AFI headlined ‘Concussion’ as its center piece gala on Tuesday, November 111th at the TCL Chinese Theater

Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.

AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale, Tom Rothman, Chairman, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, and Will Smith seen at World Premiere Gala Screening of Sony Pictures CONCUSSION at AFI Fest 2015 at TCL Chinese Theatre.

LOS ANGELES, CA- November 10, 2015. Director/Writer Peter Landesman seen at World Premiere Gala Screening of Sony Pictures CONCUSSION at AFI Fest 2015 at TCL Chinese Theatre.

“We are privileged to have been chosen as the Centerpiece Gala,” said Ridley Scott, one of the film’s producers. “Concussion is a powerful and uncompromising film about an issue that was ignored for far too long and continues to play out today. It’s a story that had to be told, and we were determined to tell it right.”