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Gullah/Geechee NFL Film Nominated for 4 Emmys!
Emmy Winning Director & Producer Osahon Tongo joined forces with film consultant and producer, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation to truly make movie magic! NFL 360 premiered “The Chief Who Walked the Sea” as a Black History Month feature film. This film salute to legendary Gullah/Geechee football great and activist, the late Jim Brown of St. Simon’s Island in the Gullah/Geechee Nation starred an all Gullah/Geechee cast. “The Chief Who Walked the Sea” is now a 4x Emmy nominated film!
NFL features de Gullah/Geechee on “The Chief Who Walked the Sea”
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation will make Black History once again as she appears in “The Chief Who Walked the Sea.” This National Football League (NFL) film by award winning filmmaker, Oshong Tongo premieres on the NFL Channel and NFL + on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 8 pm EST. It is a tribute to Jim Brown who was a native of St. Simons Island, GA which is one of the Sea Islands of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Hunnuh chillun ain gwine waan miss disya fa tru!