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The Black Hollywood Education Resource Center is Proud to Announce the Documentary Film “Ferguson Rises”, Produced and Directed by Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, Premiering During 2021 Tribeca Festival

(Black PR Wire) Join the Black Hollywood Education Resource Center in supporting the powerful documentary Ferguson Rises directed and produced by talented and powerful filmmaker Mobolaji Olambiwonnu. On Tuesday, June 15th at 6pm EST, Ferguson Rises world premieres virtually at the 2021 Tribeca Festival. Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased using the link below. Get your tickets early and help spread the word! Support Ferguson Rises and the Tribeca Festival from June 9th-June 20th.

Before the explosive global uprising condemning the murder of George Floyd, there was a small town in Missouri that erupted in protest after the Aug 9, 2014 killing of unarmed Black teen Michael Brown Jr. by a white police officer. It was this small town and its people that propelled Black Lives Matter to international prominence and inspired a new global civil rights movement. To understand this present moment, we must understand what happened in Ferguson.

FERGUSON RISES goes deep into the aftermath and protests. It also highlights the diverse voices of community members: from residents to police officers, to business owners and those. who chose to say “enough is enough” by taking to the streets for a record 400 days straight.These varied perspectives are interwoven with a rarely seen portrayal of a Black father’s grief, to help us understand the human side of this tragedy and to give us an intimate view of what it means to be a Black man in America. Director Mobolaji Olambiwonnu shows us the indomitable nature of the human spirit and how people can take something so tragic and build something beautiful around it.

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