Black and Missing
PRAISE FOR “BLACK AND MISSING”
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"THE BOTTOM LINE – Gripping, enraging, heartbreaking, inspiring."
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"Essential... shining example of what more compassionate and inclusive storytelling in this genre might look like."
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"“Black and Missing” expertly crafts a multidimensional look at a complex issue, deftly threading insightful research on the centuries-old systemic racism driving the issue through intimate studies of the Wilsons, the grieving families they’ve helped and the high-profile cases they’ve successfully resolved."
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"Thorough, insightful, devastating and galvanizing"
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"A new HBO docuseries highlighting racial disparities in missing persons cases across the country is receiving praise on Twitter for bringing attention to an issue many say is oft-overlooked"
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"The docuseries also does a good job of explaining how well-established dynamics in race, society and policing often impede efforts to gain attention for non-white people who go missing"
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"Black and Missing deftly achieves a cultural balance between celebrating the Wilson sisters' successes and highlighting the systemic failures that make their work necessary"
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"With any subject, and particularly with traumatic topics like those addressed in "Black and Missing", Knowles carefully stewards the process, artistically and psychologically"
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Generation Impact: The Coder
PRAISE FOR “GENERATION IMPACT: THE CODER”
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"The pilot of the series, "The Coder", sets the tone for Generation Impact, shining a light on a father and daughter's unique journey to empowering multiple generations in their community"
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"This is a true story of drive, hope and ingenuity"
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"The brand began by spotlighting a great subject, not just relevant to its brand but also connected to it's brand purpose. Aligning those two elements makes this storytelling endeavor for this brand make sense, and for all those reasons garners an emotional response from the audience"
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"Samantha is our voice to our customer. She is our brand she sets the tone". Lesley Staton Brown, Chief Diversity Officer, HP
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"In the film, we see the love, mutual support, and admiration unfold between Jay Jay and her dad as they work together toward their shared goals, and the inspiring story behind her drive to inspire other Black youth with technology"
Tangled Roots
PRAISE FOR “TANGLED ROOTS”
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"Knowles turned a personal crusade into a work of art"
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"Tangled Roots" may be one of the most important short films of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival"
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"It is so well done that viewers should expect that satisfying visceral oomph that comes with watching a full-fledged award-winning documentary"
The Blue Line
PRAISE FOR “THE BLUE LINE”
“While the racism of today may often appear subtler or more systemic… the illusion of a colorblind community unaffected by race has persisted. Residents’ lasting distaste for the conversation was put front and center in Samantha Knowles’ 2018 documentary “The Blue Line”
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Why Do You Have Black Dolls?
PRAISE FOR “WHY DO YOU HAVE BLACK DOLLS?”
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"Knowles' film is more than just a look at black doll collectors - it begs deeper questions of identity and invites a really important conversation"
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"A film like this one has the potential to open doors to conversations that yield a greater social impact than originally intended"
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"Britt's Museum employs dolls to educate visitors about both the painful and inspirational moments in black American history, which hold lessons for Americans of any race. The message is similar to that of "Why Do You Have Black Dolls?": Dolls tell us who we are"