Filmmaker Deon Taylor Set to Direct the John Lewis Led 'Freedom Ride' Story for The Hideaway Entertainment and INDE Companies
Freedom Ride, Cherry), INDE Companiesâ Kim Leadford ( The Butler), Mark R. Harris ( Crash) and Hidden Empire Film Groupâs Roxanne Avent Taylor ( Fatale). The script is based on first-person accounts by a dozen of the original Freedom Riders, including the late Civil Rights icon John Lewis. Deon Taylor and his Hidden Empire Film Group partner Robert F. Smith will Executive Produce, along with Civil Rights attorney Benjamin Crump and his company, Brooklyn Media. Written by Steven Vosburgh, Dusdi Fissette, and Deon Taylor, the film is set in 1961 and details the actions of a multiracia...
Source: respect-mag.com