World Premiere of ‘Destination: Planet Negro!’ At Black Harvest Film Festival In Chicago Aug. 23 & 27
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World Premiere of ‘Destination: Planet Negro!’ At Black Harvest Film Festival In Chicago Aug. 23 & 27

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Back in June, I wrote about a terrifically funny and very

clever satire written, directed by and co-starring Kevin Willmont, titled Destination: Planet Negro!

As I said back then:

The

premise itself is very original: a group of black leaders, including even W.E.B

DuBois, during the 1930’s, gather together for a secret meeting to discuss the

“Negro Problem” in America.

They

decide that the only real solution is for black people to not only leave

America, but this planet altogether, and, with the help of George Washington

Carver, build a rocket ship to take an exploratory group to Mars, to check out

the possibility of such a bold undertaking.

But,

as in all sci-fi movies, something goes wrong and the three explorers wind up

in present day America, to their befuddlement (For example in one scene, they

see a black man with sagging jeans below his posterior, and speculate that

black people in the future are so malnourished that their clothes are falling

off them. And when explained to them who President Obama is, the shock is too

great and one of them promptly passes out).

And let’s face it, we have all been in the situation that the three characters find themselves in the film, when we say to ourselves, under

our breath: “What in the hell is wrong with black people nowadays?

C’mon

confess…

So I’m very happy to announced that the film will be

making its world premiere on Friday Aug.

23 and Tuesday Aug. 27 at the Black Harvest Film Festival, downtown Chicago, which is currently going on, for the entire

month of August.

Also Willmont and his two costars Tosin Morohunfola and Danielle

Cooper will be present at the Aug 23rd screening.

And a word to readers in the Chicago area, to be sure to

get your tickets ASAP because they have been selling like hotcakes.

Here’s the trailer:

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