Harris-Walz Campaign Teams With Stars, Filmmakers for Video Series
The Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign for the White House maximized its time in Chicago during August’s Democratic National Convention with production on a video series featuring some big-name Hollywood talent both in front of and behind the cameras.
Shot behind-the-scenes during the DNC, the video series is the brainchild of Tinseltown insiders and was created to showcase “unscripted and deeply personal” conversations from trusted voices about such topics as Harris’s bid for president, issues that matter most to voters, stakes of the upcoming election and more, per the campaign. The series will be rolling out in the coming days on the campaign’s platforms, all leading up to the Nov. 5 election.
Those who helped produce the series and ask questions of the subjects from behind the camera include Kerry Washington, Alicia Keys and Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen. Those who directed their segments include J.J. Abrams, Oscar winner Spike Lee, Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay and Eva Longoria. As announced separately today by BET, Lee caught up with Stevie Wonder. The veteran filmmaker also sat for a candid conversation with President Bill Clinton.
Other conversations captured for the series include Abrams with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Longoria with President Barack Obama and DuVernay catching up with the Exonerated 5, a group she’s tight with after having created the Emmy nominated limited series When They See Us.
Many of those involved in the series had high-profile roles at the DNC. Obama, Clinton and Emhoff all spoke during the program while Washington served as one of the week’s official hosts alongside Mindy Kaling, Tony Goldwyn and Ana Navarro who filled the slots on other nights. Longoria also had a featured role as a speaker during the final night of the convention, helping to coin a phrase voters in presidential elections know well by switching “yes, we can” to “she se puede.”
See Lee’s conversation with Wonder below.
