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December 26, 2021 19 mins

Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, an auteur, has helmed “Ferguson Rises” is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that has suffered the loss of “gentle giant” Mike Brown.  The film won the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, debuted to a worldwide audience on PBS, and Mobolaji has been traveling the nation and world to talk about the film which has been mentioned in an extremely competitive field as a prospective Academy Award nominee. How did the film get made?  What was the director’s driving force?  Why did Grammy Award singer Aloe Blacc come on board as a producer as well as contribute his song, “the other side” to the film?  How is one man’s quest making a difference in the world?  As the film is a powerful story that has went on to become a flashpoint for a modern-day civil rights movement, it exemplifies “Getting Deals Done’s” slogan of “Doing business. Changing Power. Changing Systems.  And making the world a better place one deal at a time.”

“We have to be able to tell these stories, and it’s not going to come from folks who don’t see through their own biases. It has to come from within our culture.”  - Aloe Blacc

"There is always the possibility for finding purpose in your pain."
  - Mobolaji Olambiwonnu

Credits:

Guest:  Mobolaji Olambiwonnu
Guest:  Aloe Blacc
Producer:  Victory & Noble
Creator and Host:  Patrick A. Howell
Executive Producer and Narrator:  Tori Reid
Writer:  Patrick A. Howell
Director:  Tori Reid
Post Production:  WeEdit Podcasts
Associate Producer:  Kapri K. Echols
Show Intern Affiliation:  Howard University
Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water Systems
Advertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden West
Ad Voiceover Artist:  Ginger Levert
Music:  "Holdin’ onto Magic" by Easy Wheelers

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Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

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