There are a few documentarians who dabble in feature filmmaking: R.J. Cutler (“If I Stay”), Matt Heineman (“A Private War”), even Werner Herzog (there are many). To their ranks we can now add Oscar-winner Roger Ross Williams (“Music By Prudence”), and he’s all in on making it work.
At Telluride, Williams screened his well-reviewed Sundance feature “Cassandro”; saw the world premiere of “Stamped from the Beginning” at the Toronto International Film Festival; and Apple TV+ will air his four-part docuseries “The Super Models” September 20.
It’s an eclectic and vibrant collection of work and none of it was straightforward or easy. “Cassandro” is based on the true story of Luchador Saúl Armendáriz (Gael García Bernal in a career-best performance) who finds his true identity as the cross-dressing El Exotico on the Mexico wrestling circuit. Williams met his subject on the Amazon documentary short “The Man Without a Mask” (2016).
“I knew that story inside out,...
At Telluride, Williams screened his well-reviewed Sundance feature “Cassandro”; saw the world premiere of “Stamped from the Beginning” at the Toronto International Film Festival; and Apple TV+ will air his four-part docuseries “The Super Models” September 20.
It’s an eclectic and vibrant collection of work and none of it was straightforward or easy. “Cassandro” is based on the true story of Luchador Saúl Armendáriz (Gael García Bernal in a career-best performance) who finds his true identity as the cross-dressing El Exotico on the Mexico wrestling circuit. Williams met his subject on the Amazon documentary short “The Man Without a Mask” (2016).
“I knew that story inside out,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Karis Jagger and Fabienne Toback have entered a first look deal with Lionsgate Television.
Under the deal, they will develop and produce unscripted and documentary programming under their production banner Hey Sistah Productions. Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media Group, which focuses on unscripted programming, will provide development support and serve as production services entity for sold projects.
Jagger and Toback are best known for producing “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” a Netflix documentary series based on Dr. Jessica Harris’ book of the same name. The series follows food writer Stephen Satterfield on a culinary journey alongside chefs, historians and activists that celebrates the courage, artistry and resourcefulness of the African American people.
The producers are longtime friends who began collaborating in 2011, producing and directing a series of shorts for the New York Times before optioning “High on the Hog” and partnering with Pilgrim Media Group and...
Under the deal, they will develop and produce unscripted and documentary programming under their production banner Hey Sistah Productions. Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media Group, which focuses on unscripted programming, will provide development support and serve as production services entity for sold projects.
Jagger and Toback are best known for producing “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” a Netflix documentary series based on Dr. Jessica Harris’ book of the same name. The series follows food writer Stephen Satterfield on a culinary journey alongside chefs, historians and activists that celebrates the courage, artistry and resourcefulness of the African American people.
The producers are longtime friends who began collaborating in 2011, producing and directing a series of shorts for the New York Times before optioning “High on the Hog” and partnering with Pilgrim Media Group and...
- 10/13/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Cinema Eye Honors, an influential bellwether in the race for documentary awards, kicked off its 15th year with non-fiction award-winners announced at its annual Los Angeles lunch attended by many top filmmakers. Steve James’ five-part Chicago series “City So Real,” and Spike Lee’s filmed portrait of David Byrne’s Broadway show “American Utopia” lead the Cinema Eye Honors broadcast nominations list with three nods apiece. “David Byrne’s American Utopia” is one of five films up for Outstanding Broadcast Film, while “City So Real” joins five other series in the Nonfiction Series category. Both projects were nominated for Outstanding Broadcast Editing and Cinematography.
“It is notable that both of this year’s most nominated Broadcast entries are part of the creative legacy of Diane Weyermann,” said Cinema Eye Founding Director Aj Schnack. The beloved documentary veteran, who died last week, was an Executive Producer on both “City So Real” and “American Utopia.
“It is notable that both of this year’s most nominated Broadcast entries are part of the creative legacy of Diane Weyermann,” said Cinema Eye Founding Director Aj Schnack. The beloved documentary veteran, who died last week, was an Executive Producer on both “City So Real” and “American Utopia.
