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- After portraying a negligent, demon-possessed mom in The Deliverance, Andra Day will be back onscreen in a more protective motherly role in Exhibiting Forgiveness, the directorial debut from artist Titus Kaphar, set for theatrical release Oct. 18. In the film, which draws from Kaphar’s lived experience, Day plays Aisha, a singer-songwriter and the wife of …
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