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Rustin

Release Date:  11/3/23 – Limited; 11/17/23 – Netflix
Genre:  Biopic/Drama
Rating:   PG-13
Director:  George C. Wolfe
Studio(s):  Higher Ground Productions, Netflix

Cast:  Colman Domingo (Bayard Rustin), Chris Rock (Roy Wilkins), Glynn Turman (A. Philip Randolph), Aml Ameen (Martin Luther King, Jr.), CCH Pounder (Anna Arnold Hedgeman), Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Michael Potts (Cleveland Robinson), Bill Irwin (A. J. Muste). Jeffrey Wright (Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.), Audra McDonald (Ella Baker).

Story:  The powerful story of Bayard Rustin, the openly gay civil rights leader who dedicated his life to a quest for racial equality. Rustin follows the activist as he takes on the mammoth task of turning the 1963 March on Washington from dream into reality, all while contending with racism and homophobia in the 1960s. The film is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground Productions.  Source:  Netflix.com.

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The Outlaw Johnny Black

Release Date:  11/3/21 – 11/28/21 (American Black Film Festival)
Genre:  Western
Rating:  NR
Director:  Michael Jai White
Studio(s):  Jaigantic Studios
Running Time:  130 mins.

Cast:  Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Byron Minns, Erika Ash, Chris Browning, Kevin Chapman, Tommy Davidson, Kym Whitley, Randy Couture, Barry Bostwick, Glynn Turman.

Story:  Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that’s been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.  Source:  ABFF.com; IMDB.

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Sextuplets

Release Date:   8/16/19; Netflix
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:   TV-14
Director:   Michael Tiddes
Studio(s):   Wayans Alvarez Productions, Netflix.
Running Time:  99 mins.
Cast:  Marlon Wayans, Bresha Webb, Glynn Turman, Debbi Morgan, Molly Shannon.

Story:   Sextuplets tells the story of Alan (Wayans), a man embarking on a personal journey to meet his birth mother before the arrival of his first child. When Alan meets his brother, Russell, he discovers that he was born a sextuplet and decides to seek out his four other siblings (all played by Wayans). Together, the two brothers set out on a road trip to track down the rest of the family that they’ve never known, and Alan quickly realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.  Source:  Blackfilm.com.

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Justine

Release Date:  6/12/19 – 6/16/19; American Black Film Festival (Original Release:  2018)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director/Writer:  Stephanie Turner
Studio(s):  Football Brat Productions
Running Time:  106 mins.
Cast:  Glynn Turman, Stephanie Turner, Darby Stanchfield, Josh Stamberg, Cleo King, Bridget Kallal, Ravi Cabot-Conyers.
Story:   Following the death of her husband, single mom Lisa Wade is forced to move into her father-in-law’s apartment and become the sole provider for her family. She reluctantly starts a job as a nanny for an 8-year-old girl with spina bifida, and though it’s difficult at first, Lisa soon learns that her new role as caretaker is exactly the challenge that she needs to overcome her own obstacles.  Source:  Blackfilm.com.

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