All my babies are involved in this, the actor, musician and philanthropist declares.
And John Davids in it, Washington adds, referring to her eldest child, the actorJohn David Washington.
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Katia is an executive producer ofThe Piano Lesson.
Pauletta, Malcolm, John David and Katia WashingtonBaz Bamigboye/Deadline
Thus farFences, Ma Raineys Black Bottom and nowThe Piano Lesson have found their way to the screen.
Denzel Washington and Todd Black will produce the drama thats set in Pittsburgh in 1917.
Its about a man returning to his family and hometown having spent seven years enslaved on a chain gang.
Pauletta, Malcolm, John David and Katia Washington. Photo by Baz Bamigboye/Deadline
That statement belies Ms. Washingtons own involvement in the project.
Paulettas the queen ofThe Piano Lesson, Black acknowledges.
Son, John David echoes that sentiment saying that his mother is the glue that holds it all together.
John David says that his mother encouraged the family to visit her hometown in Newton, North Carolina.
Malcolm Washington says thatThe Piano Lessonhonors his mothers ancestors.
Pauletta says that there are definitely ghosts and spirits from her family in the film.
Ms. Washington is an accomplished classically trained pianist and vocalist.
In her youth she broke racial barriers in the then-segregated south when she performed recitals in prestigious piano competitions.
She says that she doesnt play professionally or in public anymore.
I dont play much now and if I do I play for myself , she says.
Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts and Stephan James also star.
Netflix will release the film into select theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 8.
The streamer will launch it on its service on November 22.
