Just in-time for Pride month, on June 9th Jussie Smollett‘s directorial debut “B-Boy Blues” launches on BET+
“B-Boy Blues” is an adaptation of James Earl Hardy’s novel. The LGBTQ+ film follows the unlikely lovely story of Mitchell Crawford, a college-educated journalist from Brooklyn, and Raheim Rivers, a bike messenger from Harlem.
The film debuted during the 2021 American Black Film Festival and was the recipient of the award for Narrative Feature Fan Favorite.
Starring Timothy Richardson, Ledisi, Brandee Evans, Heather B, Marquise Vilson, Jabari Redd, Broderick Hunter and Thomas Mackie.
Mona Scott-Young serves as as a producer via her Monami Entertainment. Mona Scott-Young states;
“B-Boy Blues is a beautifully bold, funny, heartwarming bromance and I was thrilled to partner with Jussie to help this wonderful film gain greater exposure. Falling head over heels and fighting for love are universal emotions and experiences and we are so grateful to BET+ for shining a powerful spotlight on the still seriously underrepresented black LGBTQ+ community and bringing this impactful love story to an even greater audience.”
“Through our content slate, we are intentional about representing the fullness of the Black experience, including that of the LGBTQ+ community,” stated BET+ VP/GM Devin Griffin. “B-Boy Blues is an artful, heart-rending film about the complexity of love – something we all can relate to.”
Jussie Smollett wrote the script for “B-Boy Blues” with James Earl Hardy and financed it with Cleveland based radio broadcast investor Tom Wilson.
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