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POMONA, Calif. (KABC) — A young filmmaker whose project was executive produced by Keanu Reeves celebrated with the actor in a major way Thursday night during the Chicano Hollywood Film Festival in Pomona.
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Filmmaker and chess player Bianca Mitchell stars in her documentary film “Madwoman’s Game.” She reached out to Reeves by emailing his manager when she was 16 – and he got on board!
Thursday night’s screening marked the first time Mitchell and Reeves had met since the film was made. The pair – of course – celebrated the occasion with a game of chess.
“I’m just really grateful to be here after this amount of time, and that it actually happened,” the “John Wick” star told ABC7.
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“You made it happen,” he told Mitchell.
Mitchell described the project as a long journey.
“It’s six years in the making,” she said. “It’s kind of like a tribute to my 15-year-old self being like, ‘Yes, you got it!”
Hit play in the video player above to watch the full interview with Reeves and Mitchell on Eyewitness News at 8 a.m.
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To learn more, visit Chicano Hollywood Film Festival’s website.