karim Ali will serve as Co-Executive
Producer and research contributor. Karim
will provide overall media expression
direction which will encompass aspects
of the cinematic approach, photography,
music/scoring, editing, writing and design
production. Karim has had a long career
in Media Expressionism and storytelling
with socially conscious institutions,
organizations.
Sadiq Ali
Sadiq Ali will serve as Co-Executive
Producer and Co-Director for the project.
Sadiq will also be responsible for casting
and overall artistic direction. Sadiq is
an author, speaker, social impact sector
leader and entrepreneur who grew up in a
household filled with books by a father who
founded and owned Black bookstores.
Dr. Joshua Clark Davis
Dr. Joshua Clark Davis will serve as
lead historian for the project. As he has
led extensive research on the film’s
core subject area, Dr. Davis will support
in casting. He also serves as assistant
professor of American history at the
University of Baltimore focusing on social
movements, policing, capitalism, and
African American history
Dayvon Love
Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy,
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (Baltimore,
MD) will serve as Cultural and Historical
Consultant for the project. A historian,
author and national champion debater
and coach, Dayvon will provide historical
context and analysis. Dayvon’s work has
been featured heavily across national
media.
Marcel Martin
Marcel Martin bka “Kariz Marcel” is a New
York-born, Baltimore-Virginia raised music
producer and social entrepreneur. His roots
sprouted from 90’s Hip-Hop, Go-Go (DC) and
Baltimore Club Music. In 2008 he founded Kariz
Kids Youth Enrichment Services, an afterschool
program focused on music production that ran
for over 10 years. In 2018 he landed a major
music placement on Jidenna’s ‘85 To Africa’
album with the song ‘Sou Sou’. It was co
produced by 7G, a young prodigy that was once
his student in Kariz Kids.
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