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In the first trailer for The Obituary of Tunde Johnson we see Steven Silver (13 Reasons Why) as the titular Nigerian-American Tunde who lives a comfortable life — until he gets pulled over by the police and is killed in a racially motivated killing. The premise is an all-too-familiar situation that we are seeing way…

Wolfe Releasing has picked up the North American distribution rights to The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, the drama that premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and will get a theatrical and digital release on February 26. Ali LeRoi directed the film from a screenplay by Stanley Kalu. 13 Reasons Why…

EXCLUSIVE: The 26th annual Austin Film Festival (AFF) has set The Obituary of Tunde Johnson as their opening night film. The fest takes place on October 24-31. The film, written by up-and-comer Stanely Kalu and directed by Ali LeRoi, will make its U.S. premiere after debuting to critical acclaim at the Toronto…

A hybrid of Groundhog Day, Russian Doll, The Hate U Give and Moonlight, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival — and the filmmakers and leading man stopped by for a live recording of the New Hollywood Podcast. As Stanley Kalu’s first screenplay and Ali LeRoi’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Silver (13 Reasons Why), Nicola Peltz (Transformers: Age of Extinction), and Spencer Neville (Ozark) are set to star in The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, with production slated to commence this week in Los Angeles. Ali LeRoi is directing the indie drama based on a script written by Nigerian-born USC…

EXCLUSIVE: Ali LeRoi, the co-creator and executive producer of Everybody Hates Chris and the Are We There Yet? series, has signed on to direct The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, an indie drama written by Nigerian-born USC student Stanley Kalu. The plot follows a wealthy, black, high school senior who falls victim to an…