Trilogy Films

26/07/2025

MSNBC Films presents a special encore presentation of our Emmy®-winning series for Best Documentary, “The Sing Sing Chronicles.” An NBC News Studi production, directed by Trilogy Films' own Dawn Porter. The series builds on decades of investigative reporting from Dateline NBC producer Dan Slepian and exposes the injustices of different wrongful convictions at the notorious Sing Sing prison.

Watch all four episodes of “The Sing Sing Chronicles” TONIGHT beginning at 9pm ET on MSNBC.

More info: www.msnbc.com/thesingsingchronicles

19/06/2025

Don’t miss , the powerful new film directed by Dawn Porter that tells the true story of incarcerated musicians who created a timeless soul record. 🎶

📺 Premiering TONIGHT at 10/9c on A&E or watch on play.aetv.com

10/06/2025

🎉 We’re thrilled that LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH took home the 2025 BET Award for Best Movie last night! 🏆

This honor means the world — not just to us, but to everyone who helped bring Luther Vandross' story to life. Thank you to the BET Awards, to the fans who felt every note, and to the icon himself, whose voice and legacy continue to move generations.

💜 Never too much, never too much, never too much… 🎶

05/05/2025

Trilogy Films projects are nominated for three News & Documentary Emmy Awards from the The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences!

1️⃣ Best Documentary: The Sing Sing Chronicles (with MSNBC Films + NBC News Studios)

2️⃣ Outstanding Investigative News Coverage Long Form: Documenting Police Use of Force (with FRONTLINE | PBS / GBH)

3️⃣ Outstanding Research — News: Documenting Police Use of Force (with FRONTLINE | PBS / GBH)

Browse all the nominees: https://bit.ly/3Sli4oQ (via The Hollywood Reporter)

04/05/2025

The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C. on this day, May 4th, in 1961. John Lewis organized Freedom Rides that left him bloodied and jailed.

Click for more information and to stream John Lewis: Good Trouble: https://bit.ly/42cNItt

27/04/2025

BOBBY KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT premiered on this day (April 27th) in 2018. The series was created for Netflix by Trilogy Films, directed by Dawn Porter and executive produced by Ben Cotner, Gunnar Dedio, and Adam Del Deo. Watch now: https://www.netflix.com/title/80174282

26/03/2025

features the work of several Vineyarders, including filmmaker Dawn Porter, composer John Forté and Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School student Fiona Brown. Read from The Vineyard Gazette:

In February, part three of Eyes on the Prize aired on HBO, and featured the work of several Vineyarders, including filmmaker Dawn Porter, composer John Forté and Martha's Vineyard Charter School student Fiona Brown.

23/03/2025

Stream It or Skip It? Decider critic Joel Keller says STREAM IT!📺

The six-part series is produced by Dawn Porter (John Lewis: Good Trouble).

20/03/2025

In case you missed it, Dawn Porter joined KCRW telling viewers they will be surprised to learn how many roles Luther Vandross played in his career — including writing iconic jingles and singing backup for artists such as Roberta Flack, Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand. Plus, she talks about his rewarding musical partnership with David Bowie and his nuanced performance style.

Dawn Porter shares gems from her new Luther Vandross documentary: From his backup singing for Barbara Steisand, to time spent pal-ing around with David Bowie.

19/03/2025

ICYMI: Watch Executive Producer Dawn Porter on MSNBC discussing her latest HBO / HBO Documentary Films project .

16/03/2025

New Pittsburgh Courier featured : "The series arrives at a time when the fight for racial justice remains urgent, and the Black Press continues to document these struggles as it has been for nearly two centuries."

  HBO is set to debut “Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest” (1977-2015), the latest chapter of the groundbreaking documentary series that has long served as a definitive account of the fight for racial justice in America. The six-part series, executive produced by Daw...

14/03/2025

"If you are feeling unmoored and powerless, 'Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015' is a potent prescriptive, and extremely timely." Read more from Salon.⬇️

HBO / HBO Documentary Films

The landmark series' six-part continuation uses history to remind us that civil rights are won by ordinary people.