Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022)

Directed by

Denise Dowse

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG

Rating

3.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of gospel singer and activist Mahalia Jackson. It follows her rise to fame and her role in the civil rights movement.

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What happens

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story is an American biographical musical drama film directed by Denise Dowse (in her directing debut as well as her only directing credit before her death in August 2022) and written by Ericka Nicole Malone. The film stars Ledisi as gospel singer and activist Mahalia Jackson. Also starring Columbus Short, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Janet Hubert, Vanessa Williams, Corbin Bleu and Keith David. It premiered at the 2022 Pan African Film & Arts Festival in Los Angeles in April 2022. The film later premiered on Hulu on September 20, 2022. The film received three NAACP Image Awards nomination at the 54th NAACP Image Awards: for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture, Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture (Ledisi), and won Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) (Ericka Nicole Malone). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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