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Beats By Dre

06.18.20

Beats by Dre's Black Future Creator Program introduced a cohort of HBCU-connected filmmakers to a platform for original short film production. Julien and Justen Turner were selected as part of the 2020 class, profiled alongside other emerging creators, and tasked with developing Club Alli—a sci-fi thriller about foster siblings infiltrating a powerful city meeting. The article profiles each creator in the program and lays out what drew the brothers to the project: a drive to tell stories that entertain, inspire, and uplift.

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