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Lakeith Stanfield
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Lakeith Stanfield on 'Sorry to Bother You' “Sorry to Bother You” is a surreal comedy set in the near future in Oakland. Lakeith Stanfield plays a telemarketer who becomes successful after he begins using a “white voice” on his calls. Stanfield talks about why the script spoke to him. Actor Lakeith Stanfield at KCRW. Photo by Amy Ta.
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In ‘Crown Heights,’ a man works to exonerate his friend When people are freed from wrongful convictions, it’s often because of DNA evidence. In the case of a Brooklyn man named Colin Warner, he was released because his best friend never gave up. For more than two decades, Carl King worked to get Colin freed. Their story is told in a new feature film based on a true story, called “Crown Heights,” which opens in LA today. Actor Lakeith Stanfield (L) and Colin Warner, who was wrongfully convicted of a murder in Brooklyn in 1980. Stanfield plays Warner in the film "Crown Heights." Photo credit: IFC Films
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