Cineflix Productions Teams with dream hampton for Black Wall Street

The award-winning filmmaker and writer dream hampton (Surviving R. Kelly) is set to executive produce and direct the docuseries Black Wall Street (wt) for Cineflix Productions.

Black Wall Street recounts the Tulsa Race Massacre. One of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, it saw more than 300 African Americans killed, thousands displaced and the city set on fire. G.T. Bynum, Tulsa’s mayor, has opened an investigation to locate the unknown sites of the mass graves and provide some closure and justice. However, the investigation is up against those with power and money in Oklahoma who would rather ignore the history.

J.C. Mills, president and commercial director of Cineflix Productions, said: “After 99 years of silence, Black Wall Street needs to be told, and there’s no one better than dream hampton to bring it to life. Driven by social justice, her sensitive yet hard-hitting approach will honor the fallen and help heal a wound by shining a light on a story that’s been brushed under the rug for far too long. If the recent tragic stories of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery have shown us anything, it’s that there’s still much work to be done.”

hampton added: “Black people from Tulsa have refused to let the Greenwood District Massacre be erased from history. I’m so inspired by their persistence to lift up the stories of what North Tulsa was before the massacre. They are proud that their ancestors, just a generation out of slavery, purchased land and created businesses that personified Black excellence. As the centennial approaches, they are still searching for a mass grave they believe contains the bodies of the victims of the Black Wall Street Massacre, and they are still demanding reparations. I’m inspired to learn this history from them, and to tell their ongoing story.”