Three months. That’s how long it took for HQ Trivia to go from unknown mobile game to household name with a record 2.38 million users at once. Now, six years later, a new documentary, Glitch: The Rise And Fall Of HQ Trivia, aims to tell the scandalous behind-the-scenes story of HQ Trivia’s journey from a zeitgeisty app to a corporate disaster. But days after the first trailer was posted, the documentary was embroiled in its own scandal online: a mishmash of accusations, callouts, and digs that director Salima Koroma...
- 3/2/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
CNN has a new recipe for Eva Longoria.
“Searching for Mexico,” the series that puts Eva Longoria at the center of an exploration of Mexican culture and cuisine and was originally planned to debut on CNN+, will instead launch on CNN’s flagship cable outlet. CNN+, a streaming-video outlet that aimed to court fans of the long-running cable network, was scuttled within weeks of its launch by corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
Her series is one of a new slate of original documentary projects and films expected to debut on CNN in 2023 — the last batch under an initiative that had CNN team up with third-party production companies or independent filmmakers. The ventures often resulted in new exposure for CNN and frequently won premium advertising support.
But such efforts have been trimmed back by Warner Bros. Discovery, which is under significant pressure to reduce a massive debt load since the company...
“Searching for Mexico,” the series that puts Eva Longoria at the center of an exploration of Mexican culture and cuisine and was originally planned to debut on CNN+, will instead launch on CNN’s flagship cable outlet. CNN+, a streaming-video outlet that aimed to court fans of the long-running cable network, was scuttled within weeks of its launch by corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
Her series is one of a new slate of original documentary projects and films expected to debut on CNN in 2023 — the last batch under an initiative that had CNN team up with third-party production companies or independent filmmakers. The ventures often resulted in new exposure for CNN and frequently won premium advertising support.
But such efforts have been trimmed back by Warner Bros. Discovery, which is under significant pressure to reduce a massive debt load since the company...
- 12/13/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CNN has ordered a documentary about the rise and fall of mobile game show HQ Trivia and has moved Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico from its fallen streaming service CNN+ to its linear network.
The news was revealed by Chris Licht, chairman and chief executive officer of CNN Worldwide, at the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront in New York.
The untitled documentary about the app is directed by Salima Koroma (Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street) and produced by The Circus producer Left/Right. It will tell the story fo the rocket-like rise and sudden implosion of the once-ubiquitous mobile game show, which drew millions of daily users including celebrity fans including Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Kelly Clarkson.
The appeal of the promising phenomenon where correctly answering a series of 12 questions won the players cash prizes, quickly gave way to corporate clashes, jealousies, questionable leadership, and even a tragic death.
The news was revealed by Chris Licht, chairman and chief executive officer of CNN Worldwide, at the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront in New York.
The untitled documentary about the app is directed by Salima Koroma (Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street) and produced by The Circus producer Left/Right. It will tell the story fo the rocket-like rise and sudden implosion of the once-ubiquitous mobile game show, which drew millions of daily users including celebrity fans including Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Kelly Clarkson.
The appeal of the promising phenomenon where correctly answering a series of 12 questions won the players cash prizes, quickly gave way to corporate clashes, jealousies, questionable leadership, and even a tragic death.
- 5/18/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Mary E. Jones Parrish was a teacher, journalist and Tulsa Massacre survivor who chronicled the two-day atrocity in her 1922 book, Events of the Tulsa Disaster.
To this day, historians rely on Parrish’s first-person account, as well as those of the people she interviewed. A century after the massacre, Tulsa native and Oscar-nominated actress Alfre Woodard is narrating portions of Parrish’s work in the CNN documentary Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street, which airs Monday at 9/8c. Executive-produced by NBA star LeBron James and directed by Salima Koroma, the film relies on historical, survivor and descendant accounts as...
To this day, historians rely on Parrish’s first-person account, as well as those of the people she interviewed. A century after the massacre, Tulsa native and Oscar-nominated actress Alfre Woodard is narrating portions of Parrish’s work in the CNN documentary Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street, which airs Monday at 9/8c. Executive-produced by NBA star LeBron James and directed by Salima Koroma, the film relies on historical, survivor and descendant accounts as...
- 5/30/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
One hundred years ago this week, a white mob attacked the Greenwood neighborhood of segregated Tulsa, Ok, a thriving business district known as “Black Wall Street” where many of the city’s roughly 10,000 Black residents lived.
The dispute centered on a charge of sexual assault by a black teenager against a white elevator operator. Fearing a lynching, an armed cadre of Black men confronted an equally armed group of white men outside the jail where the teen was being held. Shot were fired, and the aftermath saw a two-day spree of murder, assault, arson and looting, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history. The charges against the teen were later dropped.
As the country marks the awful event’s centennial, many TV networks are airing programs about the massacre, its aftermath and its historical impact. Here’s a roundup of some of programming and podcasts tied...
