Regina King’s One Night In Miami Added To BFI London Film Festival Line-UP

The BFI London Film Festival have announced that Regina King’s highly anticipated directorial debut One Night In Miami  will have it’s  UK premiere screening  in this year’s programme on Sunday 11th October.

The film was already snapped up by  Amazon  and is set to be released as one of their Amazon Original films. This was the first film to be screened at the Venice Film Festival by a Black female director. Featuring an exciting cast fronted by Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr., and is produced by ABKCO Films and Snoot Entertainment and will be released by Amazon Studios.

On one incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music, and activism gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. When underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), defeats heavy weight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall, Clay memorialized the event with three of his friends: Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).

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Based on Kemp Powers’ award-winning play of the same name, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI is a fictional account inspired by the historic night these four formidable figures spent together. It looks at the struggles these men faced and the vital role they each played in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 1960s. More than 40 years later, their conversations on racial injustice, religion, and personal responsibility still resonate.

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Kingsley Ben-Adir who plays  Malcolm X in the film said: “I’m thrilled that ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI will screen as part of this year’s London Film Festival. The conversation that takes place between these great men in this movie is as important now as it’s ever been. It’s extra special being at home, in London, celebrating Regina King’s directorial debut and even more poignant that we premiere this film during Black History Month.”

BFI London Film Festival Director, Tricia Tuttle said: “It’s an honour to be presenting the UK premiere of Regina King’s hugely accomplished directorial debut, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI. It’s a tour de force combining razor sharp writing from Kemp Powers, four performances of gut-punching power from the male co-leads, including Londoner Kingsley Ben-Adir, and truly impressive direction from King.”

The 64th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is taking place from Wednesday 7th October–Sunday 18th October 2020.  Tickets go on sale from Monday 21 September.

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