Season 2 of ‘Rewind with Ellen‘ kicks off with hosts Ellen J. Wanjiru and Rougét Carter discussing ‘REALLY LOVE‘ starring Kofi Siriboe, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, Uzo Aduba, Mack Wilds, Naturi Naughton, Suzzanne Douglas, Jade Eshete with Blair Underwood and Michael Ealy. Streaming now on Netflix.
REALLY LOVE, directed by Angel Kristi Williams and co-written by Felicia Pride, displays Black romance through an honest, nuanced and sophisticated narrative set against the backdrop of a gentrifying Washington, DC. Complete with a stellar cast, featured artwork and soundtrack, REALLY LOVE solidifies its place in Black romance film history. It’s a REALLY good watch.
FILM SYNOPSIS: A rising Black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.
They fall for one another, hard. Stevie (Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing) quickly becomes one of Isaiah’s (Kofi Siriboe) biggest fans and artistic muse. Isaiah’s creativity flows with her in his life, but his work remains overlooked by curators and collectors, bruising his ego. When Isaiah finally convinces a prominent gallery owner to take a chance on him, he pours himself into his work, neglecting Stevie. Isaiah’s first solo show catapults him into new artistic echelons, but it doesn’t leave much room for Stevie. Reluctantly, she accepts a dream job in Chicago, breaking Isaiah’s heart.
Watch blackfilm.com’s interview with the lead actors — Kofi Siriboe & Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing On Trusting One Another in ‘Really Love’
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT: Really Love is a project that is deeply personal to me, set in a place where I grew up and very dear to my heart. Although I co-wrote the script with my collaborator Felicia Pride, these characters are equal parts of me. I am Isaiah, an artist who puts his art and his passion for his work before everything else in his life, often to his own dismay. And I am also Stevie, the ambitious, independent, intelligent Black woman who is a hopeless romantic, in search of a storybook love, that pure, fleeting feeling that feels like falling in love for the very first time.
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