Emancipation: A poignant feature film about slavery

Apple TV+ presents the trailer for Emancipation starring Will Smith.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by William N. Collage, Emancipation tells the triumphant story of Peter, a man who escapes slavery, relying on his intelligence, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to escape the cold-blooded hunters. and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana in his quest for freedom. The film is inspired by the 1863 “Whipped Peter”photographs taken during a medical examination of the Union Army and first published in Harper’s Weekly. One of the images, known as “The Wounded Back”, which showed Peter’s bare back mutilated by the floggings of his slavers, helped create public opposition to slavery.

Trailer of the film “Emancipation”

Emancipation will hit theaters on December 2, and then stream on Apple TV+ on December 9, 2022. Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor and Mustafa Shakir co-star with Will Smith. The cast also includes Stephen Ogg, Grant Harvey, Ronnie Jean Blevins, Jason Warner Smith, Jabbar Lewis, Michael Luvoy, Aaron Moten and newcomer Imani Pullum.

The film is being produced by Will Smith and John Monet through Westbrook Studios, Joey McFarland through McFarland Entertainment and Todd Black through Escape Artists. Chris Brigham, Antoine Fuqua, James Lassiter, Heather Washington, Cliff Roberts, Glen Basner and Scott Greenberg are executive producers.