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PBS Premiere of Toni Morrison Film June 23

American Masters Presents Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Documentary Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, June 23 at 8/7c on PBS and PBS.org/tonimorrison.

The film, which features our graphics and animation work,  is an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author that examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.

Here is the trailer:

Our role as collaborators in the film was cited by the film’s co-producer and editor, Johanna Giebelhaus in this interview published in Filmmaker Magazine.

It was an amazing experience to be a part of telling the story of this extraordinary woman, whose writings and perspective are more relevant and important than ever in light of current events and the national conversation about systemic racial discrimination in the United States.

We are thrilled the film is able to reach an ever growing audience.

Toni Morrison makes Rolling Stone 2019 10 Best List

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am was picked as one of the 10 best documentaries of 2019 by Rolling Stone Magazine.

The article calls the film “a textbook example of how to do a portrait of an artist correctly.”

We were honored to collaborate with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and editor and producer Johanna Giebelhaus in bringing the story of this important and extraordinary woman to life, even as we grieve her loss earlier this year.

Read the complete story here.

 

 

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am in theaters June 21

We are eagerly anticipating the theatrical release of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am on June 21st.

The film, which features our graphics and animation work, is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures and opening in 50 cities across the nation.

Here is the trailer:

Our role as collaborators in the film was cited by the film’s co-producer and editor, Johanna Giebelhaus in this interview published in Filmmaker Magazine.

It was an amazing experience to be a part of telling the story of this extraordinary woman.

When you see the film you will be as in love with Toni Morrison as we are.

PMG Work Featured in Sundance Toni Morrison Doc

We were thrilled and honored to create the visual effects and title design for Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, an engaging and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner, which is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019.

Collaborating closely with with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Producer/Editor Johanna Giebelhaus, we supervised the film’s visual effects and created all of the animated and still graphic elements, a few of which can be seen in this exclusive clip on Deadline.com.

From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to ‘70s-era book tours with Mohammed Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature.

Inspired to write because no one took a “little black girl” seriously, Morrison reflects on her lifelong deconstruction of the master narrative. Woven together with a rich collection of art, history, literature and personality, the film includes discussions about her many critically acclaimed works, including novels The Bluest Eye, Sula and Song of Solomon, her role as an editor of iconic African-American literature and her time teaching at Princeton University.

In addition to Ms. Morrison, the film features interviews with Hilton Als, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Walter Mosley, Sonia Sanchez and Oprah Winfrey, who turned Morrison’s novel “Beloved” into a feature film. Using Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ elegant portrait-style interviews, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am includes original music by Kathryn Bostic, a specially created opening sequence by artist Mickalene Thomas, and evocative works by other contemporary African-American artists including Kara Walker, Rashid Johnson and Kerry James Marshall.

The Trans List Tonight on HBO

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The Trans List is a collection of stories told by 11 transgender women and men in their own words and on their own terms.  The film is directed by noted photographer & filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and features an on-camera introduction by producer and prominent author and activist Janet Mock.

It was an honor to be asked by editor Johanna Giebelhaus to contribute visual effects to the film, and collaborate in helping these people bring their stories to the world.

You can read Time Magazine’s conversation with Janet Mock about the film.

These stories are honestly shared and deeply moving. It was impossible not to be affected by these lives as we worked on this film.

You will be too.

The Trans List airs on HBO December 5, will be on HBO NOW and HBO GO for streaming.

The Trans List will be screening at Cinema Village in New York City on December 9-December 15 during its Academy Award Qualification run.