18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Kicks Off Today w/ Opening Night Film 'Beyond the Lights'

From Shadow and Act Thu Sep 18 2014, 22:19:44

The 18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), presented by BET Networks with founding sponsor HBO, kicks off today, running from September 17-21 at Manhattan's AMC Loews 34th Street 14, and various other locations in New York, with a roster of over 70 films, including a whopping 12 world premieres, as well as host of panels, conversations and more.  "Beyond the Lights," the latest from writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood, will be the opening night film, screening tonight, Thursday, September 18 at the SVA Theater, at 333 W. 23rd Street. The BET/Relativity Media-backed next feature film tells the story of Noni Jean, a...

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