Can Project Greenlight: A New Generation outshine its predecessor?
Veteran filmmaker Jennifer Holness and film critic Sarah-Tai Black tell host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about whether new celebrity mentors Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are able to overcome the diversity challenges the original Project Greenlight faced.
Jennifer Holness and Sarah-Tai Black weigh in on the rebooted filmmaking reality series
Billed as a "reinvention" of the original Miramax Television/HBO series, Project Greenlight: A New Generation focuses on up-and-coming female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film.
Veteran filmmaker Jennifer Holness and film critic Sarah-Tai Black review the reboot, and consider whether new celebrity mentors Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are able to overcome the diversity challenges the original series faced.
WATCH | Official trailer for Project Greenlight: A New Generation:
You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Panel produced by Ty Callender and Glory Omotayo.