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Octavia Spencer To Produce New Film About First Black Woman To File And Win Her Freedom Suit

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Octavia Spencer To Produce New Film About First Black Woman To File And Win Her Freedom Suit

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By Veronica Wells via http://madamenoire.com

 

 

Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer has been linked to a new project and we’re particularly excited about it. According to Variety, Spencer has signed on to executive produce an independent movie about Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman.

The film, which will be called Mumbet ,will be directed by Alethea Root and produced by Kim Waltrip Wonderstar Productions and Root of Truth 13 Productions.

The script, written by Stephen Glantz, is based on the book A Free Woman on God’s Earth by Jana …

 

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