VIOLA DAVIS GINA PRINCE BYTHEWOOD, In Conversation With , TIFF 2022

The Woman King marks a new high point in both Viola Davis and Gina PrinceBythewoods remarkable careers. While Davis wowed fans in her role as whipsmart and charismatic defence lawyer Annalise Keating in the hit TV series How to Get Away With Murder (20142020), the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award winner has also built an impressive resume leading ensemble films such as Fences (2016), Widows (TIFF 18), and, most recently, Ma Raineys Black Bottom (2020). PrinceBythewood shot onto the film scene with her beloved feature directorial debut, Love Basketball (2000), for which she also wrote the screenplay. Since her debut, she has proven her storytelling and writing and directing prowess again and again, focusing on stories about Black women in particular, with such influential films as The Secret Life of Bees (2008) and Beyond the Lights (TIFF 14), and directing the wildly inventive blockbuster action thriller The Old Guard (2020). As we host the world premiere of The Woman King at this years Festiv