Jay Z to Make Trayvon Martin Film & Documentary Series

Jay Z to Make Trayvon Martin Film & Documentary Series

Jay Z and film studio Weinstein Company are teaming up to helm movie and television projects about Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager who was killed by George Zimmerman in 2012, Variety reports.
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“His death is here to teach us to save a generation of kids,” rapper says of six-part series. “It’s hard to watch, but important to see”

Jay Z recently acquired the rights to two books ­– Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It by Lisa Bloom and Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin authored by Trayvon’s parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin – which will serve as the basis for the projects.

Suspicious Nation is told from the perspective of covering the Zimmerman trial for NBC. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch member in the Florida community where he and Martin both lived, shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old. Zimmerman was acquitted on a second-degree murder charge after claiming he shot Martin in self-defense.

The verdict sparked protests nationwide. Rest in Power reflects on Martin’s childhood and the aftermath following the death of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin’s son.

The planned works include a six-part docuseries that Jay Z will produce and a narrative feature film that will be developed by the studio.