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WINNER OF NINE MEDIA AWARDS
2023 Anthem Awards Silver Prize for Best Human & Civil Rights Film
2022 Davey Awards Gold Prize for Best Online Documentary
2022 Telly Awards Gold Prize for Best TV Documentary
2022 Telly Awards Silver Prize for Best News Feature for Television
2022 Telly Awards Silver Prize for Best Direction for Television
2022 Telly Awards Silver Prize for Best Editing for Television
2022 Telly Awards Silver Prize for Best Writing for Television
2022 Telly Awards Silver Prize for Best Political/Commentary for Television
2022 Telly Awards Silver Prize for Best Government Relations for Television
Mayor Muriel Bowser presents... 'Becoming Douglass Commonwealth'
A documentary by NEWorks Productions presented by the Executive Office of the Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Produced and directed by Nolan Williams, Jr.
Hosted by Andrea Roane and Bruce Johnson
Narrated by Ralph UriYah Wesley
This award-winning one-hour documentary chronicles the long and complicated journey towards Washington, District of Columbia becoming our 51st state, Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. To date, 'Becoming Douglass Commonwealth' has aired in five CBS markets and on DCTV.
Featuring:
· José Andrés, Chef/Restauranteur
· Chris Myers Asch, Visiting Instructor, History, Colby College; Co-Author of Chocolate City
· Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher, The Washington Informer
· The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C. (2015 to present)
· Rep. James Clyburn, D-SC 6th District
· Robert J. Contee, III, Acting Chief, Metropolitan Police Department
· Linda Cropp, Former Chairwoman, Council of the District of Columbia
· John J. DeGioia, President, Georgetown University
· C.R. Gibbs, Historian
· The Honorable Vincent Gray, Mayor of Washington, D.C. (2011-2015)
· The Honorable Eric Holder, Jr., Former Attorney General of the United States
· Jamal Holtz, Co-founder, Statehood 51 for 51
· Harry Holzer, John LaFarge Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University and Nonresident Senior Fellow-Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
· Rep. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, D-MD 5th District
· Ted Leonsis, founder, Chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment
· Jane Levey, Historian, DC History Center
· Ezra Levin, Co-founder, Indivisible
· William P. Lightfoot, Former Member, Council of the District of Columbia
· Abbe Lowell, D.C. statehood advocate
· Gregory McCarthy, Trustee, Federal City Council; SVP, Washington Nationals Baseball Club
· Phil Mendelson, Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia
· George Derek Musgrove, Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore; Co-Author of Chocolate City
· Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
· Philip Pannell, DC statehood advocate
· Robert Patterson, Professor of African American Studies, Georgetown University
· Beverly Perry, Senior Advisor to the Mayor
· The Honorable Sharon Pratt, Mayor of Washington, DC. (1991-1995)
· Rep. Jaime Raskin, D-MD 8th District
· Paul Strauss, U.S. Shadow Senator, D.C. (1997 to present)
· George Vradenburg, Vice President, AOL and AOL Time Warner (retired)
· The Honorable Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1999-2007)
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OUR PRODUCTION TEAM
Producers
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
- Nolan Williams, Jr., Producer/Director
- Michael D. DuBose, Associate Producer
- Rod McDonald, Consulting Producer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
- Kadesh DuBose
Production Supervisor
Director of Photography
Production Supervisor
- Michael D. DuBose
Writers
Research Consultant
Production Supervisor
- Chris Myers Asch
- George Derek Musgrove
- Nolan Williams, Jr.
Research Consultant
Research Consultant
Research Consultant
- Jane Levey
Editors
Research Consultant
Research Consultant
- Kadesh DuBose, lead editor
- Adrienne Boykin
- Michael D. DuBose
- Michael Lyon
Graphics
Post production
Camera Ops
- Regi Allen
- Reginald Butler
- Kat Davis
- Kadesh DuBose
- Robert Ellis, title banner
Camera Ops
Post production
Camera Ops
- Kadesh DuBose
- Paul Fifield
- William P. Haywood
- Henry Joseph
- Marcus Smith, III
- Camille Toussaint
- William P. Haywood, jib operator
Post production
Post production
Audio Technicians
- William P. Haywood
- Jacques Richmond
- Ryan Romkema
Audio Technicians
Production Assistants
Audio Technicians
- Todd Berger
- C. Anthony Miller
- Shari Thomas
Music Team
Production Assistants
Production Assistants
- Nolan Williams, Jr., Music Supervisor/Editor
- Michael DuBose, Sr., Music Editor
Production Assistants
Production Assistants
Production Assistants
- Sylveta Brown
- Kyana Waters
Sound Track Creatives
- Allyn Johnson, original documentary score
- Nolan Williams, Jr., contributing composer
- Michael A. DuBose, contributing composer
- John Stoddart, contributing arranger
Special Acknowledgements
- D.C. Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment
- D.C. Office of Community Affairs
- D.C. Public Library
- Office of Federal and Regional Affairs
- Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia
- Office of the Senior Advisor to the Mayor
Acknowledgements
- Alice Deal Middle School
- BONI Productions
- DC History Center
- DWP Productions
- FedNet
- Friendship Public Charter School
- Lateef Mangum, D.C. photo archivist
- ThinkFoodGroup
Filming Locations
- DC History Center
- D.C. Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment
- Marion S. Barry, Jr. Building
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library