Partnerships Documentaries
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Description
In July 2024, RISD alum and faculty member Rene Payne 83 GD and a team of alum, faculty and students joined the Emmett Till Memory Project (ETMP) an immersive storytelling project designed to commemorate the murder of Emmett Till, honor the legacy of Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, and pursue racial reconciliation. The ETMP website and mobile app focus on preserving and protecting the sites in Chicago and Mississippi where the tragedy unfolded. Watch and learn more about the collaboration behind this urgent act of visualization, storytelling, and care. See how design helps communicate and buttress a chapter of history that is crucial to understanding the American experience.
Creative and web efforts were led by Payne, Zoë Pulley MFA 23 GD, and Jonathan Chen 23 SC, with support from the extended team at Payne’s firm included by Favor. Countless other collaborators, affiliates, advisors, and supporters were involved in the realization of this project. Please see https://www.etmp.site/about for a list of partners working together to honor the Till legacy.
About RISD Academic and Creative Partnerships
The Emmett Till Memory Project is exemplary of partnerships we value most at RISD: creative cross-pollination that elevates the curiosity, empathy, practice, and ambition of all participants. Our hands-on approach to learning and making leads to engagements with organizations focused on art, technology, fashion, music, architecture, design, transportation, and more. Academic and Creative Partnerships build on these collaborations to generate opportunities for ongoing innovation.
Producer: Amy Devers
ETMP Site, Assets, and Drone Photography provided by: Included
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Publication Date
Winter 1-1-2025
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Providence
Videographer
James Jones Studio
Keywords
Emmett Till, Civil Rights, Racial Reconciliation, Monument
Disciplines
Digital Humanities | Graphic Design | Interdisciplinary Arts and Media | United States History
Recommended Citation
Academic and Creative Partnerships and Devers, Amy, "Emmett Till Memory Project" (2025). Partnerships Documentaries. 4.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/partnerships_documentaries/4