Demetria McKinney and Chaz Lamar Shepherd talk ‘Kirk Franklin’s a Gospel Christmas’ with blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona! The pair discuss speaking with Kirk Franklin, balancing singing and acting, and what it was like to work with the legendary, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Regina Belle! Check out the interview and let us know what you think:
‘Kirk Franklin’s a Gospel Christmas‘ premieres December 4th, 2021 at 8pm EST/7pm CST on Lifetime.
Watch the trailer here:
About Chaz Lamar Shepherd and Demetria McKinney
Chaz Lamar Shepherd is a Philadelphia native. He is known for Set It Off (1996), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Luke Cage (2016).
Demetria McKinney is best known as Janine from Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. In 2017, she was cast opposite Mario Van Peebles in the Syfy horror drama Superstition. In 2017, McKinney starred in the TV One movie Bobbi Kristina as Whitney Houston, the late icon and mother to Bobbi Kristina. She currently stars in the Freeform drama series Motherland: Fort Salem. She was a guest star during the seventh and eighth seasons of The Real Housewives of Atlanta airing on Bravo TV. In 2017, McKinney released her debut album Officially Yours. She received nomination for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist. From this album, she released three singles: “Is This Love”, “Happy” and “Easy” that peaked at #4 at the Adult R&B Songs.
Demetria McKinney and Chaz Lamar Shepherd talk ‘Kirk Franklin’s a Gospel Christmas’
When Olivia (Demetria McKinney), a young assistant pastor, gets assigned to be a lead pastor at a new church a month before Christmas, she’s fearful she can’t manage the transition, including getting the choir ready to open the town’s annual Winter Jamboree. Banding together with her new congregation, Olivia discovers a new home for herself, and even finds a little Christmas romance along the way! Featuring a special appearance and songs written and arranged by Kirk Franklin.
Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas is produced by Swirl Films and Big Dreams Entertainment. Executive produced by Kirk Franklin and Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd and produced by Leslie Greif, Eric Tomosunas and Ron Robinson. Erica Sutherlin directs a script by Kourtney Richard.
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