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Two-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery is sharing her journey from growing up in West Virginia to balling her way all the way into co-owning the Atlanta Dream women’s basketball team in her upcoming documentary, “A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery.”

“I’ve been overwhelmed by the response to the documentary, especially the most recent premiere at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival,” Montgomery said in a statement to TheWrap. “It’s hard to believe your own story can impact others’ lives in such a positive way and I’m humbled by all the people that have told me how they’ve related to my journey.”

The Roku Original documentary, which is produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s Uninterrupted and P&g Studios, is directed by Emmy award-winning Sandrine Orabona (“The New West Coast Sound: An L.A. Jazz Legacy”) and spotlights Montgomery’s momentous career achievements, including winning...

Christopher B. Stokes, the directors of such films as House Party 4, You Got Served, Somebody Help Me, Somebody Help Me 2, The Stepmother, and The Stepmother 2, is about to send four more movies out into the world over the course of just three months – and it’s all thanks to the Tubi streaming service. Continuing to get into original programming (previous Tubi originals include the Terror Train remake and its sequel), Tubi has teamed up with Footage Films to bring four “Black cinema thrillers” to their service. Stokes has directed all four of the movies and wrote the scripts for each one with Marques Houston.

First up is The Assistant, which is set to reach Tubi on January 20th. Variety reports that The Assistant follows doctor Raven Fields (Erica Mena) who finds herself drowning in work and looks to hire an assistant to help with her day-to-day. Taking a chance on a young and cheery woman,...

Tubi is set to launch four new original Black cinema thrillers from Footage Films: “The Assistant,” “Best Friend,” “You’re Not Alone” and “No Way Out.”

The four upcoming thrillers are directed by Christopher B. Stokes from scripts the filmmaker co-wrote with Marques Houston. Stokes and Houston also serve as executive producers on the films, with Footage Films president Juanita Stokes as producer. Tubi has previously worked with Footage Films on several original films, including “The Stepmother” and “The Stepmother 2.”

Per the logline, “The Assistant” follows doctor Raven Fields (Erica Mena) who “finds herself drowning in work and looks to hire an assistant to help with her day-to-day. Taking a chance on a young and cheery woman, Raven believes she’s found the perfect person until assistance turns into obsession, and she risks losing everything, including her life.” In addition to Mena, the film stars Parker McKenna Posey, Flex Alexander,...