Bed-Stuy Theater to Hold Live Discussion With 'Precious' Actor Ephraim Benton

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A live discussion series at The Luminal Theater, called Beyond the Cut, will feature influential actor and producer Ephraim "Fetti" Benton this Saturday. The conversation is taped in front of a live audience, and they're still accepting RSVPs from people who want to be part of the audience.

From The Luminal Theater in Bed-Stuy:

Beyond the Cut is a live discussion series featuring influential artists from the realms of film, art, and culture. Here, their storytelling perspectives are celebrated, and their career journey is examined, with emphasis on how live audience members can learn from and share these stories. This first season will shed a continuous light on the contributions of African-American influencers who live or work in and around Bedford-Stuyvesant, focusing on the impact their work has on the world and their community.

Ephraim “Fetti” Benton is a force to be reckoned with. His work in the arts as an actor and producer are only matched by his devotion as a community leader, entrepreneur, and father. Having appeared in award-winning & critically noteworthy films such as "Precious," "Gun Hill Road", "The Place Beyond The Pines" and Lisa France’s “Anne B. Real,” Ephraim was the lead in Rik Cordero’s "Inside A Change" as Chris Price, a teenager forced to reexamine his life and bring his crumbling family together for his mom’s birthday.

In addition to creating Daddy Daughter Publishing with his young daughter, Ephraim has used his life experience to give back to the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn community with the annual Daddy Children’s Day, The Bed-Stuy Community Youth & Cultural Fair, and the Chillin On Da Corner & Beyond Film Series.

The Luminal Theater is a local venue dedicated to "microcinema," which is "a single-screen venue seating 20-50 patrons, ready to service the filmmakers, film enthusiasts, and multimedia artists and companies," according to the theater's website.

RSVP here.

Beyond the Cut takes place on Saturday, Dec. 17
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
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677 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216
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