E-mail a friendFebruary 4, 2005
Filmmaker Shola Lynch describes her experience making the documentary, CHISHOLM '72: Unbought & Unbossed. R & B crooner Brian McKnight believes he's doing what God wants him to do.
Shola Lynch
Shola Lynch
Shola Lynch learned the art of making documentaries on the job. She worked with Ken Burns on the award-winning Frank Lloyd Wright and JAZZ. She also worked on the Emmy Award winning HBO Sports documentary Do You Believe in Miracles? Raised in New York City, Lynch starred on Sesame Street as a child and was a world-class track athlete - who still holds records. She makes her directorial debut with CHISHOLM '72, about Shirley Chisholm, the first woman of any color to mount a serious campaign for the American presidency.
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is a singer, as well as a talented writer, musician, producer and arranger. Known for his romantic ballads, he's proficient on keyboards, guitar and trumpet. His music is rooted in gospel and jazz, the genres he listened to as a child in a musical family - his older brother is a member of the vocal group Take 6. In his early teens, McKnight was writing instrumentals and led his first band, a jazz-fusion unit, at age 17. He signed with Mercury at age 19. He's now on the Motown label with his latest CD, 'Gemini.'