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HEREAFTER

JENIFER LEWIS

 
HEREAFTER
Starring: Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Cyndi Mayo Davis, Jay Mohr, Richard Kind and Jenifer Lewis
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
 
Hereafter tells the story of three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George (Matt Damon), a blue-collar American, has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (Cecile de France), a French Journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus (Frankie and George McLaren, a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might-or must-exist in the hereafter.

 

By Tonisha Johnson

 

Directed by legendary actor Clint Eastwood, Hereafter carries with it a phenomenal crew: Oscar nominated producer Kathleen Kennedy ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "E.T."), two-time Oscar nominee Robert Lorenz ("Mystic River", "Letters from two jima"), Tim Moore, Frank Marshall, Peter Morgan and Steven Spielberg.

 

Even with all the talent already attached to the film, Clint Eastwood still needed to add a little something to sweeten the pot. Here enters actress Jenifer Lewis ("What's Love Got to Do With It", "Madea's Family Reunion"). Hardly a "little something" Lewis is every bit the attitude, style and aggressive behavior that it takes to play the roles she's encountered throughout her career. However, it is the role of Candace in Hereafter that brought Jenifer back to the days when she first started her career; bright lights, big city, Jenifer was shocked and amazed at landing the role as well as the chance to work with a caliber cast and crew.

 

How did you land the role of Candace in the film?

Jenifer: I auditioned. I got the call. I jumped up and down like a kid. I was actually in a toy store when I got the call. I remember standing right there going WHAT!

 

The women you've played throughout your career have lived... well for that matter. For you, you've started out with such humble beginnings much like some of the characters you've played. What advice can you pass along to other women and men who strive to achieve what you have already accomplished?

Jenifer: Take your time. Then you get to enjoy it. If you are running, you'll miss it. Life is a personal journey. It is about the journey anyway so sit down somewhere and enjoy this wonderful journey.

 

What is your dream role?

Jenifer: I'm writing a movie right now for myself. I'm a firm believe of not waiting for "they". I think "they" is you! I'm writing my own show... on November 27th, I'm doing a concert at the Nate Holden Theatre. It's a fundraiser to save another theatre, The Rogue Machine Theatre, that's going down. It's called "Tits the Season with Jenifer Lewis". I go to the theatre to get rejuvenated to get back out there to do other stuff.

 

Look out for Jenifer Lewis to appear in the new animated feature film for the whole family "Zambezia" coming 2011.

 

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