The inaugural installment of the network's four-part docuseries focusing on Black trailblazers across the arts premieres Saturday.
The film, directed by Lynne Robinson, is broken down into segments focusing on the impact of specific entertainers’ styles . It features archival footage and interviews with other talent working in the fashion industry, including models Selita Ebanks and Eva Marcille, in addition to designer and stylist Misa Hylton.“We really wanted to cover as much as we possibly could in a two-hour program,” Nelson says.
Porter, who Nelson says was “our No. 1 choice,” was tapped to narrate, host and executive produce the documentary. “Who better to talk about style than Billy Porter? He brings that personality and energy to it and just takes the show to a whole nother level.” The four-part original documentary franchise was developed by executive producers Connie Orlando and Jason Samuels and senior supervising producer Steven Ramey for BET “as an opportunity to give members of our community their flowers,” Samuels says. “Too often our icons are celebrated after they’re gone. And there are so many heroes walking amongst us that deserve kudos … We wanted to celebrate these icons really with an unapologetically Black point of view.
The eight-hour project represents a continued interest in nonfiction content from the network; Nelson, co-founder of Firelight Films, also collaborated with BET on“I think this is a really important investment from BET in the premium documentary space,” Samuels says. “If you look across the landscape, documentaries are becoming a big part of many different streaming platforms, and I think BET should be in that space.
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