Deon Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group to Produce and Finance ‘The Daryl Davis Project’ (EXCLUSIVE)

  • 📰 Variety
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 15 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 9%
  • Publisher: 63%

United States News News

United States United States Latest News,United States United States Headlines

Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is set to produce and finance “The Daryl Davis Project” alongside Misha Collins, Trish Hofmann, Victoria Vantoch, Philip S…

The new project tells the true story of Daryl Davis , a Black pianist who uses music to forge unlikely friendships with members of the KKK with the mission to turn their hearts away from an allegiance to white supremacy. Davis began his mission to fight racism in the 1980s, and he now proudly owns the hoods and robes of more than 200 former Klansmen who turned them over to him.

“This story couldn’t be timelier and the fact that it’s real makes it even more compelling,” Taylor tellsof the project. “Daryl is one of those great examples how one individual can make a massive change in the world no matter who they are, where they come from or their color of skin.”

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 108. in US

United States United States Latest News, United States United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

‘No Formal Accountability’ for Racism in U.K. Film and TV Industry, Landmark Studies Find (EXCLUSIVE)The U.K. film and TV industry has made headline-grabbing commitments to improving diversity in recent years, but two landmark studies have found that the sector is falling dangerously short of moni… Not surprising, considering it has been mostly an 'old white boys' club' up until very recently😅 Of course there is no accountability. This is Tory Britain. According to them there is no institutional racism. RaceReportWhitewash Probably because racism and offence are difficult to define and somewhat subjective. What offends me might not offend you and vice versa.
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »