Emmet Till biopic 'Till' will debut at New York Film Festival
foxnews.comEmmett Till’s tragic life story is coming to the big screen. On Monday, MGM studios released the trailer for "Till" which shares Till’s abduction and lynching when he was 14 years old in Mississippi in 1955. "Till" will debut at the 60th New York Film Festival in Lincoln Center.The exact date has not yet been shared. "Till" a biopic based on Emmett Till's life will be releasing at the New York Film Festival. (Getty Images) Following the debut, the film will screen in select theaters on Oct.
14 and will have a general release on Oct. 28. "I’m incredibly proud and excited to premiere my film ‘Till’ at the 60th New York Film Festival," director Chinonye Chukwu said in a statement on the Festival’s website.
She added: "As a filmmaker, to be embraced by NYFF for this particular feature and to have the opportunity to screen ‘Till’ for youth nationwide is exhilarating." The film stars Whoopi Goldberg, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett and Sean Patrick Thomas. "Till" showcases the teen's mother's fight for justice for her son.
His mother is portrayed by Danielle Deadwyler and Till is played by Jalyn Hall. "The lynching of my son has shown me that what happens to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business of us all," Till’s mother says in the trailer.
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