Outta the Muck

Premiered February 6, 2023

Directed by

Ira McKinley and Bhawin Suchak

The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and big-time football.

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About the Documentary

Wade into the rich soil of Pahokee, Florida, a town on the banks of Lake Okeechobee. Beyond its football legacy, including sending over a dozen players to the NFL (like Anquan Boldin, Fred Taylor, and Rickey Jackson), the fiercely self-determined community tells their stories of Black achievement and resilience in the face of tragic storms and personal trauma.

The Filmmakers

Ira Mckinley is a filmmaker and activist and the director/producer of the award-winning documentary The Throwaways. Outta The Muck tells the story of his family roots in Pahokee, Florida, and is being produced with support from ITVS, Black Public Media, JustFilms, Sundance, and the Southern Documentary Fund.

Bhawin Suchak is an educator, filmmaker, mentor and founding member/co-executive director of Youth FX and NeXt Doc. He is the co-director, producer, cinematographer and editor of Outta The Muck, a feature-length documentary supported by ITVS, JustFilms, Sundance, and Southern Documentary Fund.

Tracy Rector approaches storytelling with a passion for amplifying and uplifting Indigenous and BIPOC voices. She is the managing director of storytelling at Nia Tero, and is the co-founder of Longhouse Media, 4th World Media Fellowship, and the founder of Indigenous Showcase.

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