The American Black FIlm Festival has announced that on October 3 and 4, they will be dedicating plans for a Remembering Chadwick Boseman Retrospective on the streaming platform ABFF play.
The tribute for this star will be showing three Boseman movies about African American icons such as: 42, Get On Up and Marshall. They will be streaming free for the courtesy of the three Hollywood studios behind titles: Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and Open Road Films.
Boseman left a legacy for playing such historical roles like Jackie Robinson in 42, James Brown a soulful music legend in Get On Up, and The African American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in the Marshall biopic.
“We truly appreciate WarnerBros, Universal Pictures, and Open Road Films for providing these three films in support of the Chadwick Boseman retrospective. We’re grateful to be able to offer the ABFF community and other fans a platform to see and celebrate his incredible talent and groundbreaking work portraying important Black figures,” said ABFF Ventures president Nicole Friday in a state
His death with colon cancer came amid a national reckoning with racial injustice adding to the grief of his fans and tributes from Hollywood.
By: Etan Vlessingfor the Hollywood Reporter
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