Category: Upcoming Films

Us

 

Release Date:  3/15/19; In Theaters
Genre:  Horror/Thriller
Rating:  Unknown
Director:  Jordan Peele
Studio(s):   Monkeypaw Productions, QC Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Cast: Lupita Nyong’o (Adelaide Wilson/Adelaide’s Doppelgänger), Winston Duke (Gabe Wilson/Gabe’s Doppelgänger), Madison Curry (Young Adelaide/Young Adelaide’s Doppelgänger), Evan Alex (Jason Wilson/Jason’s Doppelgänger), Shahadi Wright-Joseph (Zora Wilson/Zora’s Doppelgänger), Elisabeth Moss (Mrs. Tyler), Tim Heidecker (Mr. Tyler), Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop, Luke Halpenny, Duke Nicholson.

Story:  Set in present day along the iconic Northern California coastline, Us, from Monkeypaw Productions, stars Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong’o as Adelaide Wilson, a woman returning to her beachside childhood home with her husband, Gabe (Black Panther’s Winston Duke), and their two children (Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex) for an idyllic summer getaway.  Haunted by an unexplainable and unresolved trauma from her past and compounded by a string of eerie coincidences, Adelaide feels her paranoia elevate to high-alert as she grows increasingly certain that something bad is going to befall her family.  After spending a tense beach day with their friends, the Tylers (Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon), Adelaide and her family return to their vacation home. When darkness falls, the Wilsons discover the silhouette of four figures holding hands as they stand in the driveway. Us pits an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves.  Source:  Usmovie.com, official site.

Details:   Us will be the second in a series of thrillers that addresses what Director Jordan Peele calls “social demons.”  Much like his debut film, Get Out examines race and racism, this film will center around “these innately human monsters that are woven into the fabric of how we think and how we interact.”  While Peele says the movie will follow the same tone as Get Out, it will be a completely different film and not focus on addressing race.   According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story focuses on two couples, one white and one black. Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss are reportedly in early talks for the roles, with Lupita Nyong’o officially confirmed to star as one half of a couple.  The Hollywood Reporter also states that Us will be written and directed by Peele and produced by his company Monkeypaw Productions, along with Get Out producer Jason Blum.  Source:  Popsugar.

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The Sun Is Also A Star

Release Date:   5/17/19; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating: PG-13
Director:  Ry Russo-Young
Studio(s):   Alloy Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros.
Cast:  Yara Shahidi (Natasha Kingsley), Charles Melton (Daniel Bae), Camrus Johnson (Omar).
Story:   Based on the New York Times best-seller from Nicola Yoon, the movie centers on Natasha, a girl in New York City whose pragmatism is challenged when she falls in love right before her family is set to be deported back to Jamaica.  Source:  The Hollywood Reporter.

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Dinner For Two

Release Date:  2018
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Orlando Bishop
Studio(s):   Swirl Films, TV One
Running time:  Unknown

Cast:  Tristan Mack Wilds (Chris), Chaley Rose (Angela), Shaun Baker (David), Brooklyn Summers (Jay), Skylar Brooks (Aisha), Kron Moore (Gloria), Naomi Mack (Renee).

Story:   When Christopher lost his one true love, Angela, his life became a complicated mess. He has a simple solution: Tonight, he will prepare his Last Supper. He will play his dinner music, the soundtrack of their love, of their life together. He will eat his meal, a meal they shared so many times.  And then he will take his own life, “un-complicating” things for good. Angela shows up to stop him. She has a simple message: “Live.”  He has a simple response:  “I want you back.” But as they both know, and as we will learn as they break bread over broken hearts, things between them are never as simple as they seem.  Source:  ABFF official site.  Photo Source:  TV One.

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A Boy.  A Girl. A Dream.

Release Date:  (2018)
Genre:  Romance
Rating:  NR
Director:  Qasim Basir
Studio(s):   Datari Turner Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Running time:  89 mins.
Cast: Omari Hardwick (Cass), Meagan Good (Free), Jay Ellis, Dijon Talton (Naqeeb)

Story:  On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, meets Frida, a beautiful and spirited Midwestern visitor dealing with a difficult breakup. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams – while he pushes her to discover hers. Nothing will ever be the same again.  Source:  ABFF official site.

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The Flea

Release Date:  6/13/18 – 6/17/18; American Black Film Festival
Genre:   Comedy
Rating:  NR
Director:  Nicanson Guerrier
Studio(s):   SafeBox Entertainment
Running time:  90 mins.
Cast:  Sh’kia Dennis (Jennifer Bennett), Isaac Beverly (Quentin Parker), Kendall Mason (Travis Parker).

Story:   Set in the Miami landmark, Flea Market USA, we follow assistant manager Quentin Parker on what is supposed to be his last day. Comedy ensues as he must deal with customers, vendors, and his boss as he struggles to survive one more day on the job.  Source:  ABFF Official Site.

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Animator

Release Date:  6/13/18 – 6/17/18; American Black Film Festival
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Directors:  Logan Hall and Julian Jones
Studio(s):   Animator
Running time:  98 mins.
Cast:  Levenix Riddle, McKenzie Chinn, Phillip Edward Van Lear, Anita Chandwaney, Geno Walker

Story:   What would YOU do if you could draw the future and erase the past? That’s what Neal, has to figure out after he is mysteriously gifted with this astonishing power.  Should Neal use his power to change the world? Or for selfish gain? (What would YOU do?)  Commercial artist Neal Stewart takes an animation class with a mysterious professor that connects him to the ancient Griots of West Africa and the power to draw the future. When his girlfriend commits suicide, he learns he can erase the past with chilling consequences.  Source:  ABFF official site.

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