LOOP — Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" had its premiere screening at the Chicago Theatre on Sunday, attracting a number of the movie's stars.
The film centers on violence on the South Side and includes a number of actors born in the Chicago area, including Jennifer Hudson, Harry Lennix and John Cusack. Filming locations included Englewood and Wicker Park.
Here are some pictures:
@IAMJHUD is stunning on the orange carpet! #WorldPremiere of #ChiRaqTheMovie in #Chicago pic.twitter.com/advZ69b9HQ
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
@MuhhhShelll LIVE on the orange carpet at the #WorldPremiere of #ChiRaqNews #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/SzlzciE2Uy
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
The #ChiRaq after party is ON! #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/Gp7cX4oy3z
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
#GoodLooking LIVE on the orange carpet at the #WorldPremiere of #ChiRaqNews #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/NKvr10licr
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
Backstage we spotted @traibyers and @gracegealey, stars of the hit TV show @empirefox #ChiRaqTheMovie @ChiRaq pic.twitter.com/j8vApldtWN
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
#ChiRaq Star @NickCannon is LIVE on the orange carpet at the #WorldPremiere of #ChiRaqNews #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/O0Ct4H57eZ
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
LIVE on the orange carpet at the #WorldPremiere of #ChiRaq #ChiRaqNews #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/AxesVVqEV6
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
Stunning @TeyonahParris is LIVE on the orange carpet at the #WorldPremiere of #ChiRaq #ChiRaqNews #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/zpmaK5Nyut
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
The theatre is filling up at the #WorldPremiere of #ChiRaq #ChiRaqNews #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/hMpVGWaGvA
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
Val Warner is LIVE on the Orange Carpet at the #WorldPremiere of #ChiRaq #ChiRaqNews #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/OxpAGITmuM
— CHI-RAQ The Movie (@chiraqthemovie) November 23, 2015
What attracted me to this film was... @harryjlennix #ChiRaqTheMovie pic.twitter.com/nIRmQRuQJs
— IMDb (@IMDb) November 23, 2015
Trai Byers and Grace Gealey were among the celebrities at the Chi-Raq premier. [Chi-Raq The Movie Instagram]
Felicia Pearson (Snoop from The Wire) sports a hat at the premier of "Chi-Raq" with an unidentified friend.
Actress and dancer Michelle Mitchenor attended the Chi-Raq premiere in Chicago. [Chi-Raq the Movie Instagram]
Nick Cannon and his mother attended the premier of Chi-Raq in Chicago. [Chi-Raq The Movie Instagram]
John Cusack at the premiere of Chi-Raq. [Chi-Raq the Movie Instagram]
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