Preaching to the Choir

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2006 American film

Preaching to the Choir

Directed by| Charles Randolph-Wright
Written by| Kevin Hefferman
Peter E. Lengyel
Produced by| Peter E. Lengyel
Richard Perello
Starring| Billoah Greene
Darien Sills-Evans
Novella Nelson
Janine Green
Rosa Arredondo
Eartha Kitt
Tichina Arnold
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Cinematography| Robert Barocci
Edited by| Melody London
Jaycob Craycroft
Music by| Nona Hendryx

Production
companies

CodeBlack Entertainment
Catalan Films
TV One
Radio One

Distributed by| Freestyle Releasing

Release date

* April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14)

Running time

| 105 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Preaching to the Choir is a 2006 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and starring Billoah Greene, Darien Sills-Evans, Novella Nelson, Janine Green, Rosa Arredondo, Eartha Kitt, Tichina Arnold and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.

## Cast

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* Billoah Greene as Teshawn
* Darien Sills-Evans as Wesley
* Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Bull Sharky
* Janine Green as Kia
* Novella Nelson as Aunt June
* Tuffy Questell as Stumpy
* Eartha Kitt as Sister Nettie
* Patti LaBelle as Sister Jasmine
* Rosa Arredondo as Rachel
* Tichina Arnold as Desiree
* Tim Reid as Prophet

## Release

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The film was released on April 14, 2006.[1]

## Reception

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The film has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on fourteen reviews.[2]

John Anderson of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Despite the ungainly script and direction, the climactic performances — including one by young singer Anny Jules –absolve the movie of most of its sins."[3]

Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Nor does it sermonize at the expense of entertaining. Instead, it melds gospel and hip-hop for a music-driven tale of twin brothers who reconnect."[4]

## References

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1. ^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2010). Screen World 2007. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557837295.page 199
2. ^ "Preaching to the Choir". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
3. ^ Anderson, John (April 12, 2006). "Preaching to the Choir". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
4. ^ Westbrook, Bruce (April 14, 2006). "Preaching to the Choir". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

## External links

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* Preaching to the Choir at IMDb
* Preaching to the Choir at Rotten Tomatoes