Netflix has released the official trailer for Giving Voice, a documentary based on the August Wilson Monologue Competition. The film follows the emotional journey of six students as they advance through the high-stakes competition, an event which celebrates one of America’s preeminent playwrights. Every year, thousands of students from twelve cities across the United States perform the Pulitzer Prize winner’s work (Fences, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) for a shot to perform on Broadway.
Directors Jim Stern and Fernando Villena capture students discovering themselves and the world around them through Wilson’s “Century Cycle,” a canon of ten plays portraying the 20th century African American experience. Executive producer Viola Davis, along with “Fences” co-star Denzel Washington, share the impact that Wilson’s timeless artistry and legacy has had on their careers and their hopes for the young people carrying it forward. Producing the Netflix original documentary are James D. Stern, Karen Bove, Fernando Villena, Schoen Smith, Craig Piligian. Academy Award winning actress Viola Davis and EGOT winner John Legend are executive producers on the film alongside; Julius Tennon, Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius, Dan Cogan, Jenny Raskin, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Gretchen Stockdale, Nicholas Caprio, Constanza Romero.
Giving Voice premiers on the streamer on Friday, Dec. 11 and will feature the original song, “Never Break” from John Legend, and winner of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Favorite Award. The film is an Endgame Entertainment and Pilgrim Media Group Production in association with Endeavor Content, Impact Partners, Get Lifted Film Co and JuVee Productions. View the trailer for the film below.
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