At the Telluride Film Festival. Bottom line: hands down the best movie I have seen in a very long time. See the movie. It's about Bayard Rustin, who the program describes as an unsung hero of the civil rights era. Directed by George C. Wolfe who was here for the Q&A session. Cast of wonderful actors who couldn't be present because of the strike. Colman Domingo plays the role of Rustin -- he will without doubt be a nominee for best actor. Surprise cast (to me): Chris Rock played Roy Wilkins and gave a wonderful performance. One highlight of our showing: the presentation opened with a video appearance and introduction by one of the executive producers: Barack Obama. Obama was a real producer and was even involved in review of the script. As President, he posthumously awarded Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is a Netflix production (overseeing several production companies) so you can see it later this year. You may think you know ahead of time what this movie will be, but trust me: you don't. That's your subconscious bias at work. Final note: this movie is so good that I'm going back to see it again tomorrow (taking up one of my precious time slots).
One more bonus: Da'Vine Joy Randolph plays Mahalia Jackson and sings a song -- she was one of the stars in The Holdovers, another excellent premiere at this year's TFF.
One more bonus: Da'Vine Joy Randolph plays Mahalia Jackson and sings a song -- she was one of the stars in The Holdovers, another excellent premiere at this year's TFF.