STARZ BRINGS A GRIPPING NEW OFFERING TO SXSW WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LUTHER “UNCLE LUKE” CAMPBELL’S “WARRIORS OF LIBERTY CITY”
Starz And Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell Releases Trailer and New Photos for the Series Ahead of its Premiere as Official Episodic Selections at the 2018 SXSW Film FestivalSTARZ debuts the official trailer and character images for new original docuseries “Warriors of Liberty City” ahead of their World Premieres at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival this week. “Warriors of Liberty City” was chosen as Official Episodic Selections at the festival with a Q&A on Monday, March 12th.Panel Information:“Warriors of Liberty City”Monday, March 12th1:30 PM – 3:00 PMVimeo TheaterWorld premiere screening of the first episode, followed by a Q&A with creator, producer, and director Evan Rosenfeld (“30 for 30,” “Vice World of Sports”), hip-hop music pioneer, executive producer, and Warriors program founder Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell, Duke Johnson (Cleveland Browns) and executive producer Maverick Carter (“Survivor’s Remorse”).“Warriors of Liberty City,” a docuseries from PGA award-winning director and producer Rosenfeld explores Liberty City – a crime-ridden neighborhood in Miami, Florida that is arguably the NFL’s largest, most successful football factory. The series follows a season with the Liberty City Warriors, a youth football program founded by an unlikely mentor: hip-hop music pioneer Luther Campbell, better known as “Uncle Luke.” Before Liberty City native Barry Jenkins won his historic Oscar® for Moonlight, the city was best known for producing some of the biggest names in football, including Devonta Freeman, Antonio Brown, Duke Johnson, and Teddy Bridgewater. It’s a place synonymous with poverty and gun violence, but in the face of incredible challenges and personal tragedy, the Warriors of Liberty City learn to triumph both on and off the football field.Follow Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell at @Unclelukereal1 (Instagram and Twitter). Follow “Warriors of Liberty City” on Twitter at @Warriors_Starz.Join the conversation with #WarriorsSTARZ and #WarriorsSXSW.
