*Jermaine Dupri and Uncle Luke have teamed up to executive produce a Freaknik documentary.
Hulu has announced that the project titled “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” will chronicle the “rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that exploded into an influential street party and spotlighted ATL as a major cultural stage,” per Hulu’s description, as reported by Variety. “Can the magic of Freaknik be brought back 40 years later?”
Dupri and Uncle Luke will EP “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” along with showrunner Geraldine L. Porras and director P Frank Williams. Peter Bittenbender, Melissa Cooper for Mass Appeal, Eric Tomosunas for Swirl Films, Terry Ross, and Alex Avant. Nikki Byles and Jay Allen are reportedly producers of the project.
The first Freaknik picnic was held in Atlanta in the mid-’80s for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The festival evolved in the 1990s into what it is known for today, including dance contests, concerts, parties, sporting events, rap sessions, and job fairs.
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The Associated Press once denounced the event, citing “sexual assaults, violence against women, and public safety concerns.” The outlet even called on the Atlanta Committee for Black College Spring Break to publicly oppose the festival in 1998.
“We cannot support events that bring lewd activities, sexual assaults, violence against women, and public safety concerns, [as well as] firetrucks not being able to reach victims and ambulances not being able to reach hospitals in a timely manner,” committee Chairman George Hawthorne said at the time.
Meanwhile, Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew fame planned a family-friendly version of the party in ATL in 2019.
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