Why The Obamas’ Inclusion Of ‘Crip Camp’ In Their Netflix Film Lineup Means So Much

Why The Obamas’ Inclusion Of ‘Crip Camp’ In Their Netflix Film Lineup Means So Much

On Tuesday, Barack and Michelle Obama announced that they’ve signed a deal with Netflix to release seven films through the Obamas' new production company, Higher Ground. The Obamas launched Higher Grounds in spring of 2018 in hopes to create story-telling content that amplifies the voices of often underrepresented communities.

Empowering New Storytellers

Empowering New Storytellers

“The theater became a space for multi-tribal community of people -- celebrating who they are and rising up their stories. I was in the back of the theater, weeping,” remembers Wendy Levy, Executive Director of The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture, an international nonprofit whose mission is to facilitate collaboration, strategic growth, innovation and cultural impact for the media arts field.

HEALING CIRCLES: A Worksheet

HEALING CIRCLES: A Worksheet

Often, arts and performance-based programs and organizations ask their participants to share personal stories that can be ethnographies of trauma and harm. Additionally, the process of creation is always laced with doubt and vulnerability.