It nonetheless feels oddly uncommon to see Black street films. There are a few well-known ones spanning genres like John Singleton’s swooning romance Poetic Justice or the comedic Johnson Household Trip. However in whole there are only a few. Filmed in Champaign, Urbana, Albany Highway, which had its World Premiere at Ebert Fest 2024, is author/director Christine Swanson’s try to develop the style by way of a touching two-handed street film about an promoting govt named Celeste (Renée Elise Goldsberry) embarking with Paula (Lynn Whitfield) from New York to DC to attend an necessary presentation that looms massive over the destiny of Celeste’s firm. Swanson hopped on Zoom to talk to her star, Renée Elise Goldsberry, in regards to the actress/singer’s profession and their newest collaboration, “Albany Highway.” Watch the video under.