- 10/20/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Cinema Eye Honors, an influential bellwether in the race for documentary awards, kicked off its 15th year with non-fiction award-winners announced at its annual Los Angeles lunch attended by many top filmmakers. Steve James’ five-part Chicago series “City So Real,” and Spike Lee’s filmed portrait of David Byrne’s Broadway show “American Utopia” lead the Cinema Eye Honors broadcast nominations list with three nods apiece. “David Byrne’s American Utopia” is one of five films up for Outstanding Broadcast Film, while “City So Real” joins five other series in the Nonfiction Series category. Both projects were nominated for Outstanding Broadcast Editing and Cinematography.
“It is notable that both of this year’s most nominated Broadcast entries are part of the creative legacy of Diane Weyermann,” said Cinema Eye Founding Director Aj Schnack. The beloved documentary veteran, who died last week, was an Executive Producer on both “City So Real” and “American Utopia.
“It is notable that both of this year’s most nominated Broadcast entries are part of the creative legacy of Diane Weyermann,” said Cinema Eye Founding Director Aj Schnack. The beloved documentary veteran, who died last week, was an Executive Producer on both “City So Real” and “American Utopia.
- 10/20/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The story of African American cuisine is cooking up another run.
Netflix has renewed docuseries High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America for a second season.
This follows the four-part show’s launch in May.
Adapted from food historian Jessica B. Harris’ book, the series is part culinary show and part travelogue. It follows food writer Stephen Satterfield as he reveals an expansive, eclectic culinary history shaped by slavery, the Civil War, Juneteenth and the present day featuring Western African stews, soul food, barbecue and fine dining.
The series is directed and exec produced by Roger Ross Williams and exec produced by Fabienne Toback and Karis Jagger. It is a One Story Up Production, the company founded by Ross Williams and Geoff Martz.
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Williams said: “I am so thrilled to announce the second season of High on the Hog...
Netflix has renewed docuseries High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America for a second season.
This follows the four-part show’s launch in May.
Adapted from food historian Jessica B. Harris’ book, the series is part culinary show and part travelogue. It follows food writer Stephen Satterfield as he reveals an expansive, eclectic culinary history shaped by slavery, the Civil War, Juneteenth and the present day featuring Western African stews, soul food, barbecue and fine dining.
The series is directed and exec produced by Roger Ross Williams and exec produced by Fabienne Toback and Karis Jagger. It is a One Story Up Production, the company founded by Ross Williams and Geoff Martz.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2020-21 Season
Williams said: “I am so thrilled to announce the second season of High on the Hog...
- 8/10/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“High on the Hog” has been renewed for a second season at Netflix.
Netflix has ordered a second season of “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” the critically acclaimed series that celebrates the courage, artistry and resourcefulness of African Americans that helped define the American kitchen.
The series is based on the foundational book of the same name by food historian Jessica B. Harris. The first season, now streaming on Netflix is a four-part series that travels to Benin, West Africa, as well as around the United States, from South Carolina to Texas, Philadelphia and New York. In doing so, the show reveals stories behind the food of the African American table and its relationship to Black history. Sommelier Stephen Satterfield hosts.
“I am so thrilled to announce the second season of High on the Hog with Netflix and to be able to continue this incredible...
Netflix has ordered a second season of “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” the critically acclaimed series that celebrates the courage, artistry and resourcefulness of African Americans that helped define the American kitchen.
The series is based on the foundational book of the same name by food historian Jessica B. Harris. The first season, now streaming on Netflix is a four-part series that travels to Benin, West Africa, as well as around the United States, from South Carolina to Texas, Philadelphia and New York. In doing so, the show reveals stories behind the food of the African American table and its relationship to Black history. Sommelier Stephen Satterfield hosts.
“I am so thrilled to announce the second season of High on the Hog with Netflix and to be able to continue this incredible...
- 8/10/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has renewed food docuseries “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America” for Season 2, the streaming service said Tuesday.
Adapted from food historian Jessica B. Harris’ book of the same name, “High on the Hog” — which is part culinary show, part travelogue — follows food writer Stephen Satterfield as he reveals an expansive, eclectic culinary history shaped by slavery, the Civil War, Juneteenth and present day, per Netflix
Season 1 of “High on the Hog,” which debuted May 26 on Netflix, was made up of four episodes.
The newly ordered second season of the show, will continue the first’s celebration of “the courage, artistry and resourcefulness of African Americans that helped define the American kitchen.”
“I am so thrilled to announce the second season of ‘High on the Hog’ with Netflix and to be able to continue this incredible journey through Black food and culture,” director and executive produce Roger Ross Williams said.
