@riseofthelegion produced by Favor MultiMedia @korrosive_films in association with @norfolkstateuniversity directed by @age757_ & @pastoradrianwoodard has won best documentary in the Newark New Jersey film festival @newarkiff Our next screening will be in the 757 for NSU homecoming. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT! #cinema #documentary #filmmakers #band #marchingband #hbcu #nsu #norfolk #virginia
Better late then never. 2025 was the most productive year of my life thank you to everyone who contributed. We goin up in 26! 🤙🏽 #filmmaker #director #virginia #cinema
RISE OF THE LEGION the documentary directed/produced by @pastoradrianwoodard@age757_ and @1aprilwoodard WAS JUST NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY!!!! BEHOLD!!! MAKE SOME NOISE VIRGINA🔰🔰🔰#emmy #hbcu #norfolk #virginia #film
@riseofthelegion father and son director duo on the red carpet at the 2026 BUFF Awards with 2 nominations on the night but won Best Soundtrack
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In honour of Mother’s Day in the USA 🇺🇸 and to crown this beautiful, talented woman @1aprilwoodard who brought her BUFF Awarding movie 🎥 and family @riseofthelegion from VA all the way to UK 🇬🇧 we appreciate you, salute and congratulations to you, @age757_@pastoradrianwoodard and @_al3k_12 . What a divinely talented family, entrenched in the fibre of 50 years of HBCU Marching Band artistry, Spartan, 🔰 cultural legacy, musical history and black excellence.
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🏆 BUFF Awards 2026 | Best Soundtrack Winner 🏆
Congratulations to Rise of the Legion @riseofthelegion , winner of Best Soundtrack at the 21st British Urban Film Festival Awards.
From the first note, Rise of the Legion carries the unmistakable spirit of legacy, rich in pride, rhythm and cultural resonance. Wrapped in the timeless majesty of green and gold, its soundtrack evokes the soul of HBCU excellence, tradition, discipline, celebration and generational greatness.
There is something regal in its sound, music that feels like marching bands at homecoming, footsteps of those who came before, and the soaring ambition of those still rising. It honours heritage while composing a bold future.
At BUFF, we celebrate stories that move us and scores that stir memory, identity and pride. Rise of the Legion did exactly that.
Here’s to legacy in motion. Here’s to sound with soul. 💚💛🎺🎼
Photographer @_hayikat 📸
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🏆 BUFF Awards 2026 | Best Soundtrack Winner 🏆
Congratulations to Rise of the Legion, music supervisors @age757_ — winner of Best Soundtrack at the 21st British Urban Film Festival Awards.
Music is the heartbeat of cinema — the unseen force that lifts emotion, deepens story, and lingers long after the credits roll. Rise of the Legion delivered a soundtrack that was bold, immersive, and unforgettable, elevating every frame with black power and HBCU precision.
This award celebrates the artistry of sound — composition, atmosphere, rhythm, and the emotional architecture that great music brings to film.
A huge congratulations to the composers, music supervisors, and the entire creative team behind this extraordinary achievement. ✨🎼🎬
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Rise of the Legion is nominated for BEST DOC and BEST SOUNDTRACK in the British urban film festival @bufilmfest@thebuffawards #filmmakers #marchingband #london #uk
