The Cast of Nickel Boys Receive Prestigious Awards At Urban World Film Festival

Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Ethan Herisse attend Urban World Film Festival 
for “Nickel Boys”.

Urban World Film Festival featured unforgettable moments of recognition and inspiration, as the festival honored Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor with the prestigious Luminary Award, celebrating her extraordinary contributions to the film industry. Additionally, Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse received the Emerging Talent Awards, highlighting their remarkable artistry and promising futures in cinema.

Nickel Boys is a 2024 American historical drama film based on the 2019 novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. It was directed by RaMell Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joslyn Barnes, and stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. The story follows two African American boys, Elwood and Turner, who are sent to an abusive reform school called the Nickel Academy in 1960s Florida. The film is inspired by the historic reform school in Florida called the Dozier School for Boys, which was notorious for abusive treatment of students.

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