Comcast's Black Experience on Xfinity Announces Premiere of Powerful Documentary 'Bad River' From Filmmakers Mary Mazzio and Grant Hill

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Premiering Earth Day, April 22 exclusively on Black Experience on Xfinity Channel, Xfinity X1, and Xumo.
• Co-narrated by Indigenous activist Quannah ChasingHorse and Academy Award-nominated actor Edward Norton.
• Additional executive producers include Allison Abner, Grammy-nominated singer Tamia, Mato Mayuhi, and Grammy-winning producer Shep Crawford.
• Bad River takes us into the heart of a battle to save Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake and part of the Great Lakes system, which account for approximately 20% of the world's freshwater supply.

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / May 8, 2024 / Comcast NBCUniversal's Black Experience on Xfinity teams up with award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio (A Most Beautiful Thing, I Am Jane Doe) and executive producer and NBA Hall of Famer Grant Hill, to premiere Bad River, a film that chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and their ongoing fight for sovereignty.

The story unfolds in a groundbreaking way, through a series of shocking revelations, devastating losses, and a powerful legacy of defiance and resilience.

In honor of Earth Day, Bad River is now available exclusively on Comcast's Black Experience on Xfinity (BEX) channel, X1, Xumo and Flex.

Co-narrated by indigenous actor and activist Quannah ChasingHorse and award-winning actor Edward Norton (Primal Fear, American History X, Birdman), this inspiring project brings us through an epic sweep of history into the present, with a David vs. Goliath battle to save Lake Superior, the largest freshwater resource in North America. The film chronicles the tenacity of the Bad River Ojibwe, a Native community located in Northern Wisconsin, as they resist, time and again, an effort a millennium in the making to erase and eradicate their culture and community.

"We are passionate about creating the world's best and most diverse collection of multicultural programming and entertainment available anywhere," said Loren Hudson, SVP and Chief Diversity Offer, Comcast Cable. "Through our partnership with Mary Mazzio and Grant Hill, and with platforms like the Black Experience on Xfinity, we are proud to play a role in expanding access to original programming that shines a light on the stories of underrepresented communities for millions of additional viewers."