King Richard Screening followed by Q&A with Director Reinaldo Marcus Green

154 Angell Street,Providence RI 02906

18 April, 2022

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IFF PRESENTS WARNER BROS. PICTURES' KING RICHARD FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH REINALDO MARCUS GREEN IFF is thrilled to present a screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ King Richard followed by a Q&A with Director Reinaldo Marcus Green. KING RICHARD follows the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever. Driven by a clear vision of their future and using unconventional methods, Richard has a plan that will take Venus and Serena Williams from the streets of Compton, California to the global stage as legendary icons. The film stars Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis (Brown University ‘92), Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn & Jon Bernthal. REINALDO MARCUS GREEN has been honored with the Breakout Director Award from the African-American Film Critics Association for his work on King Richard, which earned 6 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture; he has also been nominated for his direction from the Black Reel Awards and the Image Awards, and the film received audience awards from the Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and Heartland Film Festivals. He previously directed all 6 episodes of the forthcoming HBO limited series WE OWN THIS CITY, written by George Pelecanos and David Simon, premiering on April 25. His first feature film, Monsters and Men, was awarded Outstanding First Feature at Sundance. He is currently in prep on Paramount's untitled Bob Marley biopic. FREE and open to the public. Seating is first come first served. WHERE // Granoff Martinos Auditorium WHEN // Monday, April 18 Screening: 5:00 pm EST, doors open at 4:30 Post Film Q&A: 7:30 pm EST, doors will reopen at 7:25pm IMPORTANT: *Tickets to this event will give you access to both the Screening and Q&A. If you’ve seen the film and would like to come to only the Q&A, please arrive by 7:25pm. The doors will reopen then for admittance.* TRAILER // https://youtu.be/BKP_0z52ZAw **Disclaimer: Given that this is a free event we release more tickets than capacity with the expectation that individuals will not show up. The best way to guarantee admission is to show up before 4:45pm. Standby line is admitted at 4:50pm. Similarly, for the Q&A show up before 7:15pm, standby will be admitted at 7:25pm* Bag and Food Policy: Bags, food, and unsealed drinks are not permitted in the auditorium. Please plan accordingly. To request information about accessibility or accommodations related to a disability, please contact [email protected] with as much notice as possible.