Filmed over two years and across eight cities—including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Houston, and Detroit—Wait Until Tomorrow intimately captures what it means to strive for economic mobility as a Black American today.
Despite being 13.4% of the population, Black Americans hold just 1.5% of the nation’s wealth today.
This has only risen a single percentage point since the late 1800s.
Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances (2019); McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility analysis
Andrea
Attorney
Antonio
Funeral Home Operator
Armand
Lawyer
Avis
Guidance Counselor
Crystal
Mental health care worker
Kandice
Nurse
Mamawah
Healthcare practitioner
Paco
Business owner
Pauline
Retiree
Shakeya
Salon owner
“Advocacy goes back to being an observer.”
—Armond
“This Fourth of July, director Osato Dixon's film 'Wait Until Tomorrow' audits America's ledger of racial debt.”
Read More“In a time where the conversation around economic justice is more urgent than ever, ‘Wait Until Tomorrow’ arrives as a necessary and deeply resonant work.”
Read More“From a young girl growing up under the weight of financial strain to a mortician continuing his family’s business legacy, Dixon captures how survival and stability show up in everyday.”
Read More“At its core, the film brings groundbreaking research to life, layered with emotional nuance and a strong commitment to authentic storytelling.”
Read More“Black Girl Nerds spoke with the award-winning documentarian about the inspiration behind the film, its timely message, and what he hopes Black audiences will take away from this deeply resonant work.”
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“There is this notion that there has been significant economic progress for Black Americans, and that is simply not true.”
—Shelley Stewart III
“It was really important to me, to try and do things differently and build up a business to have generational wealth.”
—Shakeya
Osato Dixon is a director, producer, and cinematographer with a distinctive career bridging film, television, and branded storytelling. He’s led creative and production efforts for HBO, NBCUniversal, Broadway Video, and McKinsey & Company—overseeing content for global brands including Pfizer, United Airlines, and Verizon. A Fulbright Fellow to Zimbabwe, he was cinematographer on the Academy Award-winning documentary Music by Prudence. Osato earned a B.S. from Northwestern and an M.F.A. from Columbia, and continues to develop original films and impact-driven content that blends visual rigor with emotional resonance.
Kelley Hicks is a film producer based in London and originally from Houston, Texas. Her work centers on character-driven stories with emotional depth and cultural resonance. Following an award-winning college swimming career and early work as an actor, she found her stride behind the camera. She produced the Independent Spirit Award-nominated Queen of Glory, is an Executive Producer of HBO’s Peabody-winning Random Acts of Flyness, and was part of the producing team on Warner Bros’ Space Jam: A New Legacy. Her work has screened at Tribeca, Toronto, and Sundance. She’s especially drawn to stories that expand how we see each other—and ourselves.
Jamund Washington is a filmmaker based in NYC and Austin, TX. His producing work includes the 2016 Emmy Award-nominated television film, Silenced, the SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner and Independent Spirit nominated, Gimme the Loot, and the Netflix original, Tramps, which he also co-wrote.
Washington is an Executive Producer, Writer, and Director on the Peabody award-winning television series Random Acts of Flyness. Jamund is currently an Executive Producer and Head Writer on the Showtime series Ziwe.
Kara Murphy is an Atlanta-based digital copywriter and editor, journalist, published author, and celebrity ghostwriter. Since 2018, she has worked with McKinsey writing, editing and producing video content across industries.
She holds a B.S. in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.
The median wealth of single Black women is just $200
The median wealth of single white men is $28,900
Heather McCulloch, Closing the women’s wealth gap: What it is, why it matters, and what can be done about it (2017)
"It is just a big difference between the communities that we serve in our populations, the funding, the parental support."
—Avis