Athena Film Fest to Open with Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” Close with Tracy Droz Tragos’ “Plan C”

“Till” will open the 2023 Athena Film Festival (AFF). A press release announced that Chinonye Chukwu’s acclaimed drama, which tells the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who was lynched while visiting his cousins, is set to kick off the 13th edition of the fest. Chukwu’s debut feature, ‘Clemency,’ was on the 2017 Athena List and screened at the 2020 Festival. She was honored in 2021 with the launch of the Chinonye Chukwu Emerging Writer Award, which supports funds for emerging talent in the Athena Writers Lab.Tracy Droz Tragos’ “Plan C,” a documentary that spotlights a grassroots network fighting to expand