Trilogy Films, Production Company Behind John Lewis Doc, Inks Deal With Industrial Media

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, the documentary directed by Peabody winner Abby Ginzberg (Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa). The documentary premiered at DOC NYC and Greenwich will release the film in theaters on August 20.

Joni Mitchell has spoken about the impact of her songwriting and her legacy in a rare interview, sharing the reaction to her evolution into a more personal songwriting style.The folk icon was speaking at a virtual Grammys party hosted by Arista Records founder Clive Davis, which was due to be held in March but was delayed after Davis was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy.“My early work is kind of fantasy, which is why I sort of rejected it,” Mitchell told Davis about her views on her own work.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLGBTQ filmmaker Christin Baker has announced the launch of a new production entity, A Baker Production.A Baker Production will have offices in Los Angeles and Nashville, specializing in bigger-name productions across all genres.

JAY-Z has reportedly filed a new trademark for a TV and film production company.According to TMZ, the rapper and mogul is planning to further expand his business ventures by entering into the world of TV and film production.Through his S.

Chris Willman Music WriterBaz Halpin, the music touring creative director who founded Silent House 11 years ago, announced an ambitious expansion Tuesday, with his brainchild to now be known as Silent House Group and expanded into three separate companies — Silent House Studiios, Silent House Events and Silent House Productions.Key hires in the expansion include Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn, who will head up Silent House Productions.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla As a young girl, “The View” co-host and Emmy Award-winning legal journalist Sunny Hostin would use a hairbrush as a mic and mimic Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer in the mirror. She didn’t have many broadcast idols she could emulate — in those times, there weren’t many women of color headlining news shows.Now, with the launch of her latest venture, Roots & Wings Productions, Hostin will be able to spotlight characters neglected by Hollywood.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has named veteran talent producer Chantel Sausedo to the new position of managing director of artist relations.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBassett Vance Productions, the production company formed by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, has hired Lynnette Ramirez as head of development, Variety has learned exclusively.Ramirez is tasked with finding and developing diverse stories with a strong emphasis on BIPOC voices in front of and behind the camera for multiple platforms.

John Mayer may be the next celebrity to star in a talk show. In recent years, stars like Drew Barrymore, Kelly Clarkson, Queen Latifah, Harry Connick Jr.

The producer of acclaimed documentaries John Lewis: Good Trouble and The Way I See It is going into business with Industrial Media. Trilogy Films, led by Dawn Porter, has signed an overall deal with the independent production group specializing in unscripted content, becoming the sixth company to partner with Industrial.

Dawn Porter’s Trilogy Films, the company behind feature docs including John Lewis: Good Trouble and The Way I See It, has partnered with Industrial Media.

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