger, who is one of the executive producers, says of Brown. “Not that I could do it, but I could dream of it.”

The title track - “Say it Loud” - was “the original Black Lives Matter,” Questlove says in the trailer. He and his Roots bandmate Black Thought also co-executive produced the film.

“The life of James Brown is significant not only to understand his immense musical impact, which inspires us and other artists to this day, but also for the deep and lasting impression he has had on American culture,” they said in a statement.

“Brown’s life is a crucial and timely story of struggle, redemption and self-identity and we are honored to have the chance to share it.”

1/29/24

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James Brown Documentary Say It Loud To Screen In February

James Brown: Say It Loud is a new documentary about the late music pioneer directed by Deborah Riley Draper.  The two-part documentary will premiere on Monday, February 19th, and Tuesday, February 20th on the A& E network. The documentary looks at Brown's life as a young kid stealing cars and later leaving prison to become a pioneer of soul, funk, and hip-hop. There are never seen before interviews and performances from James Brown and interviews with friends and artists. Bootsy Collins,  Mick Jagger, LL Cool J, The Reverend Al Sharpton, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Dallas Austin, and Brown's children Deanna, Yamma, and Larry Brown, and more speak about Brown's contributions. Mick Jagger, Shawn Gee, Victoria Pearman, Charlie Cohen, Questlove, Black Thought, Bruce Resnikoff, Mari Keiko Gonzalez, David Blackman, Peter Afterman, and Zarah Zohlman are listed as executive producers of the documentary which debuts during Black History Month. 

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Coffee Bluff Pictures won the prestigious Jury Award: Social Impact Stories at the 2023 Essence Film Festival for the documentary "OnBoard." The groundbreaking film, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper, chronicles the rise of Black women on America's boards and the evolution of corporate board diversity from Patricia Roberts Harris in 1971 to Black Women on Boards (BWOB), a global group of fearless women organized during the Summer of 2020 to create change. Read more here: AFRICAN AMERICAN REPORTS: Coffee Bluff Pictures Wins Jury Award at the 2023 Essence Film Festival

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Documentary "Twenty Pearls," Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, Premieres March 26 on Xfinity Channel

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Documentary “Twenty Pearls,” Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, Premieres March 26 on Xfinity Channel

The exclusive premiere of the documentary film Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, starts airing today, Friday, March 26 on Comcast NBCUniversal‘s newly-launched Black Experience on Xfinity Channel. Narrated by AKA member Phylicia Rashād, directed by filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper and produced by Coffee Bluff Pictures, Twenty Pearls closely examines the founding…

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Illegal Rose dir. Deborah Riley Draper (2019)

Illegal Rose is a short film about an unlikely friendship between Rose, a tired, disengaged, almost retired nurse's aide who accidentally kidnaps Sylvie, a 7 year-old ICE Detention Center runaway on the 4th of July.

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The film was scripted and will be directed by Deborah Riley Draper, whose credits include Versailles ’73 and Olympic Pride, American Prejudice. “Coffee Will Make You Black” follows a smart, funny and naive African American teenage girl finding her voice as she navigates conflicting relationships with her mother, her best friends, and her crushes amid racism, sexism and color-ism in 1960s Chicago.

Said Spencer, whose last collaboration with Taylor brought her the Oscar for The Help: “There are so many unheard stories and voices in the African American community that speak to universal themes and the humanity in all of us. I wanted to use my platform to create more opportunities for directors and writers of color to tell these stories. This project has women of color in lead roles in front of and behind the camera.”

Said Union: “A smart, funny, poignant coming-of-age film with a young black female protagonist is important to see. And it is equally important to see the complicated relationship between a black mother and her daughter as they try to succeed and assimilate in a change-resistant America.”

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Her Story: Five Remarkable Women You Should Know

Her Story: Five Remarkable Women You Should Know

Representation matters. When we tell herstory, we tell our story. For hundreds of years, Black women have contributed in vital ways to every aspect of American life — science, literature, math, sports, politics, justice, music, entertainment, and the list goes on and on — but too often, their narratives have escaped our notice. Their stories have not been told.

