Dallas, 2019
Episode 1 of Dallas, 2019 shows workers navigating a city in crisis after a tornado.
Episodes
Dallas, 2019 | Episode 1
Episode 1 of Dallas, 2019 shows workers navigating a city in crisis after a tornado.
Dallas, 2019 | Episode 2
A graduating high school student, superintendent, and county sheriff all strive for a better future.
Dallas, 2019 | Episode 3
Three diverse spirits with longstanding Texas roots struggle with their place in the world.
Dallas, 2019 | Episode 4
A judge and a D.A. both aim to bring reform and empathy to a complex and disparate justice system.
Dallas, 2019 | Episode 5
The final episode of Dallas, 2019 poses the question: What does it mean to be alive?
About the Documentary
A cross section of life in Dallas the year before the pandemic hit, as fault lines emerge between those who follow, make, and battle the law. This five-part series follows the harried lives of city workers, community organizers, and diverse citizens as they confront natural and human-made disasters, a struggling school system, and cycles of incarceration. What will the future of Dallas look like?
The Filmmakers
Darius Clark Monroe
Darius Clark Monroe is a documentary and fiction producer/director. Monroe’s films grapple with the innumerable experiences and environments that shape our psyche and behavior, oftentimes investigating fear, vulnerability, spirituality, and media through varied visual techniques and instruments.
Seth Gordon
Seth Gordon has directed and produced several critically acclaimed documentaries, including King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters and the Academy Award-winning film, Undefeated. Gordon has directed several studio feature films and television pilots. He is currently directing an action comedy for Netflix that he also co-wrote, Back in Action.
Alon Simcha
Alon Simcha is a producer of award-winning content across film, documentary, music video, digital, and broadcast advertising. His collective film and documentary work has screened at NYFF, MoMA’s New Directors/New Films, Slamdance, and Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. He is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Crystal Isaac
Crystal Isaac is an Emmy Award-nominated producer with more than a decade of experience in the documentary and news industry. Her work covers a broad range of issues including education, poverty, race, gender, sexuality, and criminal justice. You can see her work on HBO, CNN, BET, STARZ, PBS, and Paramount+.
Akil Gibbons
Akil Gibbons is an award winning, Emmy-Award nominated film director and producer whose film works have debuted at Sundance and aired on HBO, BET, CNN, VICE, The Daily Show, Netflix, Paramount+, TIME Studios, and Roc Nation, via his production company CoINTEL Productions (CoINTELPRO).