Sundance 2020: Sylvie’s Love Post Premiere Party

Today, Acura Festival Village hosted the post-premiere party of Sylvie’s Love,
celebrating Eugene Ashe’s period drama about a romance between an aspiring
television producer and a talented saxophonist. The film’s stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Tessa Thompson and Eva Longoria, were all in attendance for the festivities.

Additional guests included Nnamdi’s wife Kerry Washington and singer songwriter Dev Hynes. Mannequins styled in costumes from the film were placed around the room to contribute to the ambiance bringing guests back in time.

Written and directed by Eugene Ashe, the cast includes Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Regé-Jean Page, Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi King, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jemima Kirke, Alano Miller, MC Lyte, Tone Bell, Erica Gimpel, John Magaro, and Lance Redick.

Set in ’50s and ’60s New York City, the story follows aspiring television producer Sylvie (Thompson) as she meets aspiring saxophonist Robert (Asomugha) when he takes a job at her father’s record store in Harlem. After a summer romance that comes to an end, the two fatefully reconnect several years later and find that their feelings for each other have never disappeared.

Thompson produced the period drama, along with Asomugha through his iAm21 Entertainment and Jonathan Baker (The Banker), Gabrielle Glore (Dirty Laundry) and Matthew Thurm (Crown Heights). The cinematographer is Declan Quinn (Rachel Getting Married, Leaving Las Vegas).