Red Carpet: Director Mo McRae at 58th Chicago Intl. Film Fest

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CHICAGO – Actor and director Mo McRae brought his debut feature film, “A Lot of Nothing” to the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) on October 15th, 2022, and took a walk down the Red Carpet.

James and Vanessa (Y’lan Noel and Cleopatra Coleman) are the perfect married couple, but when the latest fatal police shooting involving an unarmed youth in their community was committed by their neighbor, a white policeman, they are shaken from their upper-middle-class complacency and driven to take action. Following in the footsteps of recent social satires “Get Out” and “Sorry to Bother You,” this “A Lot of Nothing” artfully skewers our assumptions about class, race, and justice.

Director Mo McRae of ‘A Lot of Nothing’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

Photographer Joe Arce and HollywoodChicago.com Editor Patrick McDonald were on the Red Carpet for the portrait and the interview. Mo McRae is also a notable actor, having appeared in recurring characters on several TV series, including “The Flight Attendant,” “Almost Family” and “Big Little Lies.”

Moe McRae on the Red Carpet for “A Lot of Nothing” …

By PATRICK McDONALD Editor & Film Critic/Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com