Sundance Prize Winner D. Smith Partners With Media Res On Documentary ‘Blvd’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: D. Smith, the filmmaker behind the critically acclaimed documentary Kokomo City, which won the NEXT Audience and Innovator Awards at Sundance 2022, has partnered with Media Res and Brandon Sharp’s Agenda on her next docu project, Blvd, which is said to ask Dr.
King the question: Was it just a dream? Infused with visual poetry, and applying the same innovative techniques and signature style established in Smith’s debut, the genre-bending Blvd aims to show audiences what really connects and divides people from each other and the rest of the country.
The film shines a light on Black communities with the aim to tell not just a neighborhood story or a history lesson, but a story about all of who Black people are, here and now. “BLVD is a raw real reflection of where we are,” Smith told Deadline. “The best way to encourage Black people is to remind them who we are.
I want to show the beauty in the filth and the filth in the beauty. It’s gonna be outrageous.” The project will be overseen by Media Res’ Head of Nonfiction, Sarba Das, who stated, “D.
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