Kevin Willmott is best known as the screenwriter for Spike Lee’s Chi Raq, Da 5 Bloods and BlackkKlansman (for which he shared an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay). He also wrote and directed C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, a satirical documentary that imagines our country if the South had won and slavery was still legal.
We’ll talk about:
– How he got into film
– How Monument Avenue reflects the nation
– Virginia’s historical part in his doc
– Working with Spike Lee
– Insights into the 4 movies listed above
– The screenplay he’s written about Arthur Ashe
Kevin will be in town on April 3 for this year’s James River Film Festival (March 31 – April 3):
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America at 1:30pm
BlackkKlansman at 4 & 7pm
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