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WATCH: Malcolm D. Lee On How ‘The Best Man’ Changed His Life

By Essence · Updated December 8, 2022
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Writer and director Malcolm D. Lee reflects on making his first move, ‘The Best Man,’ and how the 1999 film changed his career and his entire life. “I was still living in my parents’ basement when I shot The Best Man,” he tells ESSENCE on the red carpet at the premiere of ‘The Best Man: The Final Chapters,’ in LA December 7.

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