The dispute centered on a charge of sexual assault by a black teenager against a white elevator operator. Fearing a lynching, an armed cadre of Black men confronted an equally armed group of white men outside the jail where the teen was being held. Shot were fired, and the aftermath saw a two-day spree of murder, assault, arson and looting, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history. The charges against the teen were later dropped.
As the country marks the awful event’s centennial, many TV networks are airing programs about the massacre, its aftermath and its historical impact. Here’s a roundup of some of programming and podcasts tied...
- 5/29/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with airdate: CNN said Tuesday that it will premiere the documentary Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street on Monday, May 31 at 9 Pm Et on CNN and CNN en Español. The film will encore Saturday, June 5 at 9 p.m. Et; HBO Max has streaming rights to the film and will make it available at a later date.
Acquired last fall (see the story below) Dreamland celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Ok, and investigates the 1921 Tulsa race riot massacre that left an indelible, though hidden stain on American history. It was directed produced by Salima Koroma and executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, and Philip Byron for The SpringHill Company, and Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton for CNN Films.
Here’s CNN’s latest promo for it:
Previously, October 26, 2020: CNN Films has come aboard Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street,...
Acquired last fall (see the story below) Dreamland celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Ok, and investigates the 1921 Tulsa race riot massacre that left an indelible, though hidden stain on American history. It was directed produced by Salima Koroma and executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, and Philip Byron for The SpringHill Company, and Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton for CNN Films.
Here’s CNN’s latest promo for it:
Previously, October 26, 2020: CNN Films has come aboard Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, the Monte-Carlo television festival reveals award nominees; Fremantle takes distribution rights to race relations documentary “Dreamland”; Netflix sets June date for second part of “Lupin”; Bavaria Fiction promotes Nina Maag; Zdf factual documentary series “Africa From Above” commences production; Channel 4 commissions documentary series “The Academy”; Vice launches Fast channel on Roku; Canadian Creative Accelerator announces French-language projects ready for U.S. sales; and the U.K.’s Reel Cinema group reopens with new screens.
After a Covid-enforced pause in 2020, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival is back as an in-person event from June 18-22. Some 27 programs from 14 countries have been officially selected to compete for the Golden Nymph awards.
Fiction nominees include “Ana. all in” (Spain), “It’s A Sin” (U.K.), “Line in the Sand” (Israel), “Made For Love” (U.S.), “Piece of my Heart” (Finland), “Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse” (U.
After a Covid-enforced pause in 2020, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival is back as an in-person event from June 18-22. Some 27 programs from 14 countries have been officially selected to compete for the Golden Nymph awards.
Fiction nominees include “Ana. all in” (Spain), “It’s A Sin” (U.K.), “Line in the Sand” (Israel), “Made For Love” (U.S.), “Piece of my Heart” (Finland), “Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse” (U.
- 5/11/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The SpringHill Company and CNN Films will produce “Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street,” a documentary examining the violent events of late May and June 1921 in Tulsa, Okla., that led to a slaughter of hundreds of the city’s African American residents. The massacre took place in a prosperous community of Tulsa bankers, lawyers, and business owners, many of whom were the descendants of slaves.
CNN Films previously backed hit movies like “Rbg,” a look at the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; “Three Identical Strangers,” the story of triplets who were separated at birth; and “Apollo 11,” a documentary about the team of astronauts who first walked on the moon. SpringHill is the entertainment media business founded by basketball great LeBron James and his longtime business partner Maverick Carter. In September, the company entered into a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.
“Dreamland: The Rise and...
CNN Films previously backed hit movies like “Rbg,” a look at the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; “Three Identical Strangers,” the story of triplets who were separated at birth; and “Apollo 11,” a documentary about the team of astronauts who first walked on the moon. SpringHill is the entertainment media business founded by basketball great LeBron James and his longtime business partner Maverick Carter. In September, the company entered into a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.
“Dreamland: The Rise and...
- 10/26/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Blackfin, an eOne company, has partnered with Peabody- and Emmy-winning director Stanley Nelson and NBA star Russell Westbrook for docuseries Terror In Tulsa: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street.
The news comes days after the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, one of worst acts of racial violence in American history, in which mobs of white residents attacked and ultimately destroyed the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Ok, at that time the wealthiest black community in the United States, known as “Black Wall Street”.
Terror in Tulsa, which has been in development for nearly a year, is aiming for a spring 2021 release to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the tragic events. It joins another Black Wall Street project in the works, a documentary produced by NBA great LeBron James & Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment and directed and executive produced by Salima Koroma, which was unveiled last week,...
The news comes days after the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, one of worst acts of racial violence in American history, in which mobs of white residents attacked and ultimately destroyed the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Ok, at that time the wealthiest black community in the United States, known as “Black Wall Street”.
Terror in Tulsa, which has been in development for nearly a year, is aiming for a spring 2021 release to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the tragic events. It joins another Black Wall Street project in the works, a documentary produced by NBA great LeBron James & Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment and directed and executive produced by Salima Koroma, which was unveiled last week,...
