THE DARYL DAVIS PROJECT, the next big project from Figura Media, has wrapped its main stage of production and is now being assembled and cut together. The film will follow Daryl Davis, a black boogie-woogie piano player for legends such as Chuck Berry, as he seeks to meet and befriend white supremacists around the nation, and with a little bit of luck to change their views. Set to be the first feature-length documentary produced entirely by Figura, The Daryl Davis Project promises to shed new light on the ever-controversial subject of racism in America. With interviews with leaders of both the KKK and NAACP, this film will show from both sides that we still have a long way to go to total understanding and acceptance in this allegedly "post-racial" society. A rough cut is scheduled for completion in the Summer of 2012.

Thiago Da Costa recent documentary chronicling Brazilian hip-hop star Emicida's rise to fame, THE RISE OF EMICIDA, has reached over one million views since its release only a few short months ago. Shot as part of Vice Media and Intel's The Creator's Project, the video has quickly become the most viewed piece in the series, surpassing the popularity of a number of videos on English-speaking artists. This feat is doubly impressive as Emicida has managed to transcend his notoriety in a third-world country to growing worldwide fame. After the documentary's explosion across the internet, MTV screened the film nationwide in Brazil over 20 times before giving him Best Music Video and naming him Artist of the Year at Brazil's MTV Awards.

Figura Media was recently commissioned by Vice Media to interview four of the world's most notorious boxers about their experiences not only in the boxing ring, but in the prison yard as well. Figura had the chance to sit down with Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins, Tommy Morrison, and Joe Frazier, all chosen because of their tough beginnings or criminal past. These candid interviews go into gritty detail about what happens when the toughest guys in the world go to jail. Frazier's interview was one of the last conducted before his death. This project was the result of a partnership with Vice Media and EA Sports designed to promote the new game Fight Night Champion, which sold better than expected after these videos were released.