TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT INTERVIEWS PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER TURNED ACTOR NNAMDI ASOMUGHA OF "CROWN HEIGHTS"
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Posted By: Tanisha Grant on August 25, 2017 Award Winner of the Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Written and Directed by Matt Ruskin Produced by Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Galazka, Matt Ruskin Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Paul, Bill Camp, Nestor Carbonell, Amari Cheatom In the spring of 1980, a teenager is gunned down in the streets of Flatbush, Brooklyn. The police pressure a child witness to identify a suspect. As a result, Colin Warner, an 18-year-old kid from nearby Crown Heights, is wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Colin’s childhood friend Carl 'KC' King devotes his life to fighting for Colin’s freedom. He works on appeals, takes loans for lawyer fees and becomes a legal courier to learn the court system. This incredible true story is adapted from the acclaimed This American Life segment by writer/director Matt Ruskin, with Lakeith Stanfield playing Colin Warner and Nnamdi Asomugha as Carl King. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Tanisha Grant
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