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The Obituary of Tunde Johnson is an American drama film, directed by Ali LeRoi and released in 2019.Beandrea July, "'The Obituary of Tunde Johnson': Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter, September 8, 2019. The film stars Steven Silver Read More..

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Description	The Obituary of Tunde Johnson is an American drama film, directed by Ali LeRoi and released in 2019.Beandrea July, "'The Obituary of Tunde Johnson': Film Review \| TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter, September 8, 2019. The film stars Steven Silver as Tunde Johnson, a gay African-American teenager who is trapped in a time loop that forces him to repeatedly relive the day of his fatal, racially motivated shooting by a police officer.Amy Nicholson, "Toronto Film Review: ‘The Obituary of Tunde Johnson’". Variety, September 8, 2019.The film also stars Nicola Peltz as Marley Meyers, Tunde's longtime friend; Spencer Neville as Soren O'Connor, a closeted classmate who is secretly dating both Tunde and Marley in a love triangle; David James Elliott as Soren's father Alfred; and Sammi Rotibi and Tembi Locke as Tunde's parents Ade and Yomi.The screenplay was written by Stanley Kalu, a film student at the University of Southern California.Tre'vell Anderson, "Police Brutality and Homophobia Inspired This Groundbreaking Film". Out, September 6, 2019. It was the first-ever winner of The Launch, a screenwriting competition to find and develop screenplays by promising new writers on which LeRoi was a judge; the competition's prize included the screenplay being produced as a feature film, and LeRoi signed on to direct it as his own feature film debut.Amanda N'Duka, "Ali LeRoi To Helm ‘The Obituary of Tunde Johnson’ Drama". Deadline Hollywood, October 16, 2018.The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Description	The Obituary of Tunde Johnson is an American drama film, directed by Ali LeRoi and released in 2019.Beandrea July, "'The Obituary of Tunde Johnson': Film Review \| TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter, September 8, 2019. The film stars Steven Silver as Tunde Johnson, a gay African-American teenager who is trapped in a time loop that forces him to repeatedly relive the day of his fatal, racially motivated shooting by a police officer.Amy Nicholson, "Toronto Film Review: ‘The Obituary of Tunde Johnson’". Variety, September 8, 2019.The film also stars Nicola Peltz as Marley Meyers, Tunde's longtime friend; Spencer Neville as Soren O'Connor, a closeted classmate who is secretly dating both Tunde and Marley in a love triangle; David James Elliott as Soren's father Alfred; and Sammi Rotibi and Tembi Locke as Tunde's parents Ade and Yomi.The screenplay was written by Stanley Kalu, a film student at the University of Southern California.Tre'vell Anderson, "Police Brutality and Homophobia Inspired This Groundbreaking Film". Out, September 6, 2019. It was the first-ever winner of The Launch, a screenwriting competition to find and develop screenplays by promising new writers on which LeRoi was a judge; the competition's prize included the screenplay being produced as a feature film, and LeRoi signed on to direct it as his own feature film debut.Amanda N'Duka, "Ali LeRoi To Helm ‘The Obituary of Tunde Johnson’ Drama". Deadline Hollywood, October 16, 2018.The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Director	Ali LeRoi
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Writer	Stanley Kalu
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Cinematography	Steven Holleran
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Editing	Shannon Baker Davis
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Starring	Steven Silver , Nicola Peltz , Spencer Neville , Sammi Rotibi , Tembi Locke
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Runtime	104 minutes
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Country	United States
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Language	English
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Producer	Zachary Green , Jason Shuman , Marni Bond , Chuck Bond
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Studio	Zgreen Entertainment,Jason Shuman Productions,The Launch Productions,Marginal Media
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Released	2019/09/08 (TIFF)
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