"why'd you call me?" "what?" "why'd you call me?" "I told you, man, dude came in—" "yeah, yeah..." "he played this song, man."
moonlight (2016) written and directed by barry jenkins
First Look at André Holland as Huey P. Newton In ‘The Big Cigar’
The Big Cigar tells the true story of how the Black Panther leader escaped from the FBI with the assistance of Hollywood producers and a fake movie production.
Cast includes André Holland as Huey P. Newton, Tiffany Boone as Gwen Fontaine, Jordane Christie as Bobby Seale, Moses Ingram as Teressa Dixon, and Alessandro Nivola as Bert Schneider.
The good captain gave you everything. There's not a Negro in this city who's had more opportunities than you. Even that's not enough. What do you have to be so angry about?
Cast: Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Alex Hibbert, Jaden Piner, Tanisha Cidel, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Herman McGloun, Kamal Ani-Bellow, Keomi Givens, Eddie Blanchard
Release year: 2016
Genres: drama
Blurb: A young man struggles to find himself in a story told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love while grappling with his own sexuality.
The Black Panther Party, a fake movie production, and a nationwide manhunt. This is the true story of Huey P. Newton's escape to Cuba.
This limited series stars André Holland as Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton, and is executive produced by NAACP Image Award winner Janine Sherman Barrois, Jim Hecht, and Joshuah Bearman, with the first two episodes directed and executive produced by multi-award winner Don Cheadle. The six-episode drama chronicles the story of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton’s escape to Cuba, and is based on the monumental, eponymous magazine article of the same name.