Hope: A Family Legacy (Docuseries)

A docuseries providing an intimate peek into the enduring legacy of one of America’s most prolific civil rights families.

About This Project
HOPE uncovers the lives and descendants of John Hope and Lugenia Burns Hope, the first Black President and First Lady of Morehouse College, tracing their family's enduring legacy of activism and academia over 160 years.

Why Now
The realities of Black American history, including contributions made by its most influential leaders, are increasingly overlooked, distorted, and erased. Because of this, society's awareness of the Hope family's impact and influence on American and global culture has been lost to time. Now, more than ever, it is important to disclose it, it is essential to celebrate it, and the HOPE docuseries aims to preserve it.

Meet the Team:
Dircelene "Sissi" Torres - DIRECTOR

• NYU's Tisch Film & TV alum and adjunct
• award-winning writer-director and producer
• writing coach, consultant, and editor

José Reyes - PRODUCER

• MA in Cinema Studies (NYU '15)
• filmmaker and Film Studies teacher
• over 15 years of commercial/film production experience

How You Can Help
This project is currently in development as we gather the information and materials necessary to film.

Your donations will assist us in organizing and cataloging archival research and polishing our pitch materials. All donations are tax-deductible.

We look forward to providing updates as this project grows!

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Thank you so much for your support!