"Whenever I think about it, everything bad that has ever happened to me has involved a black person." Those words are the very first spoken by the main character, Joe, in the controversial BBC Films production, Shoot The Messenger. S&A faves David Oyelowo and Nikki Amuka-Bird star in the lead roles of Joe and Heather. Written by Sharon Foster, and directed by Ngozi Onwurah, Shoot The Messenger is a well-crafted, thought-provoking drama about Joe, a black professional who, after learning about a need for more black male teachers in his community, gives up his It career to become a teacher. What ensues is a sequence of events that turn Joe's life upside down. After...
- 5/26/2013
- by Emmanuel Akitobi
- ShadowAndAct
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