Denzel Washington strolled the red carpet in Atlanta this week at an advance screening of the film adaptation of "Fences." The powerful work starring him and Viola Davis is due out Christmas Day.

Here's what he had to say:

And here is the film's trailer:

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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