Emily SheskinDirector
Netflix

Taking Up Space

Branded Documentary · 2018 · Director

Pitched as the real-life counterpart to Dear White People, this two-part documentary follows Black students at Yale and Harvard — Ashtan at Yale, Robert at Harvard — as they and their friends share what it means to be Black at an Ivy League school. Made for Netflix’s Strong Black Lead and launched across its social channels.

Harvard
Yale
DirectorEmily Sheskin
CinematographerPaul Yee (A-Cam), with Sam Wood (Yale) and Joshua Csehak (Harvard)
AgencyLaundry Service
PlatformNetflix — Strong Black Lead

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