EXCLUSIVE: Filming has begun on Paramount+‘s long-gestating Misan Harriman social change characteristic doc Protest and Progress.
The movie, which was introduced again in 2021, explores the affect and significance of protest actions in shaping social change, with photographer and social activist Harriman, who was Oscar-nominated for his quick movie The After, fronting it.
Protest and Progress will observe Harriman as he travels world wide documenting the resilience and dedication of grassroots activists preventing for actions together with equality, gender justice, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental sustainability and extra. It would embrace interviews with activists and photographers on the entrance traces of protests, and can provide perception into Harriman’s private evolution as an activist,
The movie comes from UK indie Doc Hearts in affiliation with Paramount Tv Worldwide Studios. The doc will debut completely on Paramount+ globally in early 2025. It was initially unveiled as a three-part doc sequence — the primary fee from Georgia Arnold’s VIS Social Influence division.
“We live in a time of nice change and problem,” mentioned Harriman. “Amidst this, I need my artwork and advocacy to construct bridges and convey folks collectively. I need to discover how we are able to maintain ourselves accountable for our fallible nature – have we made progress by protest? I’m embarking on this journey with a tremendous workforce to discover these very important questions, in a yr the place the stakes have by no means been increased.”
Doc Hearts founder Andy Mundy-Fortress is director and govt producer alongside Joanna Natasegara and Harriman. Aletha Shepherd, Adam Gee and Wyn Baptiste is from Doc Hearts is producing, and has been commissioned for Paramount+ by Adrian Padmore, VP Commissioning Editor, Paramount UK.
Final yr, we revealed that Paramount had set a brand new construction for its social impacts workforce following the exit of VIS Social Influence boss and MTV Staying Alive Basis co-founder Arnold. Crystal Barnes, Janice Gatti and Brad Archer-Haynes all obtained promotions within the rejig.
