Part2 Pictures
Part2 Pictures is an Emmy-winning production company that launched in 2007 in Brooklyn, New York. It is known for projects including (U.S. TV channel) CNN’s “This Is Life with Lisa Ling,” the upcoming landmark series Belief with Oprah Winfrey for OWN, Discovery Channel’s “Dixie Mafia,” Engineering Ground Zero for PBS NOVA, and National Geographic Channel’s “Hard Time”.
Past & Current Projects
Part2 Pictures produces documentary, feature film and lifestyle programming for broadcast and digital platforms.[1] In addition to “This is Life” and “Our America,” both of which Lisa Ling hosted and co-produced, the company’s credits include NOVA’s “Engineering Ground Zero,” National Geographic’s “Hard Time” and feature film documentary “An Honest Liar.” It is currently producing a seven-part series with Oprah Winfrey exploring humankind’s quest for spirituality titled “Belief,” which will be released on the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2015.[2] In addition, Part2 Pictures helped produce the feature films, I'll See You In My Dreams by Director Brett Haley, An Honest Liar directed by Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom chronicling the life of The Amazing Randi, and The Redemption of General Butt Naked, a Sundance Award winning documentary about the African warlord, Joshua Blahyi and directed by Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion.
History & Awards
Nine-time Emmy nominee David Shadrack Smith launched Part2 Pictures in his home state of New York in 2007. Since its inception, Part2 Pictures has produced more than 130 hours of programming and filmed in 35 countries. It has won two Emmy awards, five CINE awards, an IDA award for best documentary series, a Gracie award and a Sundance Jury prize.[3]