Join RoxFilm and MFA Boston on November 3rd at 7PM for a special 25th anniversary screening of The Best Man and a Q&A with the Director, Malcolm D. Lee!
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee (USA, 1999, 120 min.).
Just before his best friend's wedding, the life of a Chicago writer becomes crazy when his best friend guesses that his new book's story is based on his bride's fervent past.
Join us after the film for a conversation with director Malcolm D. Lee!
Copresented with the Roxbury International Film Festival.
About the Director
Writer-director-producer Malcolm D. Lee has been making films since the age of 12 in animation, video and Super-8 film formats. He has been working professionally in the industry since age 17 as a production assistant, apprentice film editor, casting associate, assistant director, and director’s assistant.
After completing his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University in 1992 with a BA in English, Lee accepted a year-long fellowship in screenwriting from Walt Disney Studios.
Following his early Hollywood experience he gained entry New York University’s Tisch School Of The Arts, honed his craft as a director and writer, and went on to make the award-winning short film, Morningside Prep.
Since 1999, his directorial work includes his critically-acclaimed feature film debut The Best Man which opened at number one at the box office; Undercover Brother; Barbershop:The Next Cut; the smash hit Girls Trip, which made history as the first film with a full African American creative team in front of and behind the camera to surpass the $100 million mark at the domestic box office more than $140 million worldwide; and Night School, another box-office hit grossing more than $100 million worldwide.
One of Hollywood’s most bankable filmmakers, Lee released the worldwide hit Space Jam: A New Legacy, starring LeBron James, in 2021 and Peacock’s The Best Man: Final Chapters, an 8-part series finale to Lee’s iconic The Best Man franchise, in December 2022.
Through his Blackmaled Productions banner, Lee is currently overseeing several feature and television projects in development including I Almost Forgot About You, an adaptation of Terry McMillan’s novel of the same name; an adaptation of Kennedy Ryan’s Before I Let Go; The Classic; Real Talk; and The Spoils.
Ticket Information
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