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Critically Acclaimed Documentary, Mr. SOUL! Receives the 2022 Peabody Award

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Produced, written and directed by Melissa Haizlip, the celebrated documentary, "Mr. SOUL!" is the proud recipient of the prestigious 2022 Peabody Award. The winning announcement was made by Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman. The award is being presented for the PBS broadcast of "Mr. SOUL!" which premiered on Independent Lens during Black History Month 2021. Recognized by The New York Times as a top Streaming Pick, "Mr. SOUL!" is the winner of the Best First Documentary Feature at the 2020 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, and Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards. "Mr. SOUL!" was also shortlisted at the 93rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Original Song, for "Show Me Your Soul" by Grammy Award-winning composer Robert Glasper and Grammy Award-winning singer Lalah Hathaway.

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Ron Hall Show Features Dimas Salaberrios, Producer Of Chicago: America's Hidden War, Prior To May 12th Theater Launch

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Thursday, May 6, 2021

Click to Watch Dimas and Ron Hall, executive film producerand author of The Same Kind of Different as Me, teamed up to create the film which highlights the incredible tragedy taking place on the streets of Chicago.

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  • Click to Watch Dimas and Ron Hall, executive film producerand author of The Same Kind of Different as Me, teamed up to create the film which highlights the incredible tragedy taking place on the streets of Chicago.
  • The film made the 93rd Academy Awards documentary consideration list.\nSince 1992, 10,300 were killed in Chicago when compared to the 6,888 killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.
  • "If we can do something to stop someone from killing another person, I can\'t turn a blind eye to that.
  • To reach Dimas Salaberrios for a personal interview, contact him at 914.380.2276.\n'