Official Teaser Trailer Alert for Chinonye Chukwu's "Alaskaland"

Here is a film that I recently got a chance to view called Alaskaland. Black Savant Cinema has an exclusive official trailer from writer/director Chinonye Chukwu's feature film.

Alaskaland tells the story of Chukwuma, an Alaskan-raised Nigerian struggling to balance the expectations of his traditional Nigerian parents and the larger world around him. After his parents are killed in a tragic car crash, Chukwuma is separated from his younger sister, Chidinma, who moves to Nigeria with their Uncle until she becomes of legal age. 

After two years the siblings reconnect to find their estrangement has created new personal and cultural frictions in ways that bring them closer to each other and their roots, as well as help them define what it means to be a Nigerian in Alaska.

There is no official debut date, however I'm sure it will be premiering very soon since this is the season of film festivals.

Check out the trailer here...

Regina King as Shirley Chisholm...Your thoughts??

What a way to jumpstart Women's History Month!! In a recent EurWeb interview A Thousand Words actress Kerry Washington would reveal some interesting information....

"...And I just heard that Regina King is doing Shirley Chisholm, perfect casting, which is another story that has to be told."

Now Regina King has expressed an interest in playing the role (along with Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis) as well as mentioning some developing projects back when she was filming the 2007 movie This Christmas. This is the type of empowering film that is needed to show the true talents and gifts of Black/African-Americans.

Maybe this is the role to open Hollywood's eyes and take Black actors and actresses more seriously. Tell me your thoughts...what do you think?