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VIVICA A. FOX AND DIRECTOR BILL DUKE TAKE 'COVER': Murder mystery/downlow movie sheds light on AIDS epidemic.
The film’s cast features a number of stars including Leon, Louis Gossett, Jr, Paula Jai Parker, and Vivica A. Fox who plays Zahara Milton – the no-nonsense best friend who breaks the scandal wide open.
“We all hope that we can have good friends like that,” Fox said of her role. “Sometimes we turn a blind eye when we’re in love. Sometimes it takes a friend to bring you the proof ... and the 38,”
But the actress told reporters she might hold her tongue about a couple’s indiscretions if it’s not someone close to her.
“If it’s someone who is close to me, I will. If it’s someone I should mind my business about then that’s when I say, ‘Ok, I’m gonna mind my business.’ But if it’s my girl, I think I [should], but I’ll tell her, ‘Whatever you decide to do with this information, it’s on you.’”
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Bill Duke
Information is one thing this film hopes to provide. The film’s director hopes 'Cover' will do more than just entertain.
“Originally a young writer name Leo Jackson came to me with this project, but not in this form, so I collaborated with other writers and came up with this script. But what attracted me to it was a couple of things,” Duke said.
In doing the research for his documentary on HIV, Duke said he found out some alarming statistics. One out of every seven men in DC is HIV positive, and 70% of all new reported cases are black women, and the majority of those women are infected by men who know they have the disease.
“You put all together, and that’s an alarming reality,” he said. “I’m not a politician or an activist, I’m a filmmaker. I just wanted to make a statement about it and to bring to people’s attention that we need to start having discussions about this.”
Fox agreed, and added that Duke put his own creative and dramatic spin on handling the issue.
“I think Bill made a wonderful statement when he said, ‘There’s a wonderful message and a little medicine here. And we can get you to swallow it with a little bit of sugar with a little bit of comedy and a little bit of church to soften the blow on this very important issue,” she said.
“As seen in popular media, black culture is a hip-hop community. But we’re really not,” Duke added. “We are very conservative, we go to church every Sunday, most of us; we have kids and families. It’s something that I really wanted to address as to where we are as a people and also address this issue which is very, very dangerous.”
In addition to learning a thing or two about the AIDS epidemic in the African American community, moviegoers can look forward to an unexpected twist, what Duke himself calls “the surprise factor.”
“That’s the great thing about Bill Duke’ directing is that he took you through flashbacks; he did the whole Hitchcock, took you one direction and it’s another thing. We love that it affects you and shocks you, but we love to make you think.”
“Cover” opens today, Friday February 22 in limited release. The film also features Patti LaBelle and Mya. For more, visit the movie’s website at www.coverthemovie.com.
Watch the trailer for 'Cover':
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