John Mitchell Jr. founded The Daily Planet in 1904 to chronicle life in Richmond’s Black community. This week’s show features people behind the making of BIRTH OF A PLANET, a documentary about Mitchell and his newspaper: Sylvester Tucker, the Director and Jack Nester, the Producer. The doc will air on VPM Feb 28 at 9pm. We discussed:
– What is Tilt?
– How this project started as a mural
– Challenges of stock photos and film
– Choosing Daniel Jones for the VO
– Premiering for the Mitchells at Lily Black (and what that means)
LINKS:
Tilt Creative
Website for Birth of a Planet (with option to view the doc free)
VPM (showing the doc at 9pm on 2/28)
The Magic Shed
