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Kings Of The Evening

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Homer Hobbs, home after two years in jail, discovers that life on the outside can be crueler than the back-breaking injustice of the chain gang. He returns to a bleak urban town caught in the depths of the Great Depression - no jobs, no prospects, no hope – where he is thrown together with four strangers, each struggling to survive as they scratch and scheme to dig their way out of poverty: Benny, the street hustler eager to begin life anew in the sunshine of Florida; the suicidal Clarence, a nobody who aches to be somebody; Gracie, the despairing owner of a boarding house who lives with a secret; Lucy, whose past has caught up with her and threatens the lives of those she has come to love. Life is grim. But on Sunday nights, in a dingy hall in a forlorn neighborhood, the men of the neighborhood piece together the finest attire their meager lives can beg, borrow or steal to compete in an underground contest like no other. The big winner will go home with the five dollar prize. The real prize – far less tangible, yet priceless – is the chance to feel like a king, if just for an evening. To men like these, the touch of a woman, the adulation of the crowd, the feel of a fine-looking suit are proof enough that a man might yet escape the debasement of the Depression.

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Another win in Houston

Kings of the Evening won a Platinum Remi Award at the Houston International Film Festival.  The film played to an enthusiastic crowd... as one couple said "we go to Worldfest every year and see every ...
Posted by on Sat, 02 May 2009 09:54:00 GMT

Austin, Texas

We want to send a big thank you to the Austin Film Commission, the Austin Film Festival, and the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau for hosting an incredible cast and crew screening for Kings....
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:28:00 GMT

Glynn Turmans Emmy

Congratulations to Glynn Turman on his recent Emmy WIN for his brilliant work in HBO's "In Treatment."
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:10:00 GMT

Chicago here we come

We have been invited to screen at the Black Harvest Festival Aug. 16th and 21st at the Gene Siskel Film Center. http://www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/Spread the word!
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:42:00 GMT

"Kings" wins over Audience in San Francisco

Kings of the Evening won the Audience Favorite Award at the 10th annual San Francisco Black Film Festival. Andrew P. Jones, Reginald T. Dorsey, Linara Washington, Charles Quiett, and Tenora Young wer...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:57:00 GMT

Kings in Arizona

We just returned from an amazing trip to Arizona where we were the opening night film.  Lynn Whitfield was on hand to receive the Spirit of Oscar Micheaux Award for her contribution to cinema.&nb...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:18:00 GMT

"King" in San Diego

Kings of the Evening swept the 2008 San Diego Black Film Festival awards!  Awarded Best Film, Best Director (Andrew P. Jones), and Best Supporting Actor (Glynn Turman).  Turman and Jones wer...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:11:00 GMT