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Mahershala Ali’s First Film ‘Taste the Revolution’ to Premiere at New Orleans Film Festival – Nearly 25 Years After It Was Made
Daniel Klein wrapped shooting on Mahershala Ali's film in 2001 but it hasn't been seen by audiences until now, at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Presented documentary-style, “Taste the Revolution” centers on a film crew following a charismatic leader named Mac Laslow (Ali) as he organizes a movement for disillusioned youth. Exactly what they’re upset about — or protesting — becomes secondary to an excuse to throw and outdoor festival at a borrowed country estate while Mac’s own motives are called into question. Now, the timeliness of “Taste the Revolution” feels eerily prescient not only in a divisive election year but following events like Occupy Wall Street and the Fyre Festival.
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