A Weekend With The Family

a/k/a Dinner with the Stankershets

A Weekend With The Family

Release Date:  7/17/16; TV One
Genre:  Romance/Comedy
Rating:  NR
Director:  Chris Stokes
Studio:  Footage Films

Cast:  Marques Houston (Travis Stankershet), Karrueche Tran (Courtney Clancy), Wendy Raquel Robinson (Nip Stankershet), Clifton Powell (Dingo Stankershet), Dorien Wilson (John Clancy), Suzanne Whang (Sue Clancy), Black Thomas (Sargent Stankershet), Chantel Jeffries (Catherine Clancy), Shondrella Avery (Rosie).

Story:  Film follows Travis Stankershet (Marques Houston) a young attorney who looks to gain a position at a prestigious law firm. Travis’ loving girlfriend Courtney Clancy (Karrueche Tran) decides to arrange a surprise family weekend get-together, however things don’t go as planned with the arrival of his outlandish family, the Stankershets.  When Far East customs come up against the salt of the earth folks from the Deep South, hilarity ensues. In the end, Travis must find a way to make the two families peacefully co-exist long enough for him to propose to the woman he loves.  Source:  Shadow and Act.

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Bad Dad Rehab

Bad Dad RehabRelease Date:  7/3/16; TV One (2015)
Genre:  Drama/Comedy
Rating:  NR
Director:  Carl Seaton
Cast:  Malik Yoba (Mr. Leon), Richard Ri’Chard (Tristan), Wesley Jonathan (Shawn), Pierre (Rick Gonzalez), Rob Riley (Jared).
Story:  Bad Dad Rehab is about four men who are fathers to their children, but not dads. Shawn (Wesley Jonathan) wants to see his kids, but his vengeful ex-wife wants the back child support he owes first. Tristan (Robert R’ichard) would rather pay out of pocket for a pair of designer sneakers than a fraction of that for his child’s winter coat. Jared (Rob Riley) is a single guy who prefers to pay child support instead of pay attention to his teenage daughter. And rounding out the crew is Pierre (Rick Gonzalez) who just doesn’t give a damn about his son – period. After turbulence with their respective baby mamas and ex-wives force them to take definitive action, the guys sign up for Deadbeat Dad Rehab to help them get their act together. Through all the hilarity, hijinks, drama and soul-searching, the guys discover that fatherhood is less about making babies, and more about becoming men. Source: TV One.

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The Secret She Kept

The Secret She KeptRelease Date:  7/10/16; TV One
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  Unrated
Director:  Alton Glass
Studio:   Swirl Films

Cast:  Kyla Pratt (Tia), Gavin Houston (Lance), Kellita Smith (Virginia), Vanessa Williams (Beverly)

Story:  A beautiful, high-powered attorney, Tia Jiles, has just married the man of her dreams, successful magazine executive Lance Kingston and is on the brink of launching a major political campaign when a pattern of erratic behavior uncovers her secret: she suffers from mental illness.  Source:  TV One.

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Straight Outta Oakland

a/k/a Set Me Free

Straight Outta Oakland

Release Date:   7/5/16; DVD (2014)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  116 mins.
Director:  Marcus D. Spencer
Studio:   Touch the Heart Productions, Touch The Heart Production Studios, eOne Entertainment.
Cast:  Skipper Elekwachi (Keith), Alan Walker (Korey), Alphonso Thompson, (Kevin), Marcus D. Spencer (Kenny).
Story:  Four best friends living in Oakland battling their own mental bondage. Keith (Elekwachi) is an upcoming rapper but can’t get a deal without a demo. He has trust issues, abandoned by the person he was supposed to be able to trust the most, his mother. All the family he has left is his cousin, Korey (Walker). Willing to do whatever it takes to make it, he goes looking for a music deal and ends up with more than he could ever imagine. Korey is the pretty boy of the bunch who has no idea which way to go. He is studying for his GED and selling drugs for local big shot Kevin (Thompson). Can he focus enough to complete his goal? Kevin is very smart and cunning but angry. He really just wants to be accepted. Kevin’s abusive father is dying and Kevin becomes his caregiver in hopes that his father will finally love him. Can he heal from all the pain and make smart decisions? Kenny (Spencer), the voice of reason, who can’t seem to follow his own advice is about to graduate from college. A full-time dad to his step-daughter and in a relationship where love and respect is hard to come by. These four all have to learn to be set free from the imprisonment that is holding them back.  Source:  Official site; Facebook.

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Kicks

KicksRelease Date:  9/9/16
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  R
Running Time:  80 mins.
Director:   Justin Tipping
Studio:   Focus World

Cast:  Jahking Guillory (Brandon), Mahershala Ali (Marlon), Kofi Siriboe (Flaco), Christopher Jordan Wallace (Albert), Christopher Meyer (Rico).

Story:   When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers. Featuring a soundtrack packed with hip-hop classics, Justin Tipping’s debut feature is an urban coming-of-age tale told with grit, humor, and surprising lyricism.  Source:  Deadline.

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Like Cotton Twines

Like Cotton Twines stillRelease Date:   6/2/16; L. A. Film Festival
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  96 mins.
Director:  Leila Djansi
Studio:   Turning Point Pictures

Cast:  Jay Ellis (Micha Brown), Miranda Bailey (Allison Dean), Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu (Tuigi), Yvonne Okoro (Sarah), David Dontoh (Father Baani), Luckei E. Lawson (Ajovi).

Story:  Micah, an American volunteer who takes a teaching job in a remote Ghanaian village, has great expectations for his mother’s homeland.  He is enthusiastic and eager to help his students fulfill their potential, especially Tuigi, a bright 13-year-old girl. But Tuigi’s family must atone for a deadly accident committed by her father and, according to religious custom, Tuigi must abandon her education and be offered as a sex slave.  Clinging to his Western moral senses, Micah pits himself in a battle against tribal culture and the state.  Source:  L. A. Film Festival.

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