Help the Filmmakers of Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back Raise Film Festival Funds!
About
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back is an intimate portrait of the charming song-and-dance man from his tap-dancing childhood to today. Maurice and friends—Chita Rivera, Mercedes Ellington and Debbie Allen tell tales from his seven-decade career, including Broadway shows, Hollywood films like Francis Ford Coppola’s The Cotton Club and about his loving yet difficult relationship with superstar brother Gregory Hines. Ever battling the challenges of being a gay, black man in showbiz, Maurice shares his story with humor and grace.
With your tax-deductible donation at this website, you can receive this exclusive merchandise (custom-designed Champion brand T-shirts, autographed CDs and a pre-sale digital streaming link of the film). It will help us reach our goal to bring the film to festivals and audiences across the country.
DOC NYC WINNER! GRAND JURY PRIZE - METROPOLIS | Jurors’ statement: “Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back ... transcends easy assumptions to become an emotional meditation on the universal theme of love, loss, family, art, aging and more.”
John is a two-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker with an eye for documenting under-recognized creative communities. His biographical portraits have aired globally. More about John at www.cinqua.com.
Tracy E. Hopkins | Writer, Producer
Tracy is an award-winning and widely published arts and entertainment journalist. With over 25 years of experience, she has written and reported for numerous media outlets including The Associated Press, AARP, Essence and Broadway World.
Debbie Allen | Executive Producer
Ms. Allen is an acclaimed actress, dancer, choreographer, director and producer, and currently executive producer on Grey’s Anatomy. Her school, The Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA), is a non-profit committed to expanding the reach of dance and theater arts to enrich, inspire and transform the lives of thousands of young people around the world.
Charles Randolph-Wright | Executive Producer
Mr. Randolph-Wright is a film, television, and theater director (Motown The Musical), television producer, screenwriter and playwright. He directed Maurice Hines in Arena Stage presentations of Guys and Dolls and Sophisticated Ladies. MauriceHines_BringThemBack_Poster sm.jpg 669.29 KB
