In front of a rapt Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival audience on Aug. 9, Michelle Obama co-hosted a live taping with her brother of their podcast IMO With Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson . The former First Lady returned to the fest, where she and the former President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance in 2022 to support the Netflix documentary Descendant that they produced through their production company Higher Ground .

Pinch-hitting for advertised guest Teyana Taylor, who stars in the upcoming feature One Battle After Another with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro, and who cancelled due to unexpected vocal surgery, was The White Lotus Emmy-nominated Natasha Rothwell .

In front of a rapt Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Fest

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