Barack Obama made history as the first Black president of the United States and a lot of High Ground's productions speak to the legacy and history of Black people in America. A documentary released on Netflix in 2022,Descendant,details the lives of the descendants of the survivors of enslaved...
Over 500 filmgoers have voted on the 100+ films on Best Netflix Original Documentary Movies. Current Top 3: Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors, ...
"It's a great, expansive, deeply humanist work,"Vulture's David Edelstein said of the first film produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company. "Enola Holmes" Legendary "Stranger Things" breakout star Millie Bobby Brown takes on the role of Sherlock Holmes' mystery-solving teen s...
A must-watch biographical drama, ‘Rustin’ is produced by the Barack and Michelle Obama-owned company Higher Ground. It is based on the life of gay Black civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, played impeccably by Colman Domingo. He is the guy who organized the historic 1963 March on Washingto...
Directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah Watch on Netflix Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have carried theBad Boys franchisefor nearly 30 years. The fourth film,Bad Boys: Ride or Die, was one of the biggest movies of summer 2024 and sees Miami police officers Mike Lowery (Smith) and Marc...
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 27, 2023 As in years past, Obama included several movies —“Rustin,”“Leave the World Behind,” and “American Symphony” — produced by Higher Ground Productions, the film arm he established with his wife Michelle Obama in 2018. Obama acknowledged ...
The real-life Katherine Johnson was eventually recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. — KS Watch on Disney Plus 'Cabin in the Sky' (Image credit: Alamy) When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson) dies in a drunken fight, he ...
Courtesy NETFLIX In 2021,Barack Obamaput the postapocalyptic novelLeave the World Behindby Rumaan Alam on his summer reading list, and two years later, Netflix’s cinematic adaptation of the thriller hit the platform. A story about a family getaway that goes awry after a cyberattack causes ...
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Produced by former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground. Obama awarded Rustin a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom. "20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL" 1 nomination. Digital purchase or rental. Streams on the Frontline page at pbs.org, the PBS app and at Frontline on...