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Proximity Media founders Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian (Searching) have bolstered their production banner with the addition of Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Ludwig Göransson, RCA Records senior veep of marketing Archie Davis and Emmy winning filmmaker Peter Nicks. They form an intriguing brain trust…

EXCLUSIVE: The Walt Disney Company has extended its relationship with Black Panther director and co-writer Ryan Coogler. Disney has made a five-year overall exclusive television deal with Coogler's Proximity Media, which he runs with principals Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Peter…

In Peter Nicks' documentary Homeroom, premiering today at the Sundance Film Festival, Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf speaks with a small group of students of color from Oakland High School. A white woman addressing Black and Latino young people, she earnestly tells them, "I want you all to see yourselves as I see you…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's a first look at a scene from the Peter Nicks documentary Homeroom, premiering today in U.S. Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, at 9 AM PST. Homeroom is the third in a trilogy of films from Nicks examining life and institutions in Oakland, California, including a public hospital in…