Tyler Perry Hosts the Atlanta Premiere of the Elvin Ross Studios documentary 'Kunta Kinteh Island'

Tyler Perry and film maker Elvin Ross hosted the Atlanta Premiere screening of the new documentary film produced by Elvin Ross Studios, "Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles" on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Woodruff Arts Center. The film honors the celebrated captive African, Kunta Kinteh, who gained worldwide recognition in the 1977 ABC television series "Roots".  The mistress of ceremonies for Atlanta festivities was Soledad O'Brien (CNN Anchor/Producer of Black in America Series) with acknowledgements by Malachy G. Wienges (Chairman of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences), a soul stirring invocation from Rev. Raphael Warnock (Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church) and a special Heritage Award presentation to Elisabeth Omilami (CEO of Hosea Feed the Hungry). Notable Attendees for the evening included: Kandi Burruss (Real Housewives of Atlanta), Keke Wyatt (R&B Divas), Bobby Valentino (Recording Artist), Tish Dawkins (Actress - Kunta Kinteh Island), Cedric Pendleton (Actor) and Red Carpet host Karyn Greer (11 Alive). For more information on the documentary and the screening tour visit www.elvinrossstudios.com. ::Courtesy of:: The Garner Circle PR ::Please send all press coverage to:  daniel@thegarnercircle.com ::Special Thanks:: National Urban League African Ancestry Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. (Morehouse College) :: Social Media @KKImovie @TheElvinRoss #HeritageTourATL ::Photo Credit:: ExclusiveAccess.Net ::Additional Photos:: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegarnercircle/sets/72157632873237129/ (L-R) Tyler Perry, Elvin Ross (Producer of the documentary "Kunta Kinteh Island") with his sons: Elvin Ross Jr. & London Paul Ross, Soledad O'Brien Kandi Burrus attends the Atlanta premiere of "Kunta Kinteh Island" produced by Elvin Ross Studios Malachy Wienges (Chairman of the National Academy of Television Arts & Science) with Evelyn Mims (11 Alive Community Relations) attend the Atlanta premiere of "Kunta Kinteh Island" Keke Wyatt (R&B Divas) and husband Michael Ford attend the Atlanta premiere of Kunta Kinteh Island Bobby Valentino (Recording Artist) attends the Atlanta Premiere of Kunta Kinteh Island Soledad O'Brien the Mistress of Ceremonies at the Atlanta Premiere of Kunta Kinteh Island Hon Abdoul Aziz Mbaye (Minister of Cultural Affairs - Senegal) attends the Atlanta premiere of Kunta Kinteh Island Lamin Jatta (9th generation descendant of Kunta Kinteh) with guest attend the Atlanta premiere of Kunta Kinteh Island Elvin Ross (Producer of the documentary "Kunta Kinteh Island") with his sons: Elvin Ross Jr. & London Paul Ross Tyler Perry with the Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. (Morehouse College) Documentary Trailer:  http://www.kuntakintehislandmovie.com/ About Elvin Ross Studios Elvin Ross Studios is a production company that composes music for television and film, and produces documentary and feature films. Elvin Ross has enjoyed a more than 15-year career providing music for numerous Tyler Perry stage, television and film projects. Kunta Kinteh Island marks Ross' directorial debut and is the first of many film projects to come from Elvin Ross Studios. Elvin Ross is also a writer and teacher and is working on an academic curriculum companion to the Kunta Kinteh Island documentary, for secondary school and university students.