So in honor of Black History month,…

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Award-winning filmmaker and advertising executive Deborah Riley Draper will be the featured speaker at the 2019 Black Women Film Network (BWFN) Summit Welcome Reception and Scholarship Awards.

A graduate of Florida State University, Draper is a 2016 Film Independent Lab Fellow and Variety’s “2016 Top 10 Documakers to Watch.” She penned and will direct her upcoming film adaptation Coffee Will Make You Black, produced by Octavia Spencer and Gabrielle Union, who also stars in the film.

Her documentary, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice, follows 18 African Americans who defied Hitler and Jim Crow to compete in the 1936 Olympics.  The film is a 2017 NAACP Image Awards Nominee for Outstanding Documentary and 2017 nominee for Monaco’s HRH Prince Albert Peace and Sport Award.

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From L to R: Terri J. Vaughn, Tamra Simmons, Gieva Stinchcomb, Samantha Ramirez-Herrera, Angi Bones, Shante Paige, Denise Hendricks, Lisa Cunningham, Cas Sigers-Beedles, Wanda Shelly, Deborah Riley Draper, Autumn Bailey Ford, Jasmine Guy, Dianne Ashford and Star Smith. Floor Centered: Ty Johnston-Chavis (Image : Donna Permell/The Reel Divas)

20 Black women from the film and TV industry have formed The Reel Divas, a group that aims to promote black writers, producers, and directors and increase awareness of Atlanta as a production hub.

The Reel Divas group members:

Jasmine Guy, Actress, and director

Denise Hendricks — Producer

Terri J. Vaughn — Actress, director, and producer

Gieva Stinchcomb — Producer

Star Smith – Line producer

Lisa “Captain” Cunningham — Writer, producer and director

Wanda Shelly — Executive producer

Autumn Bailey Ford — Producer

Shante Paige – Producer

Ty Johnston-Chavis — Producer

Cas Sigers-Beedles — Writer, producer and director

Dianne Ashford — Producer

Tamra Simmons – Executive producer

Rhonda Baraka — Writer and director

Tammy Garnes — Producer and actress

Wendy Eley Jackson – Writer and producer

Angi Bones — Executive producer and director

Samantha Ramirez-Herrera – Content creator

Deborah Riley Draper – Director and brand consultant

Shante Paige – Producer

Ty Johnston-Chavis — Producer

Cas Sigers-Beedles — Writer, producer and director

Dianne Ashford — Producer

Tamra Simmons – Executive producer

Rhonda Baraka — Writer and director

Tammy Garnes — Producer and actress

Wendy Eley Jackson – Writer and producer

Angela Barnes Gomes – Writer and director

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Urbanworld '19 Red Carpet: 'Just Mercy', 'The Remix' & More

Urbanworld ’19 Red Carpet: ‘Just Mercy’, ‘The Remix’ & More

Friday night was night 3 of the 2019 Urbanworld Film Festival, and in addition to the cast and crew of Just Mercy and The Remix, a number of cast and crew from more short films showed up to walk the red carpet. Check out all the photos below, and also see the talent from the opening night and night 2 if you missed it!

Lisa Cortes (The Remix; director & producer)

Farrah X (The Remix; director)

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"Versailles 73 : Révolution de la Mode (American Runway Revolution)" documentaire de Deborah Riley Draper (2012), juillet 2019.

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A&E Announces James Brown Documentary Series Produced by Mick Jagger and Questlove

A&E Announces James Brown Documentary Series Produced by Mick Jagger and Questlove

A&E Network has announced a new four-part documentary series about James Brown that’s set to arrive in 2023. James Brown: Say It Loud will be directed by Deborah Riley Draper and is executive produced by Mick Jagger, Questlove, and Black Thought, among others. The series will explore Brown’s legacy as a music icon through interviews with friends, family, and collaborators as well as…

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Director Deborah Riley Draper shares how the film shows the Black sorority's foundations as it built a legacy that led to a member becoming the first ...