Saturday, September 24 – Following the twenty minute long teaser of The New Edition Story presented at the Urbanworld Film Festival, original New Edition group members Mike Bivins, Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe took center stage along with their miniseries selves: FOX‘s EMPIRE Bryshere Y. Gray, R&B singer Luke James, Elijah Kelly, Woody McClain, Keith Powers, director Chris Robinson, executive producer Jesse Collins, & BET President Stephen Hill for a post-show conversation about why it took so long for this story to be told and the importance to get it right. The 3-part BET biopic backtracks to the groups conception starting in their middle school lunchroom to music stardom; from after school practices, to sold out concerts; and from brotherhood to betrayal.
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On Friday Urbanworld Film Festival attendees got the chance to partake in a special screening for HBO’s new comedy series Insecure.
TV Review: Issa Rae & HBO Present ‘Insecure’ at the Urbanworld Film Festival
by Sade Graham
written by Sade Graham
After catching episode one of the new HBO comedy series Insecure at the Urbanworld Film Festival, one has to highly consider adding an HBO subscription to one’s monthly expenses .
Urbanworld Film Festival To Celebrate 20th Anniversary in New York City
by Kadeem Lundy
written by Kadeem Lundy
The UrbanWorld Film Festival will return to New York City celebrating it’s 20th anniversary between September 21st-September 25th.
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