HBO Original Documentary GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT Sets Max Streaming Premiere Date

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HBO Documentary Films will release the Sundance Film Festival prize-winning documentary GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT, which will premiere on the Max platform on January 8th, 2024 at 9p ET/PT. It was directed and produced by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson (“American Promise,” “Stateless”), produced by Tommy Oliver (HBO’s “40 Years A Prisoner” and “Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss”), and executive produced by Taraji P. Henson and Codie Elaine Oliver.

The film travels through time and space to reveal the enduring influence of Nikki Giovanni, one of America’s greatest living poets and social commentators. Giovanni reckons with the inevitable passing of time through intimate vérité, striking archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of her poetry, revealing the lasting impact of Giovanni's work on American culture.

The critically acclaimed film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Best U.S. Documentary and was an official selection in the Spotlight section of the 61st New York Film Festival. The film was recently nominated for three Cinema Eye Honors Awards including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature, two International Documentary Association Awards, including Best Feature Documentary, and a Film Independent Spirit Awards nomination for Best Documentary.

We’ve added the film to our streaming calendar. Check out the trailer below.