We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest Official Trailer Release #MacroSW #MLKDay #WeAreTheDreamHBO
WE ARE THE DREAM:
THE KIDS OF THE OAKLAND MLK ORATORICAL FEST
*OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASE*
Directed and Produced by Emmy® winner
AMY SCHATZ
Executive Produced by Academy Award winner
MAHERSHALA ALI
WE ARE THE DREAM will premiere on HBO February 18, 2020
**Please note, February is National Black History Month**
Every year in Oakland, CA, hundreds of pre-K through 12th grade students compete in the Martin Luther King Oratorical Festival, performing a mix of published and original poetry and speeches. This documentary chronicles the months leading up to the 40th annual festival, as schools across the city send their top-placing students to compete. It is a portrait of passionate young people raising their voices about issues they care about – social justice, immigration and more – and of a community that celebrates them. Directed and produced by Amy Schatz; produced by Diane Kolyer; executive produced by Mahershala Ali, Amatus Karim Ali, Mimi Valdés and Julie Anderson.
Karen Zgoda, LMSW 