The Legend of the Underground

The Legend of the Underground
Official poster
Directed by
Produced by
  • Giselle Bailey
  • Nneka Onourah
  • Stephen Bailey
CinematographyStephen Bailey
Edited byRabab Haj Yahya
Production
companies
Distributed byHBO
Release dates
  • June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10) (Tribeca)
  • June 29, 2021 (2021-06-29) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Nigeria
LanguageEnglish

The Legend of the Underground is a 2021 American documentary film, directed and produced by Nneka Onuorah and Giselle Bailey. John Legend serves as an executive producer under his Get Lifted Film Company banner.[2] It follows several non-conformist youth in Nigeria as they fight rampant discrimination either to stay or flee to live elsewhere.

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2021. It was released on June 29, 2021, by HBO.

  1. ^ "The Legend of the Underground". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Legend of the Underground". HBO. Retrieved May 29, 2021.