The Doris Duke Foundation is making sizable gifts to promote peace and understanding through the power of narrative.
Noting that Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and hate against Asians and other communities of color are all on the rise, the Foundation is committing a total of $6 million in grants to three initiatives that support U.S. Muslims in arts and entertainment:
The largest grant, $4.5 million, will establish the U.S. Muslim Documentary Fund through the Center for Asian American Media. The Muslim Public Affairs Council’s Hollywood Bureau will receive $1.425 million over three years to host events and activations such as its Muslim House at the Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca film festivals. And The Islamic Scholarship Fund will receive $100,000 to start a new fellowship program for entry-level Muslim American creatives in the entertainment industry.
The grants were announced by Doris Duke Foundation president and CEO Sam Gill and Zeyba Rahman, director of the Foundation’s Building Bridges program,...
Noting that Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and hate against Asians and other communities of color are all on the rise, the Foundation is committing a total of $6 million in grants to three initiatives that support U.S. Muslims in arts and entertainment:
The largest grant, $4.5 million, will establish the U.S. Muslim Documentary Fund through the Center for Asian American Media. The Muslim Public Affairs Council’s Hollywood Bureau will receive $1.425 million over three years to host events and activations such as its Muslim House at the Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca film festivals. And The Islamic Scholarship Fund will receive $100,000 to start a new fellowship program for entry-level Muslim American creatives in the entertainment industry.
The grants were announced by Doris Duke Foundation president and CEO Sam Gill and Zeyba Rahman, director of the Foundation’s Building Bridges program,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones) and BAFTA winner Francesca Annis (Flesh & Blood) are among a host of stars boarding season 2 of Ben Richards’ BBC legal drama Showtrial.
The pair are joining the previously announced Adeel Akhtar, Nathalie Armin and Michael Socha in the five-part season from Line of Duty maker World Productions. Dempsie will play Di Miles Southgate, while Annis will play a character called Dame Harriet Kenny.
Other high profile cast revealed today include Nina Toussaint-White (Bodyguard) and Fisayo Akinade (Heartstopper). Tom Padley (The Lost Pirate Kingdom), Kerrie Hayes (Blue Jean), Ali Khan (A Haunting in Venice), Daniel Kendrick (Inside Man), Frankie Wilson (Against the Ice), Anna Próchniak (The Tattooist of Auschwitz), Anna Wilson Jones (Victoria), John Light (Around the World in 80 Day), Aidan McArdle (Spy Master), Daisy Badger (The Sandman), Flora Montgomery (The Crown), Pearce Quigley (Detectorists), John Marquez (Doc Martin), Anna Healy (Mother’s Day...
The pair are joining the previously announced Adeel Akhtar, Nathalie Armin and Michael Socha in the five-part season from Line of Duty maker World Productions. Dempsie will play Di Miles Southgate, while Annis will play a character called Dame Harriet Kenny.
Other high profile cast revealed today include Nina Toussaint-White (Bodyguard) and Fisayo Akinade (Heartstopper). Tom Padley (The Lost Pirate Kingdom), Kerrie Hayes (Blue Jean), Ali Khan (A Haunting in Venice), Daniel Kendrick (Inside Man), Frankie Wilson (Against the Ice), Anna Próchniak (The Tattooist of Auschwitz), Anna Wilson Jones (Victoria), John Light (Around the World in 80 Day), Aidan McArdle (Spy Master), Daisy Badger (The Sandman), Flora Montgomery (The Crown), Pearce Quigley (Detectorists), John Marquez (Doc Martin), Anna Healy (Mother’s Day...
- 11/17/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Written and created by Ben Richards, Showtrial was a thrilling, mysterious legal drama that kept us compelled in October 2021. The series will be back next year, and we already know it stars Adeel Akhtar, Nathalie Armin and Michael Socha. The team is now adding Joe Dempsie, Francesca Annis, Nina Toussaint-White and Fisayo Akinade.
When the high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer — a serving policeman. But who is this unnamed "Officer X"? What does his own history reveal about the nature of trauma and revenge, and was Marcus’s death a careless accident or cold-blooded murder?
From the victim's last breath to the jury’s final verdict, Showtrial takes us into the worlds of the charismatic and cocky officer Justin Mitchell (Socha); Sam Gill (Akhtar), an anxious defense solicitor with a reputation for...
When the high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer — a serving policeman. But who is this unnamed "Officer X"? What does his own history reveal about the nature of trauma and revenge, and was Marcus’s death a careless accident or cold-blooded murder?
From the victim's last breath to the jury’s final verdict, Showtrial takes us into the worlds of the charismatic and cocky officer Justin Mitchell (Socha); Sam Gill (Akhtar), an anxious defense solicitor with a reputation for...
- 11/16/2023
- by James White
- Empire - TV
Renewal
World Productions is producing a new season of hit series “Showtrial” for BBC One and iPlayer. Writer and creator Ben Richards (“The Diplomat”) returns for the series.
In the show, when high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer – a serving policeman. From the victim’s last breath to the jury’s final verdict, “Showtrial” delves into the worlds of cocky officer Justin Mitchell; Sam Gill, an anxious defense solicitor with a reputation for winning lost causes; and Leila Hassoun-Kenny, a rigorous lawyer leading the case against the accused.
The first season aired on the BBC in the U.K. in 2021 and found a U.S. home in Sundance Now.
“Showtrial” (5 x 60′) is directed by Julia Ford (“Everything I Know About Love”) and produced by Ken Horn (“Line of Duty”). Executive producers are...
World Productions is producing a new season of hit series “Showtrial” for BBC One and iPlayer. Writer and creator Ben Richards (“The Diplomat”) returns for the series.
In the show, when high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer – a serving policeman. From the victim’s last breath to the jury’s final verdict, “Showtrial” delves into the worlds of cocky officer Justin Mitchell; Sam Gill, an anxious defense solicitor with a reputation for winning lost causes; and Leila Hassoun-Kenny, a rigorous lawyer leading the case against the accused.
The first season aired on the BBC in the U.K. in 2021 and found a U.S. home in Sundance Now.
“Showtrial” (5 x 60′) is directed by Julia Ford (“Everything I Know About Love”) and produced by Ken Horn (“Line of Duty”). Executive producers are...
- 8/16/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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