Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground, the new documentary on the civil rights movement, looks at what has been, what can be, and what should have been — often through a queer lens.Hallowed Ground, directed by Sophia Nahli Allison, is both a companion to and a commentary on the iconic 14-episode Eyes on the Prize series from Henry Hampton that aired on PBS from 1987 to 1990.
It’s conceived as a bridge from the original series to a new iteration that’s in the works at HBO, and both Hallowed Ground and episodes from the original are now streaming on HBO Max.Hallowed Ground shows, among other things, how Hampton’s series inspired a new generation of activists.