{"id":80430,"date":"2017-08-15T15:08:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T15:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2017\/08\/15\/pics-clips-patti-cakes\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:23:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:23:34","slug":"pics-clips-patti-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/pics-clips-patti-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pics and Clips: Patti Cake$"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Look: Patti Cake$<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

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Fox Searchlight Pictures has released a new trailer for writer\/director Geremy Jasper<\/strong>\u2019s film debut film Patti Cake$<\/strong>, starring Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Cathy Moriarty, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, McCaul Lombardi, Sahr Ngaujah, Wass Stevens<\/strong>, and MC Lyte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Patti Cake$ introduces Australian native Danielle Macdonald in a breakout role, as aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$. Fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in Jersey where her life is falling apart, Patti tries to reach the big time in the hip hop scene with original and affecting music. Cheered on by her grandmother (Cathy Moriarty) and only friends, Jheri (Siddharth Dhananjay) and Basterd (Mamoudou Athie), Patti also shoulders her mother\u2019s (Bridget Everett) heartaches and misfortunes.<\/p>\n

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The film is an RT Features, Stay Gold Features, Maiden Voyage Pictures presentation of a Department of Motion Pictures production. It is the new company\u2019s first feature film. Patti Cake$ is produced by Michael Gottwald, Noah Stahl, Rodrigo Teixeira, Dan Janvey, Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Chris Columbus, with Louren\u00e7o Sant\u2019Anna, Sophie Mas, Eleanor Columbus, Josh Penn, Jonathan Bronfman, Lon Molnar, Fernando Fraiha, and Bill Benenson serving as executive producers.<\/p>\n

Patti Cake$ will hit\u00a0theaters on August 18, 2017.<\/p>\n