In The Making
Season 1
An artist celebrating Black womanhood. A Hawiian poet fighting for Indigenous rights. A jazz musician who’s redefining his craft. Meet eight emerging artists from underrepresented communities who are shaking up their respective fields.
Where to Watch Season 1
8 Episodes
- Bunky Echo-Hawk: The ResistanceE2
Episode 2Bunky Echo-Hawk: The ResistanceFilmmaker Ben-Alex Dupris explores how the reality and resistance of Native Americans inspires the work of Pawnee artist Bunky Echo-Hawk, igniting discussions about environmentalism and Native American rights, among other topics. - Anik Khan: Street LevelE3
Episode 3Anik Khan: Street LevelFilmmakers Sofian Khan and Joseph Patel explore the music of Anik Khan, the Bangladesh-born, Queens, New York-raised hip-hop artist whose music sketches the immigrant experience with rare poetic flare, incisive depth and a whole masala of influences at his fingertips. - Amyra León: Strange GraceE4
Episode 4Amyra León: Strange GraceFilmmaker Malika Zouhali-Worrall provides a portrait of Amyra León, the musician, poet, author and activist who channels deeply personal experiences of pain and healing into raw, majestic, and often cathartic performances that celebrate love, Blackness and womanhood. - Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This is the Way We RiseE5
Episode 5Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This is the Way We RiseFilmmaker Ciara Lacy documents Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, a Kanaka Maoli wahine poet, activist and academic, and her continued work towards justice for Hawaii’s native population. - Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the MoonE6
Episode 6Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the MoonFilmmaker Ligaiya Romero explores the life and work of Maia Cruz Palileo, the multi-disciplinary, Brooklyn-based artist who examines themes of migration and the permeable concept of home in her works, inspired by the oral history of her family’s arrival in the United States from the Philippines. - Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: The New ChiefE7
Episode 7Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: The New ChiefFilmmakers Amitabh Joshi and Erik Spink spotlight Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, the Grammy-nominated, modern jazz musician from New Orleans who defies the expectations of jazz while challenging how music is taught in universities nationwide.