Anna Deavere Smith attends 'Notes From the Field' screening in NYC (9 images)

Anna Deavere Smith and HBO producers attend the "Notes From The Field" New York screening at Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday in New York City. The film is an adaptation of Anna Deavere Smith's performative piece of the same name that tackles mass incarceration and the school-to-prison pipeline. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Executive Producer Gary Goetzman, actress, playwright and executive producer Anna Deavere Smith, director Kristi Zea, and HBO Films president Len Amato arrive on the red carpet.

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Smith interviewed more than 200 people in researching her original play that was performed across the country.

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Hailey Gates of "Twin Peaks."

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Billy Porter of "The Get Down."

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