{"id":68072,"date":"2014-02-03T17:15:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T17:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/02\/03\/john-ridleys-directorial-debut-jimi-all-is-by-my-side-to-hit-theaters-in-may\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T04:08:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T04:08:28","slug":"john-ridleys-directorial-debut-jimi-all-is-by-my-side-to-hit-theaters-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/john-ridleys-directorial-debut-jimi-all-is-by-my-side-to-hit-theaters-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"John Ridley’s directorial debut “Jimi: All Is By My Side” to hit theaters in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Ridley’s directorial debut “Jimi: All Is By My Side” to hit theaters in May<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

February 3, 2014<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>Screenwriter and Oscar nominee John Ridley<\/strong>‘s directorial debut “Jimi: All Is By My Side<\/strong>,” the Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Andre 3000<\/strong>, is set to hit theaters in May.<\/p>\n

The film will also make its U.S. premiere at SXSW, which will run from March 11-16.<\/p>\n

Distributed by Open Road Films and XLrator Media, OutKast\u2019s Andr\u00e9 Benjamin<\/strong> stars as Jimi Hendrix in this revealing biopic. Covering a year in Hendrix\u2019s life from 1966-67 as an unknown backup guitarist playing New York\u2019s Cheetah Club to making his mark in London\u2019s music scene up until his Monterey Pop triumph, the film presents an intimate portrait of the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend. \u201cJimi: All Is By My Side\u201d also features a stand out supporting cast including Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots<\/strong>, and Ruth Negga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"All<\/a>First shown at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival, \u201cJimi: All Is By My Side\u201d is produced by Darko Entertainment’s Sean McKittrick<\/strong> (\u201cBad Words\u201d), Jeff Culotta<\/strong>, and Danny Bramson<\/strong>, Freeman Films\u2019 Brandon Freeman<\/strong> and Anthony Burns<\/strong>, Subotica\u2019s Tristen Orpen Lynch<\/strong>, and Nigel Thomas<\/strong> of Matador Pictures, with Darko\u2019s Edward H. Hamm, Jr<\/strong>., and John Ridley as executive producers.<\/p>\n

Ridley was recently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave<\/strong>, which also received several nominations, including Best Picture.<\/p>\n

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