Led by The Well Collective founder Ashley Williams Hillman in collaboration with Richmond-based filmmaker Marshall Hanbury, writer and historian Annie Newton, and creative strategist Brian Castle, the Long Arc of Justice is a joint production of The Well Collective, Parklife, and Blue Ridge Collaborative.
The film and digital exhibit will focus on 1015 E. Main Street located in Richmond, Virginia, highlighting the history of the building and its setting in the larger context of Richmond’s history. One of the most preserved iron-front buildings in the city designed by famed architect George H. Johnson, 1015 E. Main Street has an extensive architectural history that will be highlighted in this exhibit.
The documentary will feature a chronology of Richmond’s history in the context of 1015 E. Main and will also include interview footage with local residents, historians, and architectural experts about the building and the many eras it has witnessed, from the trade of enslaved people to present-day healing and transformation.
The exhibit will be an interactive multimedia experience including embedded video, explorable animation, and bite-sized written content, all housed within a 3D model of 1015 E. Main.
The film, currently in pre-production, has a targeted completion date of Fall 2026, enabling submission to PBS for Black History Month 2027 programming. Both projects will be completed and released in 2026, in coordination with America 250, which is the nationwide recognition of American independence and the opening of Richmond’s own Shockoe Institute.
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