News/Reviews
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NewsThe world premiere of the new feature film adaptation of Mike Wiley's DAR HE: THE LYNCHING OF EMMETT TILL will be at the prestigious Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles, CA in February 9-20, 2012. PAFF will screen 120 films from the United States, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, South America, the South Pacific and Canada made by and/or about people of African descent. With annual attendance in excess of 40,000 people, PAFF is the largest and most prestigious international Black film festival in the United States.
As in the original play from which the film is adapted, playwright/actor Mike Wiley portrays all roles in the film. For additional information, visit: www.DarHeMovie.com
- Profile of Mike Wiley in American Theatre Magazine
- The Parchman Hour Performed at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Freedom Rides
- Our State profile
- WUNC’s The State of Things interview
- North Carolina Now segment on Blood Done Sign My Name
Reviews
- Did a variety show really save activists' lives? - Mike Wiley Productions' THE PARCHMAN HOUR
- The Parchman Hour: World Premiere of Recent History at PlayMakers
- News & Observer review of Jade City Chronicles, Vol. 1
- The Independent review of Jade City Chronicles, Vol. 1
- Review of Blood Done Sign My Name at Charlotte's Booth Playhouse
- Review of The Parchman Hour performance at Durant Public School, Durant, MS
- Review of Blood Done Sign My Name at Thalian Hall, Wilimington, NC
- The Independent review of The Parchman Hour
- The Daily Tar Heel review of The Parchman Hour
- The State of Things interview about The Parchman Hour
- The State of Things interview regarding Wolf Call
- Triad Arts and Entertainment review of Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till
- News & Observer review of Life is So Good
- Classical Voice of North Carolina review of Blood Done Sign My Name
- Sanford Herald review of Blood Done Sign My Name
Awards/Commendations
Films