Always a Bridesmaid (2019 film)

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Always a Bridesmaid
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Directed byTrey Haley
Written by Yvette Nicole Brown
Produced byND Brown
Gregory Ramon Anderson
Veronica F. Nichols
Starring Javicia Leslie
Jordan Calloway
Yvette Nicole Brown
Michelle Mitchenor
Richard Lawson
Brandon Micheal Hall
Telma Hopkins
Affion Crockett
CinematographyKenneth Stipe
Edited byMJ Whitaker
Music byMatthew Head
Production
companies
AAB Film
Tri Destined Studios
Little Brown Girl
Distributed byBlack Waterhorse
Release date
  • August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25)(BronzeLens Film Festival) [1]
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Always a Bridesmaid is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Trey Haley and starring Javicia Leslie, Jordan Calloway, Yvette Nicole Brown, Michelle Mitchenor, Richard Lawson, Brandon Micheal Hall, Telma Hopkins and Affion Crockett. [2] [3]

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Cast

Reception

Barbara Shulgasser-Parker of Common Sense Media awarded the film two stars out of five. [4]

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References

  1. "10th Annual Bronzelens Film Festival Closing Night Screening – "Always A Bridesmaid"". BronzeLens. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. N'Duka, Amanda (19 April 2019). "Yvette Nicole Brown To Make Screenwriting Debut With 'Always A Bridesmaid'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. Johnson, Jason (30 September 2019). "I Am Probably the Worst Person to Write a Review of the New Movie Always a Bridesmaid, but I Did It Anyway". The Root . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. Barbara Shulgasser-Parker. "Always a Bridesmaid". Common Sense Media . Retrieved 9 August 2020.