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Mahershala Ali Celebrates First Film Lead Role and Producing Debut at AFI Fest Premiere of ‘Swan Song’
Angelique Jackson Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali celebrated a major milestone on Friday night with the AFI Fest debut of “Swan Song,” which marks his first film project in a leading role and first narrative feature as a producer.“It was an emotional day, for me, I gotta say,” Ali told Variety on the red carpet outside the TCL Chinese Theatre. “I went on a nice long walk trying to calm myself a bit, and really take in the moment.”“It’s been a long time coming, but, in some ways, it went by very quickly.