Adapted from food historian Jessica B. Harris’ book of the same name, “High on the Hog” — which is part culinary show, part travelogue — follows food writer Stephen Satterfield as he reveals an expansive, eclectic culinary history shaped by slavery, the Civil War, Juneteenth and present day, per Netflix
Season 1 of “High on the Hog,” which debuted May 26 on Netflix, was made up of four episodes.
The newly ordered second season of the show, will continue the first’s celebration of “the courage, artistry and resourcefulness of African Americans that helped define the American kitchen.”
“I am so thrilled to announce the second season of ‘High on the Hog’ with Netflix and to be able to continue this incredible journey through Black food and culture,” director and executive produce Roger Ross Williams said.
- 8/10/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Netflix’s new “High on the Hog” isn’t just a food show or a history show or a travel show. It’s a joyful combination of all of those genres, shot through with a deep reverence for the people and places that were formative to creating African American food — which in turn became simply American food.
Based on the foundational book of the same name by food historian Jessica B. Harris, the four-part series travels to Benin, West Africa, as well as around the United States, from South Carolina to Texas, Philadelphia and New York. In doing so, the show reveals stories behind the food of the African American table and its relationship to Black history.
“High on the Hog” was hatched by food-loving filmmakers Karis Jagger and Fabienne Toback, who served as executive producers and enlisted “Life, Animated” filmmaker Roger Ross Williams to direct. Food writer, chef and...
Based on the foundational book of the same name by food historian Jessica B. Harris, the four-part series travels to Benin, West Africa, as well as around the United States, from South Carolina to Texas, Philadelphia and New York. In doing so, the show reveals stories behind the food of the African American table and its relationship to Black history.
“High on the Hog” was hatched by food-loving filmmakers Karis Jagger and Fabienne Toback, who served as executive producers and enlisted “Life, Animated” filmmaker Roger Ross Williams to direct. Food writer, chef and...
- 5/26/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay and Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max released a trailer for Season 4 of “Gomorrah,” which launches on May 20.
The new season focuses on Genny, who, in order to protect his family, commits to legit business and tries to escape the world in which his father raised him.
“Gomorrah” stars Salvatore Esposito, Ivana Lotito, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Arturo Muselli and Loris De Luna.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, “Gomorrah” is executive produced by Riccardo Tozzi, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Nils Hartman and Sonia Rovai. The series is developed by Saviano and Stefano Bises, alongside Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli, who also serve as writers with Enrico Audenino and Monica Zapelli. The fourth season is directed by Claudio Cupellini, Marco D’Amore, Enrico Rosati, Ciro Visco and Francesca Comencini, who is also the artistic supervisor.
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First Looks
PBS released a trailer for “Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten,...
The new season focuses on Genny, who, in order to protect his family, commits to legit business and tries to escape the world in which his father raised him.
“Gomorrah” stars Salvatore Esposito, Ivana Lotito, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Arturo Muselli and Loris De Luna.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, “Gomorrah” is executive produced by Riccardo Tozzi, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Nils Hartman and Sonia Rovai. The series is developed by Saviano and Stefano Bises, alongside Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli, who also serve as writers with Enrico Audenino and Monica Zapelli. The fourth season is directed by Claudio Cupellini, Marco D’Amore, Enrico Rosati, Ciro Visco and Francesca Comencini, who is also the artistic supervisor.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
First Looks
PBS released a trailer for “Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Antonio Ferme and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-winning documentary director Roger Ross Williams (Music by Prudence) and Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media are teaming to develop High on the Hog, a docuseries chronicling African American history through the lens of food, based on Dr. Jessica B. Harris’ book High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America.
The book, published in 2011 by Bloomsbury, sets out to document the African Diaspora from a culinary perspective; the potential multi-part series traces the moving story of a people’s survival and triumph via the food that has knit together generations and helped define the American kitchen. It’s described as a culinary journey that stretches from Africa to enslavement, emancipation, the Harlem Renaissance, the march for Civil Rights, and up to the present day, and will explore the food and tastes that have profoundly impacted the American palate, and helped shape the country’s relationship with food, music,...
