Podcast Scene 2: Deborah Riley Draper discusses her docuseries “James Brown: Say It Loud” and her musical legacy

FEBRUARY 16, 2024 2:45 p.m.

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Good morning, And to welcome has THE Scene 2 Seen Podcast! I am Valerie Complex, A partner editor And movie writer has Deadline. Today I am chat with prime director And advertisement agency veteran Deborah Riley Drape.

Draper East get together has first her most recent project, James Brown: Say He Strong, on Monday on A&E Network. She directed And co-written THE in four parts docuseries, which examined Brown legacy through exclusive interviews, never seen pictures And her beloved music catalog. He East executive product by Rolling Rocks' Mike Jagger And Oscar winner Ahmir "Quest for love" Thompson.

Draper previously directed THE in two parts series THE Legacy of Black Wall Street For OWN/Discovery+, which received A NAACP Picture Price nomination For Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television). In 2017, She received A NAACP Picture Price nomination For her documentary Olympic Pride, American Prejudices, which She Also directed, product And wrote, narrative THE unspeakable history of THE 18 African Americans WHO challenged Hitler And Jimmy Crow In 1936. THE movie was A of only three recognized worldwide by SAR Prince Albert of Monaco For THE 2017 Sportel World Peace And sport Price.

Her beginning movie, Versailles 1973: American Track Revolution, open New York Fashion Week And Toronto Fashion Week In 2012, SO made his debut on Logo TV. He brand THE First of all respondent look has THE infamous Palace of Versailles Fundraising, which gave birth has American Ready to wear, directed by Black models. THE movie won THE HBO Best Documentary has THE Mill Valley African American Movie Festival. Draper Also directed THE prime documentary Twenty Beads: THE History of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. In 2021 And THE short documentary On board: THE History of Black Women on Boards, which created has last years Tribeca Festival.

Draper recently wrote And directed THE 2024 Love, Your Spirit campaign For THE Announcement Advice. In addition, She won THE 2023 Gold Anthem Price And Gold Addy Price For THE Announcement Advice Rural Stories In 2021 And several Addis And Anthem Price For THE Announcement Advice Covid Education Message of public interest Tuskegee Legacy Stories.

She Also served as THE archives producer on Hulu Look has Me NOW: XXX Tension In 2022, And wrote And directed THE prime short movie Illegal Pink In 2019 featuring Jasmine Guys. Draper will serve as executive producer of THE the Web series THE Table, together has release later This month She Also East director And executive producer on THE Future docuseries Reversed In association with Coffee Bluff Pictures And wiip Studios.

In This episode, We talk about THE process of documentary realization, James Brown powerful music, And THE impact of her civil rights heritage.