I'LL RISE will tell the stories of African-Americans over the age of 100 -stories of dignity and hope, stories of inhumanity and brutality met with personal acts of courage, stories of struggle and of triumph. We will experience America’s history through the eyes of those who had to fight for the right to drink from the same fountains, ride on the same buses, go the same schools and vote in the same elections as their fellow Americans. They have lived through both World Wars, the sinking of the Titanic, the Great Depression, the Jazz Age, the birth of the Civil Right’s Movement, the life and death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the advent of radio, television, automobiles and airplanes, man’s first walk on the moon, the beginning of the Information Age and the election of America’s first black president. The film will honor the contributions and sacrifices that have been made by African Americans. I'LL RISE will celebrate how far we have come through the power of the human spirit and will inspire us to continue our cry for justice and equality for all.