Launching October 27, 2021, “We Imagine...Us,” is a groundbreaking podcast and multimedia project that aims to inspire communities to envision how they can work together to create a world that is truly equitable for all.

The “We Imagine...Us” project consists of two interlocking series that will explore and reflect on themes of racial solidarity and equity.

“The Long Way Around,” Futuro Media’s first-ever audio fiction series, stars Emmy Award-winning actress Karrueche Tran and a diverse voice cast and was written by two-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and playwright Trey Ellis (The Tuskegee Airmen).

A companion series, “Re-Imagination Nation with Maria Hinojosa,” will delve more deeply into the issues raised in the fiction series and will feature interviews with thought leaders, artists, and activists.

“The Long Way Around,” a multi-part fiction podcast tells the story of a Black American father and his Black Vietnamese American daughter who set out across the United States in hope of rebuilding their lives. From the impact of incarceration on parents and children to issues of immigration, environmental racism, and the fight for fair wages, this audio drama offers a moving and clear-eyed look at our contemporary struggles and how, through solidarity, we can make a change. With a focus on representation and centering voices of color, this series presents an expansive multicultural cast and creative team, including Emmy Award-winners actress Karrueche Tran and screenwriter Trey Ellis, Latin Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Ramos, award-winning fiction podcast producer Paula Gammon Wilson, and Heartland Emmy-nominated sound designer Leslie Gaston-Bird.

“Re-Imagination Nation with Maria Hinojosa” features inspiring interviews with global change leaders. Hosted by Maria Hinojosa each episode features thinkers, artists, activists, or community builders who are members of the Solidarity Council on Racial Equity (SCoRE). Including author Michelle Alexander, musician-activist John Legend, filmmaker Ava DuVernay, author-activist Saru Jayaraman, activist Linda Sarsour, political strategist Heather McGhee, author Jerry Tello, and many more.

In addition, an animated shorts series titled “We Imagine…Us” will feature characters from “The Long Way Around” podcast will release in December 2020. The powerful visual works were  directed and written by Trey Ellis and created with The Animation Lounge.

Support for “We Imagine...Us” is provided by a grant from The W.K. Kellogg Foundation: A partner with communities where children come first.