Join us after the film for a conversation with director Malcolm D. Lee!

Directed by Malcolm D. Lee (USA, 1999, 120 min.).

Just before his best friend's wedding, the life of a Chicago writer becomes crazy when his best friend guesses that his new book's story is based on his bride's fervent past.

Copresented with the Roxbury International Film Festival.

About the Director

Writer-director-producer Malcolm D. Lee has been making films since the age of 12 in animation, video and Super-8 film formats.   He has been working professionally in the industry since age 17 as a production assistant, apprentice film editor, casting associate, assistant director, and director’s assistant.
 
After completing his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University in 1992 with a BA in English, Lee accepted a year-long fellowship in screenwriting from Walt Disney Studios. 
 
Following his early Hollywood experience he gained entry New York University’s Tisch School Of The Arts, honed his craft as a director and writer, and went on to make the award-winning short film, Morningside Prep. 
 
Since 1999, his directorial work includes his critically-acclaimed feature film debut The Best Man which opened at number one at the box office; Undercover Brother; Barbershop:The Next Cut; the smash hit Girls Trip, which made history as the first film with a full African American creative team in front of and behind the camera to surpass the $100 million mark at the domestic box office more than $140 million worldwide; and Night School, another box-office hit grossing more than $100 million worldwide. 
 
One of Hollywood’s most bankable filmmakers, Lee released the worldwide hit Space Jam: A New Legacy, starring LeBron James, in 2021 and Peacock’s The Best Man: Final Chapters, an 8-part series finale to Lee’s iconic The Best Man franchise, in December 2022. 
 
Through his Blackmaled Productions banner, Lee is currently overseeing several feature and television projects in development including I Almost Forgot About You, an adaptation of Terry McMillan’s novel of the same name; an adaptation of Kennedy Ryan’s Before I Let Go; The Classic; Real Talk; and The Spoils.