He was touched by the film "Our Stories need to be told to Our Children, so they know we where Fighter and Leaders during such hard times"
The North Star is the story of Benjamin "Big Ben" Jones and Moses Hopkins, two slaves who escaped from a Virginia plantation and made their way to freedom in Buckingham, Pennsylvania in 1849. Big Ben's 6 foot 10 inch size and a record bounty for his safe return make him the focus of every slave hunter on the east coast. Their journey exposes them to danger and cruelty; however it also exposes them to the unexpected kindness of the people involved in the Underground Railroad. These experiences will change Ben and Moses forever. Upon reaching the relative safety of Mt. Gilead Church on Buckingham Mountain, Ben and Moses get to experience life as free men and cross paths with historical figures such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Joshua and Jonathan Fell. Their freedom also allows them to experience heroism, romance and treachery.
Jeremiah Trotter, star of feature film “ & Thomas K. Phillips where making the rounds in Philadelphia thrusday morning on TV and Radio getting ready for the sold out event at the Kimmel center!!
Some of the amzing cast members Clifton Powell (“Ray,” “Norbit,” “Rush Hour,” “Friday After Next”) Lynn Whitfield (HBO’s “Josephine Baker Story”), John Diehl (“Stripes,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Jurassic Park III”), Keith David (“Platoon,” “Crash,” “The Thing,” “ATL”), Christopher Mann (“The Wire,” “Bourne Legacy,” “Michael Clayton”) and April Woodall (Broadway actress and vocalist).
The film was amazing, Grandma Gladys was over joyed with the film and all the hard work the Director, Cast and Producers that made this film memorable. We had tears in our her eyes watching the film as it was so powerful and moving .
