Actress Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Channels Lena Horne in
"A Lady Must Live: A
Lena Horne Tribute."
February 20, 2015 –
(Los Angeles, CA) Codeblack Films, a Lionsgate Company, has partnered with Ebony Magazine
to release an original short film in honor of Black History Month, "A Lady
Must Live: A Lena Horne Tribute."
This mesmerizing short
film stars actress Salli Richardson-Whitfield (I Will Follow, “Being Mary Jane”) as the legendary Grammy and Tony
Award-winning stage and screen star Lena Horne, who has a grand legacy as a
groundbreaking performer, beauty icon, and passionate American civil rights activist.
It will be available exclusively on Ebony.com, and a separate two-minute
version will be released today on the Codeblack and Ebony Magazine Facebook
Pages.
“A Lady Must Live”
coincides with Codeblack Films’ month-long social media salute to Ms. Horne and
other trailblazers of Black History, including Shirley Chisholm, the first
African-American woman to be elected to Congress and run for President, Ava
DuVernay, the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe
Award and win Best Director honors at the Sundance Film Festival and Ursula
Burns, the first African-American woman to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500
company.
"As a company, we
are increasingly focused on developing digital content and partnerships like
this one to adapt to the changing landscape of the film industry in the digital
era. The key is creating content people connect with, whether it's a two hour
film or a two minute short on Facebook," says Codeblack Films founder and
President, Jeff Clanagan. “Our Black History Month digital series
provides us with a vibrant and immediate platform to share the stories of some
of the most influential figures in history. We have steadily developed
our social media footprint, and are very proud to bring the audience a look at
a beautiful tribute to the amazing Lena Horne.”
Codeblack has
developed a following of more than four million fans on their Facebook pages
and has rapidly become a leader and innovator in the digital media space,
creating and releasing original content with Kevin Hart, Shaquille O'Neal,
Sanaa Lathan, Mike Epps, and other high-profile talent.
Twitter
@CodeblackLife, and Instagram @CodeblackLife.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FILM.: http://www.ebony.com/video/black-history/lena-horne-light-girl-lady-codeblack-ebony-short-987#.VOdJrCj1s3R
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