‘Albany Road’ A Journey Of Reckoning And Resilience

By Kathia Woods | Special to The OBSERVEREmmy Award winner Lynn Whitfield, Tony- and Grammy-winning actress Renée Elise Goldsberry, and rising star J. Alphonse Nicholson star in the upcoming independent film “Albany Road.”The film recently won Best Feature Film at the 2024 Oak Park Black Film Festival.& Under the direction and writing of Emmy-nominated Christine Swanson, Albany Road presents a classic road movie experience with some added drama. Two strong-willed women harboring deep-seated animosity due to past events form the core of the film and find themselves thrust into a predicament.Swanson, who has an impressive résumé, conceived the story based on the Black women in her life and some she has observed over the years. Collaborating once again with Goldsberry, whom she last worked with in “All About You,” the film is a microcosm of what occurs when frenemies must work together. What ensues is humor and a reckoning, which forces both women to review past choices.Christine Swanson collaborated with her producer husband, Michael Swanson, through their production company, Faith Filmworks, to bring the film to fruition. Their unwavering passion for the film led them to make the bold decision to self-finance it. Shot in Champaign, Illinois, the film made...