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Veteran Documentarian Dawn Porter Making Narrative Debut With ‘NOBODY: The Bert Williams Story,’ Biopic Of Vaudeville Icon
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deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Esteemed documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter is set to make her narrative feature debut with NOBODY: The Bert Williams Story, a biopic of the vaudeville performer of the same name.
The news comes amid her NAACP Award nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Documentary for Luther: Never Too Much, her doc on the life and career of the iconic R&B singer Luther Vandross.
Highlighting the life and career of one of the most influential Black entertainers of the early 20th century, NOBODY explores Williams’ extraordinary rise from Bahamian immigrant to central figure in America’s vaudeville circuit.
His passion and talents were undeniable as he sang, danced, and pantomimed in clubs, cabarets, and theaters across the country.
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