Hi, I'm Reda Zine, director of "The Long Road To The Hall of Fame". Let me explain to you why I'm doing this film and why we're launching an indiegogo campaign.
The first album I bought when I was a kid in Morocco was a Public Enemy tape. That album was a real shock, it opened my mind.
Years after that, I moved to Europe to further my studies in visual arts and music. I never thought I'd meet my heroes in a unique historical event.
The USA was celebrating their first African American President. Going to meet the legendary Mister Chuck D to do an interview for a Moroccan magazine during Public Enemy's European tour, I had to talk to his Head of Security first and that's how the story begins for me.

So the man who set up the interview becomes not only the protagonist of this amazing story, but also a good friend. I was really surprised to discover the various facets of Malik Farrakhan, starting with the story of his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with his brother Charlie King as the first African-American siblings to play on the same team at the same time.
And the story of how he was the only Black actor in the classic movie "The Godfather" and many other great films.

I asked myself: "why don't people know this story?" And also: "why would a man at the top of his career decide to change his name and religious beliefs?"

I thought about all that and decided to visit him in the States to see what his life is like when he's not touring with the best HipHop band in the world. I wanted to see his real background. His neighborhood, his college. His family. It was an electrifying and touching experience, I also realized that I'm very lucky to have a Family, because I have a group of people I can count on. People working on the project with me, but especially friends with whom I've grown professionally and have made this dream come true.
I also decided to make the project even stronger by working with some of europe's best musicians to compose an amazing, original and unpublished soundtrack which follows the evolution of Black music from the 50's to today.

WHY IS YOUR HELP IMPORTANT?

I have worked very hard during these four last years to make the film. Researching traveling with my own resources. We have finished the filming and most of the editing, and only have additional archives, color correction, audio mix and promotion fees left. We are very close to the end, but can't do it alone.

Now you can join the Long Road family too! Your help is vital in finishing the movie and promoting it in the fullest manner possible.
We need the largest possible Long Road family to walk the Long Road to the hall of fame together. Thank you for your attention.

WHAT WE NEED?

We need at least $30,000 to complete our documentary movie. In fact we need around $150,000 to reach our full budget, but we hope that TV and DVD sales will eventually make up some of it.

• Every dollar raised will be used to the following purposes: Online and Offline edit
• Animated scenes
• Purchasing of archive necessary to tell the story in the most insightful way
• Graphics
• The output and delivery of an high quality industry-standard movie
• Audio Mix and sound design
• Promotion

WHY CROWDFUNDING?

Nowadays, crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo are the best tool that we have to support smart, challenging and insightful projects, and to create a powerful connection between like-minded people. Now we need your help!

With your help we will be able to eventually broadcast the documentary on various channels and show it in international film festivals. This will allow the movie to reach a broad audience worldwide, and make its way straight to you!

All of the incentives for your donations are listed to the right, we thank you in advance for your support!

ARCHIVE MATERIAL

Archive material is an essential source to the success of a documentary.
We're looking for hidden treasures and that's the very purpose of our crowd-funding campaign: we believe in the power of communication.
We also believe in its capacity to create unexpected connections, giving everyone the chance to take part to a project.

Are you a fan of Tony King aka Malik Farrakhan? Do you own amateur footage or photos of him? Do you have nice landscape shots of New York or L.A that you would like to share with us and that we could use for the documentary? Do you know anyone who could have some interesting material for us? Please contact us!

Every contribution and any kind of help are precious and would mean everything to us. If your images will appear in the final cut of the documentary, you'll get a DVD copy of the documentary as a gift + special thanks in the credits of the documentary!

King Bros. stickers designed by DeeMo

THE CREW

Author / Director / Producer
Reda Zine

Production Manager
Raffaello Rossini

Co-producer
Undervilla

Editor
Davide Polato

Color Correction
Undervilla

Crowdfunding Management
Pettirouge.prod

Head of Film Promotion
DeeMo

Graphic Designer
Ksenija Savicevic

Soundtrack Composer
Fabrizio Puglisi

Audio Mix / Sound Design
Duna Studio

Press Office
Silvia Volpato

Subtitles
Rosanna Del Buono

Webmaster
Luca Willette

Malik Farrakhan - P.E. Chief Security Photo
Andrea Hanktattoo Leone

FAQ

Where can I learn more about the project?
Please visit our official website. There you will find a full synopsis of the story, cast and crew bios plus each and every update. There is also a Facebook page you can like.
Our Twitter handle is @longroadproject.

What if I don’t want a perk, I just want to contribute?
No problem, there is a button that you can select if you don’t want perks.

What is a “limited availability” perk?
This is a perk that we can only offer in limited quantities, so once they are gone, they’re gone!

If I contribute, when will I redeem my perks?
After the deadline, we'll ship all physical merchandise directly to you.

Can I increase my pledge once it’s been made?
YEAH! Once you donate to our campaign, you may want to change your incentive perk to a different one, or increase your pledge amount. Go for it!