Danielle Deadwyler

Survival Thriller 40 Acres Explores Dystopia From a Black Perspective

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Survival Thriller 40 Acres Explores Dystopia From a Black Perspective

In his dystopian thriller 40 Acres, director R.T. Thorne tells the story of Hailey Freeman, a mom performed by Danielle Deadwyler, and her eldest son (Kataem O’Connor) as they maintain opposing beliefs about easy methods to survive the tip of the world. Set in a famine-decimated future, Hailey is a fiercely protecting ex-military matriarch main … Read more

Danielle Deadwyler in August Wilson Film

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Danielle Deadwyler in August Wilson Film

In Malcolm Washington’s directorial debut, a reverential adaptation of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson produced by his father Denzel Washington, the actress Danielle Deadwyler is the middle round which all different performances revolve. She performs Berniece, the religious and no-nonsense co-protagonist of Wilson’s bracing drama about generational trauma and inheritance. On this position, as in … Read more