The BET Premiere Cinema Film GUN HILL is Written and Directed By
Reggie Rock Bythewood
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE is written and directed by Ava DuVernay, winner of
the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and the
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BET Networks continues to shine a spotlight on Black Hollywood with its BET
PREMIERE CINEMA franchise and the original movie debut of GUN
HILL starring acclaimed actor, writer, and activist Larenz Tate
and the world television broadcast premiere of the award-winning film, MIDDLE
OF NOWHERE starring Emayatzy Corinealdi and BEING
MARY JANE's, Omari Hardwick.
Premiering Wednesday, July 2 at 9 PM ET/PT on BET, GUN HILL is a
high-powered cop drama is about identical twins on opposite sides of
life: Trane, a cop, and Bird, a con. On one fateful night, Trane is
killed. Bird assumes his identity and begins his own search for
redemption. Set in the mean streets of New York, this smart, gritty
two-hour movie event, GUN HILL, features an ensemble cast of
characters operating on all sides of the law, where no one is quite what
they seem. Written and directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood the film
also stars Emayatzy E. Corinealdi, Tawny Cypress, Aisha Hinds,
Michael Aronov, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Shanti Ashanti, Hisham Tawfiq
and Daniel Stewart Sherman. GUN HILL is executive produced by Reggie
Rock Bythewood and Don Kurt.
Premiering Wednesday, July 23 at 9 PM ET/PT on BET MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,
the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, Gotham Independent Film
Award for Breakthrough Actor is an independent feature film written and
directed by Ava DuVernay. As Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi)
rides a bus through the inner city streets, she wills herself to push
away memories that crowd her. Four years earlier, she was a vibrant
medical student married to the love of her life, Derek (Omari Hardwick).
Now, she makes her way to the maximum security prison on the outskirts
of town. This is where her love now resides. Behind coiled razor wire
and forty foot concrete walls. As the couple stares into the hallow end
of an eight-year prison sentence, Ruby must learn to live another life,
one marked by shame and separation. But through a chance encounter with
hard-working bus driver Brian (David Oyelowo) and a stunning
betrayal that shakes her to the core, she is soon propelled in new and
often frightening directions of self-discovery. As we chronicle her
turbulent yet transformative journey, we witness the emergence of a
broken woman made whole. Lorraine Toussaint Sharon Lawrence, Dondre
Whitfield and Maya Gilbert also star in the film.
In addition to original BET-created films, BET
PREMIERE CINEMA introduces audiences to critically-acclaimed
independent films and documentaries - both never-before-seen and those
that have completed their theatrical run.
For more information on our BET Premiere Cinema films go to
bet.com/BETStarCinema. Join the conversation on Twitter: @BETGunHill
@MiddleofNowhere @BETCinema.
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