Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius and John Legend attend the Television Academy Honors Emmy Nominated Producers Reception at Montage Beverly Hills on September 14, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.For John Legend, highlighting music in high school education is a no brainer.
Telling a Philadelphia-centric story was also important to the trio, as Jackson and Stiklorius both grew up in the City of Brotherly Love, and Jackson hails Legend as one of the city’s “adopted sons,” despite being an Ohio native.
What stood out most to the trio throughout the process of the film is how connected the students were, despite having just returned to school from the isolation of quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m an old dude,” Jackson jokes. “I know how affected my friends, my peer group, people’s families and jobs and the stresses of that, but I was disconnected from teenagers.”
Stiklorius agrees. “Their seamless fusion of technological prowess with a deep commitment to social issues was inspiring,” she says. “Their digital nativity did not come at the cost of disconnecting from the tangible world; rather, it empowered their creativity and informed their activism. This blend of vulnerability and innovation with a conscience was not just surprising but also a beacon of hope for the future of the arts and activism.
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