UPDATED: This is going to have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, as per Variety. Consider me shocked by this announcement as it looks like a glossy picture, something NYFF usually doesn’t select.
Buzz is growing for Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till.” A trailer was released this morning.
Chukwu’s film is slated for a primo October 21st release date, it’s a biopic tackling Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler), an American educator and activist who pursued justice after the 1955 lynching of her 14-year-old son Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall).
Test-screenings have also been excellent, with the word “intense” having been uttered a few times. Danielle Deadwyler looks fantastic in the trailer,. Despite the biopic/courtroom drama tropes on display this could be a major acting contender.
Chukwu wrote and directed the Sundance-winning “Clemency” and although I wasn’t a fan of the film itself, it was exceptionally well-shot by her. It definitely paved the way for a potential future talent behind the camera.
Still no distributor for "Bucking Fastard," "Alpha Gang," "The Last Photograph," "Closing Night," and "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd." The issue seems to be quality more than a lack of willingness to buy.