Directed by Regina King; written by Kemp Powers, based on his play.
One Night in Miami is a film directed by Regina King and written by Kemp Powers. It is based on a 2013 play by Powers, adapted for the screen by the playwright.
The night in question is February 24, 1964. Dominating the headlines the next morning would be the news that 22-year-old boxer Cassius Clay had upset Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing crown in Miami. A lesser-known incident that night, dramatized in King’s film, was the meeting of four significant political and/or cultural figures of the 1960s Clay, black nationalist leader Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke and football player Jim Brown at a segregated Miami hotel for several hours after the fight.
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“One Night in Miami” is a fictional account.
This was made clear in reviews of the play when it debuted in 2013 as well as the film it begat in 2020. “One Night in Miami is a fictional account” are the first words of the film’s brief description on its Amazon Prime homepage. When you push play, “Inspired by true events” are the first words that appear on screen for the feature directorial debut of Oscar-winning actress Regina King.
Feb. 25, 1964, is the night screenwriter Kemp Powers dared to reimagine with his what-if conversation among Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown. He paints a picture capturing the four, who were all friends in real life, just before each man’s life takes a significant turn. For Clay (Eli Goree), it was just before joining the Nation of Islam and becoming Muhammad Ali even as X (Kingsley Ben-Adir) was departing the organization. Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) was realizing the true power of his voice, and Brown (Aldis Hodge) was plan
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