#Chinonye Chukwu
Chinonye Chukwu to Write and Direct “Wolf Hustle” Adaptation
Chinonye Chukwu is heading to Wall Street. The “Till” filmmaker will follow up her acclaimed biopic of Mamie Till-Bradley, an activist fighting for justice following the murder of her...
Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” to Receive Stanley Kramer Award at 2023 Producers Guild Awards
“Till” is set to receive a major honor at the 2023 Producers Guild Awards. Chinonye Chukwu’s biopic of Mamie Till-Mobley will receive the the Stanley Kramer Award, which...
“Till’s” Danielle Deadwyler To Receive Breakthrough Performance Honor at Palm Springs Film Fest
“Till’s” Danielle Deadwyler is set to receive the Breakthrough Performance Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). Her performance as civil rights...
Trailer Watch: Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” Honors the Activism of Mamie Till-Mobley
“That smell is my son’s body reeking of racial hatred. Now I want America to bear witness,” says Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) in a new trailer for “Till,” Chinonye Chukwu’s...
Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” to Premiere & Host Community Screenings at New York Film Fest, Releases Trailer
Today, July 25, on what would have been Emmett Till’s 81st birthday, several announcements have been made about “Till,” Chinonye Chukwu’s historical drama about Till’s...
Whoopi Goldberg & Danielle Deadwyler to Star in Chinonye Chukwu’s Mamie Till-Mobley Biopic
Whoopi Goldberg and Danielle Deadwyler (“Watchmen”) have joined the cast of Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” which follows Mamie Till-Mobley in the aftermath of the murder of...
Chinonye Chukwu to Direct Pic About Emmett Till’s Death, How His Mother Helped Spark Civil Rights Movement
Chinonye Chukwu’s next project will revisit a tragic, and galvanizing, moment in American history. According to Deadline, the “Clemency” filmmaker has signed on to direct a feature...
Chinonye Chukwu Will Direct the First Two Episodes of Lupita Nyong’o-Led “Americanah” Adaptation
The dream team behind HBO Max’s adaptation of “Americanah” just added another member to their folds. Deadline reports that “Clemency” writer-director Chinonye Chukwu has...
Trailer Watch: Alfre Woodard Is a Prison Warden with a Heavy Conscience in “Clemency”
“You can’t understand. You can’t know what it’s like. I am alone,” says Alfre Woodard in a new trailer for “Clemency.” The Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning...
Alfre Woodard-Starrer “Clemency” Gets an Awards-Friendly Release Date
The winner of Sundance 2019’s U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award has a release date. Currently boasting a 100 percent “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, “Clemency” has been...
Chinonye Chukwu’s Sundance Winner “Clemency” Goes to Neon, Alfre Woodard Stars
The winner of Sundance 2019’s U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award has found a home. Neon snagged U.S. rights to Alfre Woodard-starrer “Clemency,” a press release...
Chinonye Chukwu’s “Clemency” to Open New Directors/New Films Festival
“Clemency” is kicking off the 48th annual New Directors/New Films Festival. A press release from the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center named Chinonye...
Chinonye Chukwu to Direct Female-Led Black Panther Drama “A Taste of Power”
Chinonye Chukwu is having a dynamite week. She just premiered her latest film, “Clemency,” at Sundance over the weekend — where it received a standing ovation — and now word...