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Mini Bio. Kara Elverson is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, who recently produced Agents of Chaos (HBO, 2020) directed by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney (The Inventor, Going Clear, Taxi to the Dark Side).
Director, Jamila Wignot; producers Jamila Wignot, Kara Elverson; executive producers, Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Nigel Sinclair, Nicholas Ferrall, Scott Pascucci, Sophia Dilley, Michele Smith, Jody Gerson, David Blackman, Charlie Cohen, Ron Broitman. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.
May 2, 2024 · Los Angeles, CA (May 2, 2024) — THE MEMPHIS SOUL SOUND THAT ELECTRIFIED THE WORLD TO BE CELEBRATED IN NEW STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A. DOCUSERIES The HBO Original four-part documentary series STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A., an official selection of the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival and winner of the TV Premiere Audience Award, is produced and directed by filmmaker Jamila Wignot.
Led by Jamila Wignot and Kara Elverson, with executive producers including Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow, this series promises to be a cinematic masterpiece. Don’t Miss Out!
In just under twenty years, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee grew from a family-owned record store and studio to one of soul music's most influential producers. Stax Records launched the careers of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & The MG 's, and Sam & Dave, and more. Using archival footage and interviews, STAX: Soulsville, USA chronicles the musicians, songwriters and producers who ...
May 2, 2024 · Produced by Jamila Wignot and Kara Elverson. Executive produced by Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Nigel Sinclair, Nicholas Ferrall, Scott Pascucci, Sophia Dilley, Michele Smith, Jody Gerson ...
David Peck, Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann will act as co-executive producers. Wignot will also serve as a producer on the project, alongside series producer Kara Elverson. Rob Bowman, author of Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records is serving as a consultant on the series.
