MIAMI BEACH, FL - JUNE 15: Retrospective: Denzel Washington during Day 4 of the American Black Film Festival on June 15, 2024 in Miami Beach, FL. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton / ABFF)
The American Black Film Festival announced the winners of the 2024 festival at the “Best of ABFF Awards,” celebrated Denzel Washington and discussed fatherhood and impact.
The cast and showrunner of NBC’s Found, including Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta, and Sonay Hoffman, presented a sneak peek of the show’s second season to a packed room and received a rapturous round of applause.
The festival also included a panel on Black Fatherhood presented by Walmart entitled, “Beyond the Screen: Black Dads Off Set” which featured a conversation between Carl Jones, Devale Ellis, Lance Gross moderated by DJ Vaughn.
The evening was closed out by a Washington career retrospective, ABFF’s first of its kind celebrating the careers of extraordinary Black artists.
Washington was greeted with a standing ovation from the crowd, excited to celebrate the career of one of the most prolific Black actors.
He shared an exclusive first look at his upcoming Netflix film, The Piano Lesson with the audience. Following the clip, Washington joined Chaz Ebert on stage and the conversation celebrated his achievements on screen as well as his significant cultural impact off-screen as a director, producer, humanitarian, husband, and father.
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