1906 Atlanta Race Massacre

For three days in September of 1906 in Atlanta, Georgia, a white mob - incited by the race-baiting of politicians and local newspapers - violently attacked the black community across the city. Using volumetric performances, hand-drawn Quill image and AI animations, this augmented reality project allows audiences to follow writer and editor Jesse Max Barber's as he tries to tell the world this buried truth.

This piece was made in a collaboration with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and award-winning Emblematic Group’s director Nonny de la Peña, who has more than a decade of AR/VR experience, alongside a consultancy with director Alton Glass and journalist Retha Hill.

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Credits

Director:

Nonny de la Peña

Executive Producer:

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Producer:

Nonny de la Peña, Dan Brower

Screenwriter:

Nonny de la Peña, Retha Hill, Alton Glass

Editor:

Charlie Park

Sound Designer:

Joe Gordo

Music:

Joe Gordo

Principal Cast:

Bryonn Bain, Gina Belafonte, Kamary Phillips, Kevin Phillips, Kevin Richard Best, Toussaint John Louis, David McLain

Additional Credits:

Lead Unity Developer: Hannah Eaves, Consultant Producer and Writer: Alton Glass, Consulltant Producer and Writer: Retha Hill, Quill Artist: Micah Milner, Additional input: Idris Brewster, Unity Developers: Aashiq Shaikh, Jonathan Williams, Milo Talwani, Pariah Interactive, Volumetric Capture: Digital Media Entertainment, 3D Artist: Hector Gomez Mendez, Jesse Brindze, Jet Olaño, Associate Producer: Charlie Park, Charles Anderson, Flemming Laursen, Erika Barraza, Maria Belafonte, Casting: Gina Belafonte, Dan Brower, Charles Anderson

Contact

Publicity Contact:

Nonny de la Peña
nonny@emblmaticgroup.com
3107490010

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20 mins