Crown Heights (film)

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Crown Heights
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Directed by Matt Ruskin
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Written by Matt Ruskin
Based on This American Life: Colin Warner
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Music by Mark De Gli Antoni
Cinematography Ben Kutchins
Edited by Paul Greenhouse
Production
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  • Black Maple Films
  • Washington Square Films
  • Iam21 Entertainment
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  • January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23) (Sundance)
  • August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18) (United States)
Running time
 94 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $238,558[1]

Crown Heights is a 2017 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Matt Ruskin. Adapted from a This American Life podcast, the film tells the true story of Colin Warner who was wrongfully convicted of murder, and how his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving Colin's innocence. The film stars Lakeith Stanfield as Colin Warner and Nnamdi Asomugha as Carl King.

It premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017 and won the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic Film.[2][3] The film was released on August 18, 2017, by Amazon Studios and IFC Films.

Cast

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Production

On August 6, 2015, it was announced that Matt Ruskin would direct a biographical film about wrongfully convicted prisoner Colin Warner based on his own script, which Lila Yacoub would produce along with Black Maple Films and iAm21 Entertainment.[4] Lakeith Stanfield was added to the cast to play Warner who spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit in 1980, when he was just 18 years old.[4] Nnamdi Asomugha would also star as Carl King, Warner's lifelong friend who fought to prove Warner's innocence.[4] On September 15, 2015, newcomer Natalie Paul was cast in the film.[5]

Principal photography on the film began on September 9, 2015 in New York City.[4]

Release

Crown Heights premiered in competition in the US Dramatic Category at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017. Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film.[6] IFC Films co-distributed the film alongside Amazon on August 18, 2017.[7] The film received generally favorable reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival,[8][9] winning the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic Film.[2][10]

Awards and recognition

  • Film Independent Spirit Award nominee - Best Supporting Male (Nnamdi Asomugha)[11]

References

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External links

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