(Los Angeles, CA) Angela Bassett was on hand at Film Independent’s 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival Premiere of AFFRM & Participant Media’s ‘Middle Of Nowhere’ at Regal Cinemas L.A.

The movies director, Ava DuVernay, and cast members, Omari Hardwick, and Emayatzy Corinealdi, were in attendance, with other guests including Goapele, Naturi Naughton, C.C.H Pounder, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Lorraine Toussaint, Erica Hubbard, Kimberly Elise, and Mara Brock Akil.

The event marked the film’s first public screening following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this past January, where it garnered the U.S. Directing Award.

“Middle of Nowhere” is a story about a woman in South-Central L.A. who must reconfigure her entire life when her husband goes to jail for an eight-year sentence. The film will hit theaters in limited released this October.

TAGS: ANGELA BASSETT, C.C.H Pounder, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Erica Hubbard, Film Independent, GOAPELE, Kimberly Elise, Lorraine Toussaint, Los Angeles, Mara Brock Akil, Naturi Naughton, Omari Hardwick, REAGAN GOMEZ PRESTON, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Sundance Film Festival