"Maynard Jackson was the Moses of his time" is a typical comment in Samuel D. Pollard's documentary about the three-term Atlanta mayor, the first African-America to hold that office and the first of any major Southern city. The statement may be hyperbolic, but it reflects the enduring influence of the formidable figure who was instrumental in advancing civil rights from protests to political action. Recently given its world premiere at Doc NYC, Maynard proves as moving as it is informative.
Jackson, whose grandfather was the legendary civil rights leader John Wesley Dobbs, was impressive even in his early years. He...
Jackson, whose grandfather was the legendary civil rights leader John Wesley Dobbs, was impressive even in his early years. He...
- 11/24/2017
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Heading for its world premiere at Doc NYC on Thursday, November 16, 2017, Maynard examines the fascinating life and legacy of Maynard Jackson. We are pleased to premiere the first trailer, which you can watch below. Here's the festival's description: "Director Sam Pollard constructs a portrait of charismatic trailblazer Maynard Jackson, who became Atlanta’s first black mayor in 1973. The son of pastors raised in the segregated South, Jackson entered college at 14 and took office at 35. During his three-term tenure, he led the city through the traumatic Atlanta child murders and triumphantly hosted the 1996 Olympics, all while championing racial equality. Family and colleagues, including Bill Clinton, Andrew Young and Al Sharpton, tell the epic story of a dynamic leader and his legacy...
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- 10/18/2017
- Screen Anarchy
The Final Year Photo: Courtesy of Doc NYC
The line-up for the eighth Doc NYC film festival has been announced. The festival, which runs from November 9 to 16 in Manhattan, will feature 23 world premieres, with more than 350 filmmakers and special guests expected in person to present their films or participate on panels.
The festival will open with The Final Year - Greg Barker's documentary about the final year of president Barack Obama's foreign policy administration - and close with musical profile Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars, with the guitarist and songwriter in attendance.
The Centerpiece Film, will be the world premiere of Far From the Tree, director Rachel Dretzin’s adaptation of Andrew Solomon’s bestselling book about parental love in many forms.
World premieres at the festival include A Murder in Mansfield, by Barbara Kopple (Miss Sharon Jones!), which explores the impact of a 1989 murder on a family; Maynard,...
The line-up for the eighth Doc NYC film festival has been announced. The festival, which runs from November 9 to 16 in Manhattan, will feature 23 world premieres, with more than 350 filmmakers and special guests expected in person to present their films or participate on panels.
The festival will open with The Final Year - Greg Barker's documentary about the final year of president Barack Obama's foreign policy administration - and close with musical profile Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars, with the guitarist and songwriter in attendance.
The Centerpiece Film, will be the world premiere of Far From the Tree, director Rachel Dretzin’s adaptation of Andrew Solomon’s bestselling book about parental love in many forms.
World premieres at the festival include A Murder in Mansfield, by Barbara Kopple (Miss Sharon Jones!), which explores the impact of a 1989 murder on a family; Maynard,...
- 10/12/2017
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Sam Pollard (long-time Spike Lee editor, as well as director and producer in his own right) is taking on the life of another public figure in a new documentary. “Maynard,” the much-anticipated documentary film, which is being made about the life and times of former… Continue Reading →...
- 1/30/2017
- by James Hall
- ShadowAndAct
Sam Pollard (long-time Spike Lee editor, as well as director and producer in his own right) is taking on the life of another public figure in a new documentary. The director of "August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand," which aired earlier this year on PBS, and an upcoming film on John Coltrane titled "A Love Supreme: A Portrait of John Coltrane in 4 Parts," has begun principal photography in Atlanta on a documentary feature centered on that city's first African American Mayor, Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. Details follow via press release below... The theatrical documentary about the person and legacy...
- 9/22/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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