Newsweek: This 'knucklehead' Will Make You Laugh, and Cry
Alfre Woodard and Gbenga Akinnagbe shine in an indie film about screwed up families and impossible dreams that won't die.
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Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe speaks about playing Langston Bellows, a character with mental disability, in the new film "Knucklehead." The film's director, Ben Bowman, also joins the panel.
MEDIANDER: “Knucklehead”—Tracking an American Hero
"Alfre exposes the humanity beneath her character’s meanness, and that single moment elevates the entire movie” - Bryan Abrams, co-writer...
COMMDIGINEWS: Film festival darling KNUCKLEHEAD acquired for nationwide release
Five Stars "Gritty and raw, but ringed with tinges of hope, KNUCKLEHEAD hits hard, yet unexpectedly offers touches of levity and humor."
Ebony: Alfre Woodard Goes Indie in ‘Knucklehead’ [INTERVIEW]
Fist in air, menacing look on her face, actress Alfre Woodard stands ready to punch. The object of her anger is actor Gbenga Akinnabe. Withering in fear, trying to escape her grip...
NBC: Positively Black 'Knucklehead'
"Alfre Woodard and Gbenga Akkinagbe star in "Knucklehead," a film about a mentally disabled man struggling with independence in Bed-Stuy..."
FOX: 'Knucklehead'
"Alfre Woodard and Gbenga Akinnabge discuss their new movie, 'Knucklehead,' showing during the New Voices in Black Cinema Film Festival..."
The Credits: On Set With Alfre Woodard
June, 2011
INT. APARTMENT, BROOKLYN, NY – DAY
Alfre Woodard’s on the set of a small, independent film in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. She’s sitting on a couch in a cockroach infested apartment ...
The Root: Abuse and Mental Illness Add a Double Dose of Drama to Alfre Woodard’s New Film
"In 'Knucklehead', the legendary star teams up with The Wire’s Gbenga Akinnagbe to take on a topic that’s still rarely talked about in the black community..."
Indie Wire: Alfre Woodard and Gbenga Akinnagbe are a Dysfunctional Mother-Son Pair in Trailer for 'Knucklehead'
"Boasting 4 New York premieres, 1 US premiere, and 1 world premiere, the New Voices in Black Cinema festival - a festival I co-curate, which takes place in Brooklyn, NY - will run from Thursday, March 26 through Sunday, March 29, at BAMcinématek..."
Amsterdam News: Alfre Woodard and Gbenga Akinnagbe in Ben Bowman’s ‘Knucklehead’-Q&A with director Ben Bowman
"Ben Bowman’s 'Knucklehead' will open BAMcinématek’s fifth annual New Voices in Black Cinema, running March 26 to March 29. The film is a hard-hitting Brooklyn drama starring Alfre Woodard and Gbenga Akinnagbe (“The Wire”). The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bowman and Akinnagbe..."
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