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The Transfiguration

Release Date:  8/8/17; DVD (Original Release – 2016)
Genre:  Drama/Horror
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  97 mins.
Director:  Michael O’Shea
Studio:   Transfiguration Productions, Strand Releasing
Cast:  Eric Ruffin (Milo), Chloe Levine (Sophie), Aaron Moten (Lewis).

Story:  The Transfiguration follows troubled teen Milo who hides behind his fascination with vampire lore. When he meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to challenge Milo’s dark obsession, blurring his fantasy into reality. A chilling portrait of violence, The Transfiguration is an atmospheric thriller set against the grit of New York City.  Source:  Official Site.

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The Perfect Romance

Release Date:  7/25/17; DVD (Original Release – 2014)
Genre:   Romantic Comedy
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  71 mins.
Director(s):  Cody Tubbs, Moe McCoy
Studio:   FireProof Productions, Tubbs Media Productions.
Cast:  Brandon Queshawn, Nesha Nichols, Moe McCoy, Lacy Jones.

Story:  Brandon Donovan, successful entrepreneur, radio show host, and womanizer reaches an inevitable point in life where he has no choice but to come to terms with the way he treats women and introspectively analyze why he can’t seem to keep one. He has several interactions with various friends and associates, all of which lead up to the possible finale of his dating life where he meets the one woman whom he would like to spend the rest of his life with.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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The Come Up

Release Date:  8/22/17; DVD
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:  NR
Running Time:   83 mins.
Director:  Robert L. Parker, III
Studio:  RIPP Entertainment Films, Maverick Entertainment Group.
Cast:  Robert L Parker IV, Michelle Harleston, Robert White, Christen Parker, Everett Anderson.
Story:  The Come Up is about a young comedian who struggles to try to make it but the streets get him caught up. Hanging with the wrong crowd eventually gets him kicked out of his mom’s house after drugs and stealing puts her over the edge. With the help of his girl things start looking up and finally fall into place.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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Romeo & Juliet In Harlem

Release Date:  7/1/17
Genre:  Drama/Romance
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  128 mins.
Director:  Aleta Chappelle
Studio:  TAG Films, Moon Shadow Films
Cast:  Harry Lennix (Capulet), Aunjanue Ellis (Lady Capulet), Jasmine Carmichael (Juliet), Hernando Caicedo (Romeo), Langston Fishburne (Tybalt), Erica Gimpel (Nurse), Jerome Preston Bates (Father Laurence), Vladimi Versailles (Mercutio), Vicky Jeudy (Benvolia), Sal Rodriguez (Montague).
Story:   The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” with a complete cast of color that stays true to the language and storyline.  Source:  IMDB.

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Gook

Release Date:   6/16/17 – American Black Film Festival
Genre:  Drama
Black & White
Running Time:  94 mins.
Director:   Justin Chon
Studio:  Datari Turner Productions, Birthday Soup Films, Fishbowl Studios, The Foxtrout Studios, Tunnel Post
Cast:  Simone Baker (Kamilla), Justin Chon (Eli), Curtiss Cook, Jr. (Keith), David So (Daniel)
Story:  Eli (Chon) and Daniel (So) are two Korean American brothers that run their late father’s shoe store in a predominantly African American community of Los Angeles. These two brothers strike up a unique and unlikely friendship with an 11-year-old African American girl, Kamilla (Baker).  As Daniel dreams of becoming a recording artist and Eli struggles to keep the store afloat, racial tensions build to a breaking point in L.A. as the “infamous” L.A. Riots break out.  Source:  abff.com.

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Love By Chance

Release Date:    6/17/17 – American Black Film Festival
Genre:  Romance/Comedy
Running Time:  106 mins.
Director:  Samad Davis
Cast:  Altovise Lawrence, Atandwa Kani, Terri J. Vaughn, Clifton Powell, E. Roger Mitchell, Lil Zane, Carl Anthony Payne II, Desi Banks.

Story:  Two aspiring actors from South Africa who are independently in America trying to crack into an extremely difficult and over saturated Hollywood industry, meet by chance. Between the everyday struggle of auditioning, dealing with daily rejection, self-doubt, financial hardship, crazy friends and a crazy dating scene, who has time for love?  Source:  abff.com.

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