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Prince-Bythewood, Mbedu Preview ‘Blood & Bone’ at Vineyard Festival

7/11/2026

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Gina Prince-Bythewood and Thuso Mbedu will preview “Children of Blood and Bone” on Aug. 7 2026 at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, join a Color of Conversation panel in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
The film, based on Tomi Adeyemi’s novel, opens in theaters and IMAX on Jan. 15 2027.
Festival screens “The Baddest Speechwriter of All,” “Gamechangers: Mother/Athlete,” and “Soul Patrol” documentary, moderated by Henry Louis ‘Skip’ Gates, Jr. and Secretary John Kerry.

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Story summary

Gina Prince-Bythewood and Thuso Mbedu will preview “Children of Blood and Bone” on Aug. 7 2026 at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, join a Color of Conversation panel in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
The film, based on Tomi Adeyemi’s novel, opens in theaters and IMAX on Jan. 15 2027.
Festival screens “The Baddest Speechwriter of All,” “Gamechangers: Mother/Athlete,” and “Soul Patrol” documentary, moderated by Henry Louis ‘Skip’ Gates, Jr. and Secretary John Kerry.