

We hope that audiences can feel this team’s dedication up on the big screen, we are incredibly proud of it.”Ī lot of what I originally said still rings true: "People are excited about this short film, myself included. “This is such a special story that means so much to us,” said Ramsey, “Matthew has rallied an insanely talented group of people to get this short made, and to be able to share it with the world is a gift. Peter Ramsey (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”) and Frank Abney (animator, “Toy Story 4”) are the executive producers. Cherry, and Lion Forge Animation’s David Steward II and Carl Reed.

The short is produced by Karen Rupert Toliver, Stacey Newton, Monica A.

The short’s associate producers include N’Dambi Gillespie, Gabrielle Union-Wade & Dwayne Wade Jr., Gabourey Sidibe, Stephanie Fredric and Claude Kelly. The short’s co-executive producers include Jordan Peele, Andrew Hawkins, Harrison Barnes, Yara and Keri Shahidi. The credits are also a who’s who of Hollywood. Smith (creator of The Proud Family and an animator with Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. (an animator with Up and WALL♾), and Bruce W. Cherry executive produced BlacKkKlansman, and then brought Issa Rae ( Insecure) on to voice Zuri’s mother in the film, which he co-directed with Everett Downing Jr.
