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Peacock Acquires Tribeca Civil Rights Doc ‘Lowndes County And The Road To Black Power’ In Streamer’s Latest Documentary Deal

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EXCLUSIVE: Peacock has acquired the civil rights documentary Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power ahead of its world premiere next week at the Tribeca Festival.

A streaming release date will be announced soon for the pic, which is presented by Participant, a Multitude Films production, in association with The Atlantic and will bow on the streamer as a Peacock Original.Told through first-person testimony and archival footage, the film chronicles a group of courageous, young Black activists who put their lives on the line not just to secure the right to vote, but for Black Power in Lowndes County, AL.

It was inspired by Vann R. Newkirk II’s research and writing, as published in The Atlantic. He also served as consulting producer on the film, which premieres Tuesday in Tribeca’s Spotlight Documentary section.“What stood out to us about the history of Lowndes County’s role in the civil rights movement was that it was locally led and that a key piece of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s strategy was to leave behind a community that could continue working on its own behalf,” said directors Geeta Gandbhir and Sam Pollard. “As the struggle for racial justice and racial equity continues in this country, it was important for us to find values-led partners in Multitude, The Atlantic and Participant, and we’re excited that Peacock is now on board to share the film with audiences.”The Peacock Original is presented by Participant, a Multitude Films production, in association with The Atlantic, and directed by Pollard and Gandbhir.

Executive producers are Jeff Skoll, the late Diane Weyermann, Fred Grinstein and Linzee Troubh. Producers are Anya Rous, Jessica Devaney and Dema Paxton Fofang.Lowndes County is the

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