AWARENESS EXCLUSIVE: One-On-One with Loretta Devine, star of new film, ‘Bull Street’

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Filmed in Clarendon County, the newly released film, “Bull Street” is based on Columbia’s Bull Street and the history of the former mental hospital with a shaky past that once sat on the street.

The movie follows 39-year-old Lou Ester, a personal injury lawyer whose mother died at birth, forcing her to be raised in a family home by her grandmother Mrs. Big Gal, played by award-winning actress Loretta Devine.

However, trouble begins brewing when the granddaughter’s estranged father’s family tries to take the family home, uncovering issues of mental illness, generational wealth and racism in southern legal systems.

In this episode, Billie Jean Shaw talks to the writers and actresses of “Bull Street.”

Lynn Dow, writer and director of “Bull Street” created this film as a eulogy to her grandmother who is portrayed as “Big Gal” in the film. Dow explained how the movie is loosely based on her grandmother’s life who lost all of her land when she was wrongfully admitted to a mental hospital on Bull Street back in the 1950s.

In this segment, Malynda Hale, who co-stars in “Bull Street” with Loretta Devine joins Awareness. Malynda is a standout star and has been deemed as “next up” in Hollywood. She delivered a powerful performance as Lou Ester and discussed how her relationship with her family served as inspiration in her role.

Award-winning, Broadway and movie actress Loretta Devine talked about joining the “Bull Street” cast, working with Lynn Dow and Malynda Hale and why this is a film made for “everyone.”

Bull Street is now in theatres across South Carolina. Click here, to see the closest showing near you.

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