NEW YORK, NY – (February 24, 2022) – NowThis, the #1 most-viewed News & Politics Digital Publisher across FB, YT and Twitter [Tubular Labs, US Based Digital Publishers, September 2021], and discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service, today announced a screening of part one of the new original docuseries Uprooted at the Angelika Film Center in New York City on Wednesday, March 2 at 7:00 PM ET. The screening of part one of the three-part limited docuseries will be followed by a brief panel discussion with Sherri Warren, who is the subject of the series, director Avril Z. Speaks, Executive Producer Matt McDonough, and NowThis correspondent Luria Freeman.
Uprooted tells the story of Keith Warren, who was 19 when, in 1986, his body was found hanging from a tree in Silver Spring, MD. The police ruled it a suicide at the scene, the tree was cut down, his family was not informed for more than six hours, no autopsy was performed and no criminal investigation was ever opened. Keith’s sister, Sherri, has spent the last 35 years investigating her brother's death, fighting systemic injustice at every turn as she seeks answers and tries to get Keith's death certificate revised to reflect the truth.
What: Screening of Uprooted (Part One) and panel discussion
featuring Sherri Warren, Avril Z. Speaks, Matt McDonough, and
Luria Freeman
When: Wednesday, March 2, 7:00 PM ET
Where: Angelika Film Center New York
18 W Houston Street
New York, NY 10012
RSVP and Media: This is a private screening. Members of the media who are interested in attending may RSVP to Priyanka Mantha at priyanka@nowthismedia.com. Interviews with Sherri Warren, Avril Z. Speaks, and Matt McDonough are available upon request.
The three-part limited docuseries is now streaming on discovery+ — check out the trailer here.
About NowThis:
NowThis is the #1 most-viewed News & Politics Digital Publisher across FB, YT and Twitter [Tubular Labs, US Based Digital Publishers, September 2021], and a leading news brand and the one of the most followed overall publishers on TikTok, with over 6.2M followers [Platform Analytics, November 2021]. Our brand mission is to make news engaging and relevant for young adults by humanizing our complicated world. Launched in 2012, NowThis has revolutionized how news today is consumed. Our entertaining, inspiring and informative videos receive over 1.4B monthly views [platform analytics, January 2021]. NowThis has won an Academy Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and a Cannes Lions Award. NowThis is part of Group Nine Media, the most-engaging media portfolio in the U.S. [Comscore, July 2021].
About discovery+:
discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service. discovery+ has the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service at launch, featuring a wide range of exclusive, original series across popular, passion verticals in which Discovery brands have a strong leadership position, including lifestyle and relationships; home and food; true crime; paranormal; adventure and natural history; as well as science, tech and the environment, and a slate of high-quality documentaries. For more, visit discoveryplus.com or find it on a variety of platforms and devices, including ones from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Roku and Samsung.
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