PICS: Filmmaker Reggie Rock Bythewood, Actors Dewanda Wise and Jill Hennessy Attend BWFN Opening Night Screening of “Shots Fired”; Debuts March 22 on FOX

The Black Women Film Network (BWFN) pulled out all the stops this week to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. Kicking off BWFN’s annual Black Women Film Summit on Thursday at the Center for Civil & Human Rights was a screening of the new FOX series, “Shots Fired.” Show creator Reggie Rock Bythewood was in attendance along with cast members DeWanda Wise and Jill Hennessy who all participated in post-screening Q&A moderated by HGTV host Egypt Sherrod. Additional VIPs were BWFN founder Sheryl Gripper, BWFN Sponsor Chris Richardson from the Foote Welch Group at Morgan Stanley, “Shots Fired” actors Josh Chris and Steven Green, Da Brat (rapper/radio personality “Ricky Smiley Morning Show”), Joseline Hernandez (VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta”), Crystal Fox (OWN,“Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots”), Dionne Farris (singer/songwriter), Gocha Hawkins (WE tv’s “L.A. Hair”), Jasmine Burke (Bounce TV’s “Saints & Sinners”), D. Woods (Recording Artist), DJ Fadelf, April Parker Jones  (OWN, “Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong), BWFN sponsor Jeremy Norman from Norman & Associates Real Estate Solutions, Young Money/Republic artist Shanell, and many more.

#ShotsFired premieres March 22 at 8/7c on FOX. – http://www.fox.com/shots–fired

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