The book, published in 2011 by Bloomsbury, sets out to document the African Diaspora from a culinary perspective; the potential multi-part series traces the moving story of a people’s survival and triumph via the food that has knit together generations and helped define the American kitchen. It’s described as a culinary journey that stretches from Africa to enslavement, emancipation, the Harlem Renaissance, the march for Civil Rights, and up to the present day, and will explore the food and tastes that have profoundly impacted the American palate, and helped shape the country’s relationship with food, music,...
- 9/24/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mick Jagger isn’t gathering any moss in the procreation department. The Rolling Stones frontman and his girlfriend, ballerina Melanie Hamrick, are expecting a child, a spokesperson for the band told TheWrap on Friday. Jagger, who turns 73 on July 26, has seven children, the oldest being daughter Karis Hunt Jagger, age 45. He and his ex-girlfriend Jerry Hall have four children, including son James, who starred in HBO’s short-lived series “Vinyl,” which Jagger executive-produced. Also Read: Rolling Stones Blast Donald Trump for Using 'Start Me Up' in Campaign The singer also has five grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. Jagger and Hamrick have been dating since.
- 7/15/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Friends and family gathered at a funeral service for designer L'Wren Scott on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Held at the Hollywood Forever Funeral Home, the service was attended by Mick Jagger, Ellen Barkin, L'Wren's brother, Randy Bambrough, Justinian Kfoury, Ira M. Hammons-Glass and Adam Glassman among others, a rep for Jagger confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Reverend Ed Bacon of All Saints Church in Pasadena led the service.
Photos: Stars We Lost 2014
Mick, Randy, Justinian, Ira and Adam shared memories and tributes.
Mick's daughter Karis Jagger, and Ellen read poems. Mick's daughter, Jade Jagger, read ...
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Held at the Hollywood Forever Funeral Home, the service was attended by Mick Jagger, Ellen Barkin, L'Wren's brother, Randy Bambrough, Justinian Kfoury, Ira M. Hammons-Glass and Adam Glassman among others, a rep for Jagger confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Reverend Ed Bacon of All Saints Church in Pasadena led the service.
Photos: Stars We Lost 2014
Mick, Randy, Justinian, Ira and Adam shared memories and tributes.
Mick's daughter Karis Jagger, and Ellen read poems. Mick's daughter, Jade Jagger, read ...
Copyright 2014 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 3/25/2014
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Papa was a rolling stone...and Rolling Stone leadman Mick Jagger, 70, father of seven, is reportedly soon to be a great-grandfather! Al the Rolling Stones are grandfathers by now. Time marches on, and the news that Jagger is to become a great-grandfather is making everyone feel just a little bit older this moring.Jagger's daughter (and soon to be grandma) Jade, 42, told The Sunday Times that her 21-year-old daughter, Assisi, expects to give birth in several months.Jade is his daughter with Bianca, and he has four children with his second wife, Jerry Hall, one with Marsha Hunt and another with Luciana Morad. Jagger has four grandchildren – two with Jade Jagger and two with Karis Jagger-Hunt, his daughter with...
- 11/24/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Marsha Hunt is a onetime singer, Hair star, and current Jimi Hendrix biographer, but she's best known for her months-long affair with Mick Jagger, a relationship that inspired "Brown Sugar" and resulted in now 42-year-old Karis Jagger Hunt. In return, Jagger wrote Hunt 10 love letters from the set of his 1970 film Ned Kelly, which include reflections on Yoko Ono and John Lennon, as well as song lyrics. Apparently, Hunt isn't too sentimental about the notes, as she's set to sell them at a Sotheby's auction in London next month. They're expected to fetch up to $110,000, so anyone interested on Mick's take on whether Yoko really destroyed his competition should start counting that couch change now. ...
- 11/10/2012
- by Andre Tartar
- Vulture
Mick Jagger's ex-girlfriend is auctioning his love letters in order to pay her bills. Marsha Hunt dated The Rolling Stones frontman from 1969 to 1970, with the relationship bearing a child, Karis Jagger Hunt. Hunt, who now lives in France, told The Guardian that she is selling ten love letters because she is "broke", saying: "Anyone who has the impression that I have money knows nothing about me. "I had friends who came to visit from Pennsylvania and there was no electricity in the house because the bill had been too high, I was kind of grooving it with a wood burning stove. One friend said, 'Surely you've got something you could sell?'" The ten letters were written between July and August 1969, around the time Jagger was (more)...
- 11/10/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
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