A local news personality is moving from the small screen to the big screen with a major debut performance in Tyler Perry’s latest film, “Tyler Perry’s Duplicity,” which quickly rose to the No. 1 spot worldwide on Amazon Prime Video.
Crystal Bui, an Emmy-nominated journalist whose reporting career took her to newsrooms across the country—most recently at the CBS affiliate WANF-TV in Atlanta—has taken her talents from broadcast news to acting after being cast by Tyler Perry to play a news reporter.
‘Duplicity,’ which premiered on March 20, was produced in Georgia, adds to the state’s growing reputation as a hub for major film and television projects, with Bui’s role highlighting local talent in a story filmed close to home.
The film exposes the complexities surrounding a fatal officer-involved shooting, a narrative that resonates with Bui’s professional history. During her time working as a television news reporter in Minneapolis, she extensively covered George Floyd’s death, earning an Edward R. Murrow Award.
“Portraying a news reporter in a film that examines such historically relevant themes felt like a natural extension of my journalism career,” said Bui. “My former life and a make-believe life merged through art.”
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