Summer of 1964, a fractured brotherhood hangs in the balance.
Two months after he denounces the Nation of Islam and nine months before his assassination, MALCOLM X SHABAZZ has a chance encounter with his estranged brother and mentee MUHAMMAD ALI.
In the heart of Ghana, Malcolm (38), returns from his pilgrimage to Mecca and decides to make a brief stop in the capital. He’s visited by his beloved friend, Professor MAYA ANGELOU (36), who teaches at the University of Ghana’s School of Music and Drama. After recently being crowned the heavyweight boxing champ, Muhammad Ali (22), is touring Africa landing in Ghana as well. It is outside the lobby of the Ambassador Hotel where these two cross paths. Despite the organized distance over the last two months between them, Malcolm walks up to greet his friend and calls out, “Brother Muhammad.” Ali chooses to contest the warm welcome of his former spiritual advisor with a cold shoulder and an even colder retort: “Brother Malcolm, you shouldn’t have crossed the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.” From all appearances, their split has now been made public.
HONORABLE reimagines an actual event that Muhammad Ali describes in his 2004 autobiography as, “one of the mistakes that I regret most in my life.” What if Malcolm’s and Ali’s last encounter didn’t occur at the Ambassador as history recounts, but instead at Maya Angelou’s private residence where these sparring titans confront the breach in their brotherhood?
Why did Malcolm leave the Nation? Why didn’t Ali follow? HONORABLE is a story about the ruin and reconciliation of Malcolm X Shabazz and Muhammad Ali.
Starring:
Zachary Scott Clark, Jason J. Little, Mia Bible, and Jaz Tucker.
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Written and Executive Produced by: Mia Bible
Directed by: Zachary Scott Clark and Mariah L. Richardson
Teaser Edited by: Monica Cox | https://www.realmonic.com/my-work
With Support From: VLAA, Continuity STL, Poplar Institute For Film, SLFW
