Locally-produced "Black Skin" inspired by George Floyd murder

>>> SOME MULTIMEDIA ARTISTS ARE USING TALENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. >> WITH GRANT MONEY FROM THE ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND, THEY PRODUCED A POWERFUL MUSIC VIDEO FEATURING EMILY HAAVIK. >> ♪ >> THE FULL VIDEO WILL PREPARE SATURDAY NIGHT AT A FUNDRAISER AND CONCERT AT THE CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER. THE EVENT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK AND INDIGENOUS WOMEN. >> THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO GET ATTENTION AND LESS LIKELY TO BE FOUND. >> PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN THE WORK SUPPORTING SURVIVORS AND OTHERS IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE. YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF PERFORMERS AND SPEAKERS AS WELL AS TICKET INFORMATION. >>> A MOVIE BASED ON EVENTS SURROUNDING THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD WILL PREMIERE THIS WEEKEND. >> BLACK SKIN FUTURES 21 LOCAL ACTORS. THE DRAMA FOLLOWS THE STORY OF LOUIS, A BLACK MAN PULLED OVER BY POLICE. WE SAT DOWN WITH SOME OF THE CAST TO SAY THEIR HOPE IS THAT THE MOVIE SPARKS CHANGE. >> DOWNTOWN IS BURNING. >> Reporter: IT IS THE STORY THAT MANY SAY THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH BEING PULLED OVER BY POLICE AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG. >> THEY COULD HAVE BROUGHT IN HOLLYWOOD ACTORS. A STRONG LOCAL PRESENCE, SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY LIVED HERE. >> Reporter: 21 LOCAL ACTORS ARE FEATURED INCLUDING ERNEST HOWARD. AND GIL NUNEZ KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE AS -- BRING STAR POWER. IT IS COPRODUCED BY NORSTAR NATIVE. >> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE AND KEEP SEEING WHAT IS BEING DONE. AS FAR AS POLICE BRUTALITY AND TRY TO MAKE CHANGE. >> Reporter: HE HOPES TO TAKE VIEWERS ON A JOURNEY THAT BRINGS ABOUT SERIOUS CHANGE. >> DO SOMETHING TO PUT OUT TO THE WORLD TO LET THE WORLD KNOW WHAT MINNESOTA IS GOING THROUGH. >> Reporter: IT IS LOOSELY BASED ON TRUE ACCOUNTS FROM THE VEGAN RESTAURANT OWNER, LOUIS HUNTER. HE WANTS THE MOVIE TO SERVE A PURPOSE. THE MOVIE IS DIRECTED BY MARK CASEY WHO WAS MENTORED BY JOHN SINGLETON. >> YOU TAKE CERTAIN SCENARIOS AND SAYS WHAT SONG AND WHAT HE WILL FIT? SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS IS A PERFECT SONG. >> Reporter: THE SOUND IS ALSO IN THE FILM. NEIGHBORS LOOKED AFTER ONE ANOTHER IN A COMMUNITY INCLUDED THOSE. >> IT STARTS WITH NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEIGHBORS. WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER DOOR BY DOOR.

Channel: WCCO - CBS Minnesota

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Keywords: WCCO 4 News, Black Skin, George Floyd

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Length: 3min 21sec (201 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 21 2022