Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story To Premiere As Opening Night Film For 2022 Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF)
Today, Ericka Nicole Malone Entertainment announced that its upcoming biopic REMEMBER ME: THE MAHALIA JACKSON STORY will be presented during the opening night of the 30th annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), a critically acclaimed Black film and arts festival showcasing and celebrating the broad spectrum of Pan African cultures. The inspirational story will premiere on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 7:00pm PT at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, CA. Ticket purchases can be made at https://www.paff.org/opening-night/.
Directed by Denise Dowe and written and executive produced by Ericka Nicole Malone, REMEMBER ME: THE MAHALIA JACKSON STORY is a journey into Mahalia’s pursuit to go beyond the early childhood trauma she faced and detail how although her early childhood trauma shook her, it did not break her. Mahalia used those broken years to lean on her faith and her unshakable bond with God as a catalyst to inspire the world. Determined to not be a secular artist she turned down millions of dollars to stay true and pure to her gospel roots.
Set to bring this exhilarating story to life, the ensemble cast includes Grammy Award winner Ledisi as Mahalia Jackson, Columbus Short as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Janet Hubert as Aunt Duke, Wendy Raquel Robinson as Cylestine, Vanessa A. Williams as Lucille, Keith David as Ink Williams, Corbin Bleu as Cab Calloway and Keith Robinson as Thomas Dorsey.
REMEMBER ME: THE MAHALIA JACKSON STORY is Co-Executive Produced by Phillip E. Robinson and Produced by Vince Allen, along with acclaimed Gospel Producer Paul Wright III serving as Music Supervisor.
