Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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SCAD Savannah Film Festival Ensemble Award honorees Malcolm Washington, John David Washington, and Danielle Deadwyler describe the impact of adapting revered source materials and continuing noted playwright August Wilson’s legacy with their film. Directed by Malcolm Washington and starring John David Washington and Deadwyler, 'The Piano Lesson' is adapted from Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1987 play of the same name.

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Featured music: "Fracture" (featuring Idyll) by Roary