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I Will Follow is a 2010 American independent drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay, who also produced the film with Molly Mayeux. It stars Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Omari Hardwick, Blair Underwood and Beverly Todd.

I Will Follow
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Directed by	Ava DuVernay
Written by	Ava DuVernay
Produced by	Ava DuVernay Molly Mayeux
Starring	Salli Richardson-Whitfield Omari Hardwick Blair Underwood Beverly Todd
Cinematography	Miguel Bunster
Edited by	Spencer Averick
Music by	Kathryn Bostic
Production companies	Kandoo Films Forward Movement
Distributed by	ARRAY
Release dates	September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18) (Urbanworld Film Festival) March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11) (United States)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Maye (Salli Richardson-Whitfield) is a successful artist who has taken a leave from work to care for her ill aunt, Amanda (Beverly Todd). As the film begins, Maye is moving out of the home she once shared with Amanda after her death and contemplating her relationships, her career, her past and her future.

Cast

• Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Maye
• Omari Hardwick as Troy
• Michole Briana White as Fran
• Dijan Talton as Raven
• Tracie Thoms as Tiffany
• Damone Roberts as Damone
• Blair Underwood as Evan
• Beverly Todd as Amanda
  • Kiki Walls as Young Amanda
• Phalana Tiller as Christine
• Tony Perez as Tuliau
• Ramon Leon as Ramon
• Royale Watkins as Roy
• Owen H.M. Smith as Chuck
• Robert Silver as Benjamin
• J.R. Ramirez as Percy
• Kiara Muhammad as Ronda, Fran's Daughter
• Scotty Noyd Jr. as Fran's Son
• Olivia Alvarado as Fran's Baby

Production

I Will Follow was shot in 11 days on location in Topanga Canyon, California, on a $50,000 budget. Its title was taken from the U2 song of the same name.[1]

Release

I Will Follow made its world premiere in New York City at the 2010 Urbanworld Film Festival, where it won audience honors. It also played at the 2010 Chicago International Film Festival and the 2010 AFI Film Festival.^{[citation needed]} The film had a limited release on March 11, 2011. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half out of four stars.[2]

Accolades

This section needs to be updated. (January 2014)

• African-American Film Critics Association
  • 2011, Best Screenplay: Ava DuVernay (Winner)
• Black Reel Awards
  • 2012, Best Screenplay: Ava DuVernay (Nominated)
  • 2012, Best Director: Ava DuVernay (Nominated)
• Image Awards
  • 2012, Outstanding Independent Motion Picture (Nominated)

See also

• List of black films of the 2010s

References

External links

• Official website
• I Will Follow at IMDb
• I Will Follow at AllMovie
• I Will Follow at the TCM Movie Database
• I Will Follow at the American Film Institute Catalog
• I Will Follow at Box Office Mojo
• I Will Follow at Rotten Tomatoes
• I Will Follow at Metacritic

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