Higher Ground, the producer of audiovisual content founded by the former president Barack Obama (2009-2016) and wife Michelle, He continues to work for Netflix with four new films and two television series.
The productions announced today by the company will be added to a catalog of collaborations that include “American Factory”, winner of the Oscar for best documentary, “Crip Camp” and “Becoming”, the film about the former first lady. which is the publication success of his memories.
“We created Higher Ground to tell great stories. From science fiction to the beauty of the natural world to the relationships that define us, Higher Ground continues to strive to find new perspectives, compelling characters and inspiration, “Barack and Michelle Obama said in a statement.
Four films
From the arsenal of announced projects, the film “Exit West” stands out, which will adapt the novel of the same name about two refugees from the Middle East in search of a better life in Europe and the United States.
Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) will be one of the protagonists of the film, based on one of the most recent literary phenomena in the United States, and three more will be added to this star project. One of them from science fiction, entitled “Satellite”, of which no further details are known.