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"I HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE"
THE AWARD-WINNING, STAR-STUDDED VOTING RIGHTS VIRAL ANTHEM (OVER TWO MILLION GLOBAL VIEWS TO DATE)
AND THE WINNER IS...
Billie Jean King | Billy Porter | Chef Carla Hall | Christopher Jackson |
Hill Harper | Ebony Jo-Ann | Ryan Jamaal Swain | Sheila C. Johnson
'I HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE' (CONDENSED CUT SANS CREDITS/4:39)
The award-winning voting rights anthem by Nolan Williams, Jr. featuring Billie Jean King, Billy Porter, Chef Carla Hall, Christopher Jackson, Hill Harper, Ebony Jo-Ann, Ryan Jamaal Swain, and Sheila C. Johnson
'I have a right to vote' (FULL CUT/6:20)
I HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE!
First released during the 2020 election cycle, I Have A Right To Vote is an award-winning voting rights anthem and music video that raises awareness around voter suppression, encourages voter education and registration, and increases voter motivation.
Composed and video directed by Nolan Williams, Jr., I Have A Right To Vote features a stellar cast of celebrities speaking the words of historical voting rights icons, including: Billie Jean King, Billy Porter, Chef Carla Hall, Christopher Jackson (from the original cast of HAMILTON), Hill Harper, Ebony Jo-Ann, and Ryan Jamaal Swain (F/X Network's POSE). The video also features the national touring company of STIRRING THE WATERS ACROSS AMERICA (Williams' theatrical concert production from which the song is drawn), cameos by luminaries like businesswoman Sheila C. Johnson, and American citizens at iconic places across the country—from New York’s Times Square to Milwaukee’s Art Museum, and from the “Rocky” Steps in Philadelphia to the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles—all affirming their right to vote!
I Have A Right To Vote has garnered a 2022 Davey Awards Gold Prize for Best Music Video and a 2021 Telly Awards Bronze Prize for Best Social Impact Video.
I Have A Right To Vote is produced by NEWorks Productions in collaboration with Bohemian Foundation, David Frederick & Sophia Lynn, and Edgewood; composed and video directed by Nolan Williams, Jr.; edited by award-winning filmmaker Maria Cataldo (Netflix: JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH) and Kadesh DuBose; music produced by Williams and Robert Ellis; and features animations by Marina Martins & Pigmental Studios and Atlanta-based artist Andre Thompson.
"The single most powerful tool in the fight is our right to vote. In spite of everything, we must not squander it, we must get out and vote and inspire others to do the same. I'm thrilled to play a part in this important initiative." - Billie Jean King -
I Have A Right To Vote is a non-partisan project. It is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
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The official "I Have A Right To Vote" music video was featured in the 2020 Virtual March On Washington Pre-Show on Friday, August 28, 2020.
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STIRRING THE WATERS ACROSS AMERICA
Produced by NEWorks Productions
The song, I Have A Right To Vote, is drawn from the theatrical concert production, STIRRING THE WATERS ACROSS AMERICA. Conceived and composed by Nolan Williams, Jr. to illuminate the Civil Rights Movement, STIRRING combines captivating music, spoken word, and dance with stunning visuals to highlight seminal moments from the Movement from 1954 to 1968, connecting the past with the present.
Lauded by D.C. Metro Theatre Arts as “Electrifying. Awakening. …Exquisitely bold and utterly holy,” STIRRING was workshopped at the Kennedy Center in the fall of 2019, becoming one of the first works to be developed at the Kennedy Center REACH through the Center's Social Practice Residency.
PICTURED: The national touring company of STIRRING during their February 2020 performance at Vanderbilt University's Langford Auditorium, Nashville, TN | PHOTO CREDIT: Quentin Cox, courtesy of Vanderbilt University
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