SEVEN RISING:
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE 2024 D.C. WARD7 SEVEN COUNCIL PRIMARY
THE STORY
SEVEN RISING is an oral history and documentary series by Washington, D.C.-based filmmaker Paul Grant. It will explore generational changes in political leadership in Ward 7–a predominately African American community of 28 economically diverse neighborhoods in Southeast and Northeast, Washington, D.C.
And it will also examine how the Ward 7 community chooses its leadership. What did we get right? What did we get wrong in the 2024 election process? The project will examine how this local primary in a predominately Black community mirrors our national politics. And how this moment might shape the future of this area.
www.sevenrisingdc.com
WRITTEN, PRODUCED, & DIRECTED BY
Paul Grant
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Paul GrantTracey Grant
EDITED BY
MIRANDA DAY-RAWLINS
FEATURING
Ebbon AllenWendell FelderRoscoe Grant, Jr.Villareal Johnson, IIEbony PayneEboni-Rose ThompsonVeda RasheedDenise Reed
ALSO FEATURING
Ambrose Lane, JrRev. Kendrick CurryLatisha Atkins, J.D.Dr. Marla Dean
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Paul GrantJoseph Neal, III
ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE