Iconic Events Releasing Sets Theatrical Release For Juneteenth Comedy ‘Block Party’; BET, BET+ Takes Linear And Streaming Rights
17.05.2022 - 23:49
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EXCLUSIVE: The Juneteeth comedy Block Party is set for a wide theatrical release via Iconic Events Releasing on June 8th, having also been picked up for linear and streaming by BET and BET+ starting June 16th.
The film from director Dawn Wilkinson centers on Keke McQueen (Antoinette Robertson), a recent Harvard grad who is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta. But when Keke discovers that her once-super-sharp Grandma Janice (Academy Award nominee Margaret Avery) is showing early signs of dementia, she puts her career at stake in order to save her Grandma’s renowned Juneteenth block party. In the process, Keke falls back in love with her hometown.
Block Party also stars Faizon Love, Luenell, Golden Brooks, Charlyne Yi, John Amos, Gary Anthony Williams, Brad William Henke, Birgundi Baker, Bill Cobbs, Terayle and Merle Dandridge. Branch Out Productions’ Lisa Mathis wrote the script and story with Krista Suh & Matt Allen. Sui and Allen also produced alongside Mathis for Branch Out Productions, with Robertson and Avery exec producing alongside Brooks, Dan Scheinkman, and Richard Alan Reid of BuzzFeed Studios. Seth Berkowitz of trailer house Workshop Creative is the film’s co-executive producer.
“We couldn’t be more excited to present the first Juneteenth family comedy that the world has ever seen,” Mathis told Deadline. “Block Party is the very embodiment of Branch Out’s inclusive mission and to see it in theaters and on streaming this June will be amazing. We see this as the first of many diverse films.”
“All of us at Iconic fell in love with Block Party for its comedy, its authenticity, and the uplifting portrayal of life in a midwestern community. This film will be Iconic’s first
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