Abby Lynn Kang Davis

Abby Lynn Kang Davis

История

Abby Lynn Kang Davis is a multi Emmy-nominated filmmaker focused on giving a platform to underrepresented voices.

Профиль

Abby Lynn Kang Davis

Фильмы

Almost Famous: The Unchosen One
Producer
It was the late 1990s, and 3,000 young actors around the world were scouted for the role of a lifetime. On the ride home from school, Devon Michael’s mom told him he’d be auditioning for "The Phantom Menace," one of the most anticipated movies ever. From 3,000, the producers narrowed it down to three, and soon Michael was at Skywalker Ranch doing a test screen with George Lucas and Natalie Portman.
The Beauty President
Executive Producer
In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.
Cause of Life: Angela
Co-Producer
Angela Chaddlesone McCarthy was a teenage mother raised on a Native American reservation who overcame great odds to become a Kiowa tribe legislator in Oklahoma.
Cause of Life: Jerry
Co-Producer
A devout Christian, Jerry Givens was Virginia’s chief executioner, before he became an advocate of abolishing the death penalty.
Cause of Life: Calvin
Co-Producer
When his son-in-law was killed in a tragic car crash, World War II veteran Calvin Haworth became a surrogate parent and an activist against drunk driving in Minnesota.
Cause of Life: Humberto
Co-Producer
A hard-working bricklayer from the projects, Humberto Trujillo helped build the main Phoenix post office — and rose to become his city’s first Hispanic postmaster.
Cause of Life: Rosary
Co-Producer
Rosary Castro-Olega was a retired nurse who returned to the frontlines to fight the virus, ultimately becoming one of the Filipino-American nurses who were disproportionately killed by the virus.
Концерт — это беседа
Co-Producer
A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The Great Mother
Executive Producer
This vérité documentary follows Nora Sandigo, legal guardian to over 2000 US-citizen children of undocumented immigrants, as she sacrifices everything to keep American-born children with their undocumented parents.
Almost Famous: The Lost Astronaut
Producer
In 1963, Ed Dwight Jr. was poised to be NASA’s first African-American astronaut, until suddenly he wasn’t.
Almost Famous: The Other Fab Four
Producer
In the mid-1960s, four teenagers from Liverpool were changing the face of pop music. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam, and Val — the Liverbirds!
Almost Famous: Kim I Am
Producer
Kim Hill was a rising singer when she met a young rapper named will.i.am, but she quit the Black Eyed Peas just before they became famous.
Almost Famous: The King of Fish & Chips
Co-Producer
In the late 1960s, Haddon Salt built a fast-food empire. Then Kentucky Fried Chicken came knocking.
That's My Jazz
Executive Producer
A world-renowned pastry chef, reflects on his relationship with his deceased father Milton Abel Sr., famed Kansas City jazz musician.
Long Shot
Executive Producer
When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage.
Поездка
Associate Producer
Мать вынуждена предпринять путешествие через всю страну в Калифорнию, чтобы быть со своим сыном, который решил бросить школу и стать серфером.
You Must Be Joking
Associate Producer
A New Yorker working as a paralegal searches for a new lease on life before a childhood friend inspires her to take up comedy.