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Ostensibly, his career will begin Dec. 12, when the world will see him in Steven Spielberg's film "Amistad." Ashong plays Buakey, an African slave who takes part in a 19th century rebellion while on a Cuban ship crossing the Atlantic. The leading role is Ashong's first professional acting...
...Amistad," ironically, seems only to be one more step in the plan; it has strengthened rather than satisfied his determination. Immediately after he finished shooting the move in May, he went out to Los Angeles and spent the summer making contacts and thinking about new ways to approach his musical. He is doing just about everything but resting on the laurels of his upcoming film: his new project seems to consume him, drawing all his attention and excitement...
...hard to believe that a soon-to-be movie star would give so much energy to a senior thesis. But being in "Amistad" has both humbled and encouraged Ashong, made him focus on his current project even as it has whet his appetite for the future...
Still, Ashong says the "Amistad" experience has made him more confident in his decision to pursue a career in the arts, especially when so many people he knew seemed to ending up travelling the tried and true career paths...
...Being in 'Amistad'] made the arts seem real," he says. "At Harvard, investment banking, law and medicine are real: but this shows you it's respectable to be artistic, it's admirable to be artistic. You can do this for a living...