OMAR: The Opera | Behind the Scenes - short documentary
2023 Pulitzer Prize-winner, OMAR is an opera by Rhiannon Giddens, based on the autobiography of an enslaved muslim man, Omar Ibn Said, who lived in Charleston, SC and Fayetteville, NC in the 19th century. This film dives deep into the opera’s creation, and its significance to cast members who “stepped into the shoes of their ancestors” in order to bring Omar’s story to life at Carolina Performing Arts in February 2023.