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National Geographic Documentary Films Partners with Acclaimed Director Dawn Porter 100 Years After the Tulsa Massacre In Search of Justice and Peace OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE National Geographic Channel National Geographic Documentary Films is partnering with acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter ("The Way I See It," "Good Trouble: John Lewis") and Trailblazer Studios on a feature documentary that sheds new light on a century-old period of intense racial conflict. RISE AGAIN: TULSA AND THE RED SUMMER comes one hundred years from the two-day Tulsa Massacre in 1921 that led to the murder of hund...

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street hails from CNN, with documentary filmmaker Salima Koroma writing and directing the film that celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the district. As present-day Tulsa seeks reconciliation and accountability for the tragedy, Koroma’s film blends archival media, animation, narrated letters and diary entries, as well as contemporary interviews. Dreamland also examines the findings of the current archaeological search for mass graves. Dreamland is executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson and Philip By...

The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre is coming soon to a TV near you. Oklahomans will be able to tune into at least five new documentaries that will be televised to coincide with the upcoming centennial of the 1921 tragedy.  For those who prefer to take in history through fantastical fiction, two series streaming on HBO Max offer opportunities to see a recreation of some of the darkest days in Oklahoma's complicated history.  The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. Between May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents attacke...

Award-Winning Journalist DeNeen Brown Spearheads Investigation of Mass Grave in Oklahoma, Chronicling Early 20 th Century’s Reign of Racial Terror and Legacy of Violence in Two-Hour Special to Premiere on National Geographic in June 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, National Geographic Documentary Films announced it is partnering with acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (“The Way I See It,” “Good Trouble: John Lewis”) and Trailblazer Studios on a feature documentary that sheds new light on a century-old period of intense racial conflict. RED SUMMER (working title) come...

Tulsa Massacre Doc From 'Good Trouble' Director Set at Nat Geo (Exclusive) National Geographic/Christopher Creese 'Red Summer' will look back at the 1921 mass murder and follow the search for possible mass graves in the city. National Geographic will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre with a feature documentary. The film, Red Summer, comes from acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter ( John Lewis: Good Trouble, Gideon's Army). It aims to shed light on the historical forces that led to the killing of as many as 300 Black residents and the razing of a thriving business district...