Trailer & Poster To Oscar Winner Kevin Willmott’s The 24th
Vertical Entertainment has released the trailer and poster to Oscar®-winner Kevin Willmott’s The 24th starring Trai Byers (Empire, Selma), Bashir Salahuddin (Sherman’s Showcase, GLOW), and Aja Naomi King (How to get Away with Murder). Also cast in the film are Mo McRae (Big Little Lies), Tosin Morohunfola (The Chi), Mykelti Williamson (Fences) and Thomas Haden Church. The film is produced, co-written, directed by Kevin Willmott (co-writer of The BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods).
The film will release on VOD/Digital on August 21st, timed to the anniversary of the Houston Riot of 1917.
The story is based on the Houston riot of 1917 during the Great War in which 156 soldiers of the Third Battalion of the all-black Twenty-fourth United States Infantry Regiment rioted after disagreements with the Houston Police Department. It took place over a single night and resulted in the deaths of four soldiers and 16 civilians. The rioting soldiers were tried at three courts-martial for mutiny. Nineteen were executed, and 41 were sentenced to life imprisonment.
The film is produced by Jordan Fudge, Alexandra Milchan, Kevin Willmott and Trai Byers. The film was an Official Selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival.
