{"id":1170892,"date":"2022-08-08T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/08\/black-hollywood-makes-a-splash-in-leila-djansis-the-men-in-my-life\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T19:56:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:56:00","slug":"black-hollywood-makes-a-splash-in-leila-djansis-the-men-in-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/08\/black-hollywood-makes-a-splash-in-leila-djansis-the-men-in-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Hollywood makes a splash in Leila Djansi\u2019s &#8216;The Men In My Life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Black Hollywood makes a splash in Leila Djansi\u2019s 'The Men In My Life'\" title=\"Black Hollywood makes a splash in Leila Djansi\u2019s 'The Men In My Life'\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) winner, Leila Djansi is back to the movie scenes after a Covid-19-induced break with the release of new material boasting of Hollywood\u2019s finest legends of Black American cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Urbanflix and NYLA films released the trailer for the indie film \u201cThe Men In My Life,\u201d which stars Rochelle Aytes (Swat) as a struggling LA actress who becomes saddled with caring for a mother with a debilitating ailment, a father addicted to crack and a past she must confront if she is to have a future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"5g-8clQXPx8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Men In My Life | Coming Soon | Trailer | UrbanflixTV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5g-8clQXPx8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The film also stars Emmy Winner Obba Babatunde (John Q), Ella Joyce, Wesley Jonathan and Ghanaian superstar Ama K Abebrese.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Leila-Djansi-with-cinematographer-Corey-Weintraub.jpg\" alt=\"Black Hollywood makes a splash in Leila Djansi\u2019s 'The Men In My Life'\" class=\"wp-image-10032148096\"   title=\"Black Hollywood makes a splash in Leila Djansi\u2019s 'The Men In My Life'\"\/><figcaption>Leila Djansi with cinematographer Corey Weintraub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shot on location in the Dominican Republic, the film\u2019s release was delayed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, suffering the same fate as several other indie films.<\/p>\n<p>Movie buffs can catch the film streaming on Prime or UrbanflixTV, the latest streaming service dedicated to celebrating Black and Brown voices in film, television and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/black-hollywood-makes-a-splash-in-leila-djansis-the-men-in-my-life\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) winner, Leila Djansi is back to the movie scenes after a Covid-19-induced break with the release of new material boasting of Hollywood\u2019s finest legends of Black American cinema. 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