Pre-screening of Roots coming to the History Channel

Written by on April 27, 2016

Lushradioonline had the honor to cover the pre -screening of the History Channel and Will Packer remake of “Roots” A story of a man who was kidnapped from his native land in Africa and sold into slavery. The Movie  features a star studded cast. The cast Forest Whitaker as Fiddler,Laurence Fishburne as Alex Haley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Tom Lea, Anika Noni Rose as Kizzy, Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt, Tip “T.I.” Harris as Cyrus, Regé-Jean Page as Chicken George, Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte, Emayatzy Corinealdi as Belle, Matthew Goode as Dr. William Waller ,Carlacia Grant as Irene ,Mekhi Phifer as Jerusalem and
James Purefoy as John Waller.  The movie is graphic and intense. Being a African , I think the only issue I had was with the African accents. They didn’t sound authentic but besides that, visual it is good.  There were amazing speakers , including the Executive Producer Will Packer, David Johns , Dr. Greg Carr, Panama Jackson, Chiamka Ikpeze and it was moderated by TV ONE’s own #RolandMartin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Roland Martin of  #TVONE for the love  


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