‘The Banker’ gets screening at NCRM as storyline strikes chord in election
Actors and producers of the film "The Banker" — Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, and other film industry names — walk the Apple TV+ film red carpet at the National Civil Rights Museum on March 2, 2020. (Ziggy Tucker/Daily Memphian)
Actor and Executive Producer of the film "The Banker," Samuel L. Jackson, and other film industry appeared at the Apple TV+ film red carpet at the National Civil Rights Museum on March 2, 2020. (Ziggy Tucker/Daily Memphian)
Movie industry figures that appeared at the National Civil Rights Museum March 2, 2020, included "The Banker" screenwriter Stan Younger. (Ziggy Tucker/Daily Memphian)
"The Banker" producer and actor Anthony Mackie laughs with Faith Morris, Chief Marketing & External Affairs Officerat the National Civil Rights Museum on March 2, 2020. (Ziggy Tucker/Daily Memphian)
"The Banker" actress Taylor Black walks the red carpet at the National Civil Rights Museum on March 2, 2020. (Ziggy Tucker/Daily Memphian)
The Apple film had a private screening with actors from the film Monday evening at The National Civil Rights Museum. Most of those involved say the story of black businessmen trying to overcome discriminatory business practices still feels familiar today.
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