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Tommy Franklin
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Tommy Franklin is a filmmaker, writer, and producer. His documentary You Don’t Know My Name received support from Sundance, ITVS, Firelight Media, Ford Foundation, Catapult Film Fund, The Marshall Project, The Just Trust, Jerome Foundation, InMaat Foundation, Perspective Fund, and many others. Tommy developed his artistic practice during fellowships with Film Independent, Firelight Doc Lab, CNN, Kartemquin, BAVC, Duke University Center for Documentary Studies, Center for Art & Advocacy, True/False Film Fest, and Big Sky Pitch. He was shortlisted for the 2025 Creative Capital Award. He continues that growth in the Jerome Hill Artists 2026-2028 Fellowship. Franklin’s one hour drama pilot Intr…
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WHITE TEARS
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NRWhen 12 year old best friends Rico and Chris’s friendship takes a dangerous turn, a dark secret sets in motion a plan for the kids to confront realities that force them to take justice into their own hands
Daredevil
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In the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the Mexico/Guatemala border, thousands of Black migrants seeking asylum face anti-Blackness in the city of Tapachula, Mexico. The US has extended its borders to South and Central America by enforcing policies that trap Black Migrants from a dozen countries in horrific conditions as they attempt to journey to the US.
Mexico is Hell for Black Migrants
2025
NRSeparated from his incarcerated mother at birth, the filmmaker searches for her identity and uncovers deep ancestral bloodlines. As he gets closer to this life-altering truth, he navigates his way through systems designed to keep him in the dark.
You Don't Know My Name
2026
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Behind the camera
NRNo synopsis available yet.
WHITE TEARS
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NRWhen 12 year old best friends Rico and Chris’s friendship takes a dangerous turn, a dark secret sets in motion a plan for the kids to confront realities that force them to take justice into their own hands
Daredevil
—
In the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the Mexico/Guatemala border, thousands of Black migrants seeking asylum face anti-Blackness in the city of Tapachula, Mexico. The US has extended its borders to South and Central America by enforcing policies that trap Black Migrants from a dozen countries in horrific conditions as they attempt to journey to the US.
Mexico is Hell for Black Migrants
2025
NRSeparated from his incarcerated mother at birth, the filmmaker searches for her identity and uncovers deep ancestral bloodlines. As he gets closer to this life-altering truth, he navigates his way through systems designed to keep him in the dark.
You Don't Know My Name
2026
NRSeparated from his incarcerated mother at birth, the filmmaker searches for her identity and uncovers deep ancestral bloodlines. As he gets closer to this life-altering truth, he navigates his way through systems designed to keep him in the dark.
You Don't Know My Name
2026