- 6/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the darkest, and until recently, least publicized chapters of in American history will soon get the mainstream documentary it deserves. NBA star LeBron James’ production company SpringHill Entertainment is developing a documentary about the destruction of Tulsa Oklahoma’s Black Wall Street.
The documentary will be helmed by Salima Koroma, who announced the project on Twitter.
“The Tulsa Race Massacre is not just a black story but American history. The fabric of this country is soaked in racism and today 99 years later, we’re still fighting for change,” Koroma wrote. “That’s why I’m partnering with SpringHill Entertainment to tell the story of Black Wall Street.”
May 31 of this year marked the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre (once tellingly known as the “Tulsa race riots”). One summer day in 1921, mobs of white citizens, law enforcement, and Klansmen descended upon and destroyed the Greenwood district of Tulsa,...
The documentary will be helmed by Salima Koroma, who announced the project on Twitter.
“The Tulsa Race Massacre is not just a black story but American history. The fabric of this country is soaked in racism and today 99 years later, we’re still fighting for change,” Koroma wrote. “That’s why I’m partnering with SpringHill Entertainment to tell the story of Black Wall Street.”
May 31 of this year marked the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre (once tellingly known as the “Tulsa race riots”). One summer day in 1921, mobs of white citizens, law enforcement, and Klansmen descended upon and destroyed the Greenwood district of Tulsa,...
- 6/3/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Today marks the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, one of worst acts of racial violence in American history. In the 1921 attack, mobs of white residents attacked and ultimately destroyed the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at that time the wealthiest black community in the United States, known as “Black Wall Street”. The story of that community and its violent end is the subject of a documentary produced by LeBron James & Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment. It is directed and executive produced by Salima Koroma (Bad Rap).
This year, the anniversary comes amid nationwide protests for racial justice over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while being restrained by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Koroma underscored the symbolism in unveiling the project on Twitter:
“The Tulsa Race Massacre is not just a black story but American history. The fabric of this...
This year, the anniversary comes amid nationwide protests for racial justice over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while being restrained by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Koroma underscored the symbolism in unveiling the project on Twitter:
“The Tulsa Race Massacre is not just a black story but American history. The fabric of this...
- 6/2/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
One could argue that no group of peoples has soaked up and adopted hip hop culture like Asian communities around the World. From fashion, to dance, and lyricism there have been no shortage of participants, and in some cases leaders, in the sub culture. Yet it is the rappers that are finding it hard to find acceptance among their peers. So consider filmmaker Salima Koroma's debut documentary Bad Rap which follows four Asian-American rappers and their quest for acceptance and legitimacy in the Hip Hop world. Her documentary, a film which she shot, edited and produced, debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. It will be out on VOD on May 23rd and we have the trailer here for you. Hip-hop culture has transcended many racial...
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- 5/15/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Bad Rap premiers on VOD Tuesday, May 23 on all major platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Vudu.
Hip-hop culture has transcended many racial and cultural boundaries after its founding in the ’70s by African-American and Latino youth in the South Bronx. Since then, rappers have emerged as legitimate pop culture stars around the world and hip-hop’s global movement has become increasingly more diverse. Yet the face of rap in America remains primarily black, brown, and white.
Bad Rap follows the lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into a world that often treats them as outsiders.Featuring dynamic live performance footage and revealing interviews, Bad Rap will turn the most skeptical critics into believers.
From the battle rhymes of crowd-favorite Dumbfoundead to the tongue-in-cheek songs of Awkwafina; the unapologetic visuals of Rekstizzy to the conflicted values of Lyricks—Bad Rap paints a memorable portrait of...
Hip-hop culture has transcended many racial and cultural boundaries after its founding in the ’70s by African-American and Latino youth in the South Bronx. Since then, rappers have emerged as legitimate pop culture stars around the world and hip-hop’s global movement has become increasingly more diverse. Yet the face of rap in America remains primarily black, brown, and white.
Bad Rap follows the lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into a world that often treats them as outsiders.Featuring dynamic live performance footage and revealing interviews, Bad Rap will turn the most skeptical critics into believers.
From the battle rhymes of crowd-favorite Dumbfoundead to the tongue-in-cheek songs of Awkwafina; the unapologetic visuals of Rekstizzy to the conflicted values of Lyricks—Bad Rap paints a memorable portrait of...
- 5/10/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director: Salima Koroma Produced by: Jaeki Cho Featuring: Dumbfoundead, Awkwafina, Rekstizzy, Lyricks and many more. Synopsis: Hip-hop culture has transcended many racial and cultural boundaries after its founding in the ’70s by African-American and Latino youth in the South Bronx. Since then, rappers have emerged as legitimate pop culture stars around the world and hip-hop’s […]
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- 5/2/2017
- by Jeff Stevens
- ShockYa
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