Black and Missing is a real-life based documentary series that is all set for its premiere on November 23, 2021. The series is directed by Geeta Gambhir, who has won several Emmy awards alongside Soledad O’Brien, who is a notable author, journalist, activist, and documentarian.
The series focuses on Derrica and Natalie Wilson. They are the founders of the Black and Missing Organization that fights against the marginalization that Black missing person cases face in the media and law enforcement. The series intends to bring out the harsh realities that the Black people have to undergo due to prevalent racism in the system and society.
Worth Watching or Not?
The four-part documentary series Black and Missing focuses on the marginalization and oppression that the Blacks undergo at the hands of an exploitative system and a less inclusive society. Directed by Soledad O’ Brien and Geeta Gambhir, the documentary focuses on Derrica and Natalie Wilson. They are the founders of the Black and Missing Organization that fights against the marginalization that Black missing person cases face in the media and law enforcement.
Over 200,000 Black people went missing in 2020; however, these cases take four times longer to get resolved, and there is a bias in the media as well as it becomes well ignorant in reporting these cases. The series targets and focuses on what is known as the Missing White Woman Syndrome that has well exposed a system that doesn’t really care if black lives actually matter.
Black and Missing documents Wilson’s desperate effort to make grounds for providing the missing Black people and their families the due share of reporting and investigation by calling out the normalization of such discrepancies. The missing Black people are often categorized as being trafficked, runaways or even worse, dead and hence are never prioritized by the system.
Black and Missing brings out how the Black women are the least protected and don’t even exist or the system. The series aims to provide a multi-dimension perspective on Black lives through Black and Missing and create a sense of awareness by exposing the harsh reality of an ignorant system. The series is a definite must-watch for being brutally true.
Where to Watch/Stream?
Black and Missing is a real-life based documentary series that will be premiered on November 23, 2021. The documentary will be released in four parts on HBO and HBO MAX on the specified date. Black and Missing is available exclusively on HBO and HBO MAX as of now.
Is there a Sequel Planned?
Black and Missing have been in the making for about 3 years before its final release. The series focuses on the marginalization and oppression that the Blacks undergo at the hands of an exploitative system and a less inclusive society. Whether a sequel is planned or not is not confirmed yet by the makers but there is definitely a need for such shows that depicts the reality of the society one lives in.
