Writer and director Diego Ongaro’s new film, “Down With the King,” which stars rapper and musician Freddie Gibbs, was accepted at Cannes this summer. In the film, which was shot in and around Norfolk last year, Gibbs plays a famous rapper who decides to quit the music business and move to a small farming community. Ongaro’s first feature-length, proze-winning film, “Bob and the Trees” (available on Netflix), was filmed in Sandisfield, with local people playing most of the roles.

Photo shows Gibbs and Ongaro on the red carpet at Cannes. Look for an article on “Down With the King” in the September issue of Norfolk Now.