BFI London Film Festival 2024 The film was featured as a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10th September/
Malcolm Washington (Director & Co-writer of The Piano Lesson) said: “I honor the spirit of August Wilson and the legacy he left behind for all of us.
A legacy that thrives in the power of Danielle Deadwyler’s Berniece, the dynamism of John David Washington’s Boy Willie, and the understated brilliance that is Samuel L. Jackson’s Doaker.”
“Every family has a history, stories from the past that inform the present; an origin story. Ultimately this story is much bigger than me and my family — it, like the Black American experience, is an interconnected web of stories that span space and time. I hope that when audiences experience our film, they see themselves on the screen and hear the voices of their ancestors calling to them, offering peace and protection.”
