LA’s Micheaux Film Festival To Honor ‘Community’ Star Yvette Nicole Brown & ‘Creed II’ Director Steven Caple Jr.
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: LA’s Micheaux Film Festival (July 10-16) is to honor director Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II) and actress Yvette Nicole Brown (Community).
Caple Jr., also known for directing Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts and The Land, is to receive the festival’s Oscar Micheaux Trailblazer of Excellence Award while Community and Dear White People star Brown will be the recipient of the Michael Ajakwe Pioneer of Influence Award.
The duo will be honored on Sunday July 16th. Additions to the festival lineup include a screening of The Next Black Millionaires, a docuseries about the journey of three ambitious entrepreneurs growing their passions into million-dollar businesses, and a panel with Roku’s Head of Content David Eilenberg, Macro’s Chief Brand Officer Stacey Walker King and Roku Originals showrunner Erika Bryant.
Panel Lights, Camera, Activismwill feature Chris Lane, Participant VP, Distribution and Michael Kelly, Participant VP, Impact, who will provide a sneak peek of their anticipated upcoming release, White Bird, starring Gillian Anderson and Helen Mirren.
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