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Lisa Alavi is one of the breakout stars in Writer & Director Courtney Glaudé’s newly released psychological thriller The Reading, playing kin and right-hand to Oscar Winner Mo’Nique and having Lee Daniels on board as a Producer. This film will have you on the edge of your seats, so subscribe and get ready to stream it on BET+ Thursday, February 2nd.
A native Houstonian and Texan, where The Reading was filmed, Alavi is a Persian-American actress, artist, humanitarian, and entrepreneur. Alongside acting, you can find her art gallery online. Other projects in post-production for her include Director Les Gaddis’ film Confessions, where she is a co-lead with her sister actress Sara Alavi, co-playing a character with dissociative identity disorder, followed by a series in post-production again with Writer-Director Courtney Glaudé.
BET+ Networks released the official trailer for Courtney Glaudé’s new psychological thriller movie The Reading last Wednesday, which had everyone biting their nails in suspense across the web. The internet was buzzing, and we sense BET+ will be experiencing a spike in subscriptions.
Without further ado, let’s share what we know about the plot.
The Oscar winner plays Emma Leeden (Mo’Nique), an author who recently lost her husband and two children during a home invasion. A year after the incident, Emma is still deeply scarred by the events and keeps away from the public in a fortified home. However, when she decides to detail the horrific experience in her new book, Invasion, her in-law and public relations manager (Lisa Alavi) starts arranging press, first on a popular talk show with host Rachel Gates (Sara Alavi), followed by a staged reading to generate press and hires a medium, Sky Brown (Chasity Sereal), to visit her and Emma at the house. Sky arrives with her friends (Denisha Hardeman, Ian Haywood, and Mcauley Teters). Although Emma doesn’t buy into Sky’s connection with the spirits, she’s quickly proven wrong when the medium is possessed by a dark spirit presenting itself as one of Emma’s daughters. Trapped in the author’s home, the group faces off against a terrifying force that they can’t get away from.
The new film The Reading was written and directed by Courtney Glaudé and stars Academy Award winner Mo’Nique, Chasity Sereal, Lisa Alavi, Dede Hardeman, Ian Haywood, Mcauley Teters, Sara Alavi, and Charnele Brown. Producers on the project include Courtney Glaudé, Lee Daniels, Mo’Nique & husband Sidney Hicks.
Subscribe and Stream The Reading on BET+ on Thursday, February 2nd, 2023.
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