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About the Movie - The Watsons Go To Birmingham

In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family made up

of Daniel and Wilona Watson, (Wood Harris and Anika Noni Rose) and their three kids, 15-

year-old juvenile delinquent Byron (Harrison Knight), nerdy 11-year-old Kenny (Bryce Clyde

Jenkins) and eight-year-old adorable sister Joetta (Skai Jackson). When Byron’s antics go

over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose

of Grandma Sands' (LaTanya Richardson Jackson) no nonsense approach in Birmingham,

Alabama.

So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber outfitted with a true tone Ultra-

Glide turntable and head South with plenty of comedy en route. When they finally make it

to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert (David Alan Grier), who

show them around town and the Watsons discover that life is very different there than in

Flint – and not necessarily for the better. During that historic summer, the Watsons find

themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will

change their lives and country forever.







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Cast:
Anika Noni Rose Wilona Watson
David Alan Grier Mr. Robert
Skai Jackson Joetta Watson
Wood Harris Daniel Watson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Grandma Sands
Bryce Clyde Jenkins Kenny Watson
Harrison Knight Byron Watson



Anika Noni Rose / Wilona Watson

Anika Noni Rose, who received her Master of Fine Arts degree from American Conservatory

Theater, shot to prominence with her Tony® Award winning performance in the Tony Kushner-

Jeanine Tesori Broadway musical, Caroline, or Change. She landed her first major film role

when director Bill Condon chose her to play Lorrell Robinson in “Dreamgirls.” Rose later

gave voice to Disney’s first African American princess, Princess Tiana, in the Oscar®-

winning “The Princess and the Frog.”

Rose has appeared opposite Julianna Margulies and Chris Noth in CBS’ “The Good Wife.” She

also finished filming the Nigerian-set “Half of a Yellow Sun” with Thandie Newton and

Chiwetel Ejiofor. Other film credits include “For Colored Girls...”, “Just Add Water” and

the upcoming “As Cool As I Am.” She has also appeared on the small screen in the A&E

miniseries “Bag of Bones,” ABC’s “Private Practice,” CBS’ “Elementary” and Fox’s “The

Simpsons.”

Rose received an NAACP Image Award nomination for her supporting work in HBO’s “The No. 1

Ladies Detective Agency” as well as for her work in NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims

Unit” and ABC’s Hallmark Hall of Fame “Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith.”

In addition to her Tony® Award, Rose’s work in theater has garnered her many nominations

and accolades including the Theater World Award, the Clarence Derwent Award, the Los

Angeles Critics’ Circle Award, an Ovation Award, an Obie Award and a Drama Desk

nomination. She has played characters in Deborah Allen’s Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot

Tin Roof, Footloose, the Off-Broadway production of the Laura Nyro musical Eli's Comin’

and Stephen Sondheim’s revival of Company for the New York Philharmonic and PBS. In 2011,

she and Orlando Bloom portrayed the title roles in the L.A. Phil Live production of Romeo

& Juliet with Gustavo Dudamel conducting selections from Tchaikovsky’s three Overture

Fantasies.