Movies August 12, 2020 3:55 pm

‘Emperor' Star Dayo Okeniyi Hopes New Movie About Slave Rebellion Will be ‘Cathartic'

Dayo Okeniyi plays the historical character Shields Green in “Emperor,” which he described as a “fairy tale retelling” of the pre-Civil War slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry. Okeniyi joined LX News to talk about why the movie is more relevant today than he ever expected.

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