{"id":162110,"date":"2022-07-13T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=162110"},"modified":"2022-07-13T21:22:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T01:22:26","slug":"sanaa-lathan-on-the-come-up-toronto-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sanaa-lathan-on-the-come-up-toronto-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanaa Lathan&#8217;s Film &#8216;On The Come Up&#8217; Set to Debut at the Toronto International Film Festival\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sanaa Lathan<\/strong>, who is now Emmy Nominated for her role in Succession, is set to premier her directorial feature debut <em>On The Come Up<\/em> at this years Toronto International Film Festival in September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story is based on the NY Times&#8217; #1 best selling novel by author <strong>Angie Thomas<\/strong> and was adapted by screenwriter <strong>Kay Oyegun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2022\/07\/the-2022-emmy-awards-list-of-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The 2022 Emmy Awards HISTORIC Nominations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>On the Come Up<\/em>\u00a0is the story of Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper, who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father &#8211; a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. 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