Release Date: 6/12/19 – 6/16/19; American Black Film Festival
Genre: Drama
Rating: NR
Director/Writer: Charles Murray
Studio(s): Ohio Street Pictures
Running Time: 105 mins.
Cast: Dorian Missick, Simone Missick, Michael Beach, Terrell Tilford, Victoria Platt, Omar Epps.
Story: After a journalist’s cousin commits suicide, he investigates what caused her to take her life and the people he believes are responsible. Source: Blackfilm.com.
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Justine
Release Date: 6/12/19 – 6/16/19; American Black Film Festival (Original Release: 2018)
Genre: Drama
Rating: NR
Director/Writer: Stephanie Turner
Studio(s): Football Brat Productions
Running Time: 106 mins.
Cast: Glynn Turman, Stephanie Turner, Darby Stanchfield, Josh Stamberg, Cleo King, Bridget Kallal, Ravi Cabot-Conyers.
Story: Following the death of her husband, single mom Lisa Wade is forced to move into her father-in-law’s apartment and become the sole provider for her family. She reluctantly starts a job as a nanny for an 8-year-old girl with spina bifida, and though it’s difficult at first, Lisa soon learns that her new role as caretaker is exactly the challenge that she needs to overcome her own obstacles. Source: Blackfilm.com.
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Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment
Release Date: 11/19/19
Genre: Romance
Rating: NR
Director: Charneice Fox
Studio(s): Soulidifly, Straight, No Chaser Productions
Running Time: 98 mins.
Cast: Brave Williams, Tobias Truvillion, Kym Whitley, LisaRae McCoy, Charles Malik Whitfield, Wes Felton Raheem DeVaughn, Christopher Williams.
Story: A vegan chef with a broken heart and an exhausted budget finds love face to face but opts for technology to make the final decision. Source: Blackfilm.com.
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Perfectly Single
Release Date: 6/12/19 – 6/16/19; American Black Film Festival
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Rating: NR
Director: Van Elder
Studio(s): Bullz Eye Productions
Running Time: 99 mins.
Cast: Erica Hubbard, Torrei Hart, Dominique Perry, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Omar Gooding, Trae Ireland, Joe Torry, Stoney Jackson.
Story: A quirky and successful optometrist in the twilight of her life turns to her friends for help in finding social fulfillment, but she has ignored one particular place…Within. Source: Blackfilm.com. Photo Source: imdb.
Princess Of The Row
Release Date: 11/27/20; VOD (Original Release – 2019)
Genre: Drama
Rating: NR
Director: Max Carlson
Studio(s): Big Boss Creative, Odd Box Films, Shifty Eye Productions
Running Time: 85 mins.
Cast: Tayler Buck, Edi Gathegi, Ana Ortiz, Jacob Vargas, Martin Sheen.
Story: While in Iraq, Sergeant Willis suffered a traumatic brain injury. Now enduring PTSD, he is homeless on L.A.’s infamous Skid Row. His 12-year-old daughter, Alicia, known as “Princess” to those on the Row, is always fleeing foster homes to be on the streets with her father. Princess is a gifted storyteller and myth-weaver. In her tale, the Princess needs to rescue her Knight, escaping from the Row so they can recreate a family. With social services in pursuit, she flees the city with her father. But he is unable to care for her or himself and can turn dangerously violent in an instant. Determined to save the only family she has, Princess may need to rewrite her story in very difficult ways to ensure they both survive to the end. Source: Blackfilm.com.
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Same Difference
Release Date: 6/12/19 – 6/16/19; American Black Film Festival
Genre: Mystery
Rating: NR
Director/Writer: Derege Harding
Studio(s): Datari Turner Productions
Running Time: 88 mins.
Cast: Essence Atkins, Terrence Jenkins, Edwina Findley, Demetrius Shipp, Jr., Melvin Gregg, Ginger Gonzaga, Page Kennedy, Kandi Burruss, Affion Crockett, Lew Temple.
Story: Same Difference follows a young woman named Tonya (Atkins) who is told that her death is imminent by a mysterious group of people who all start dying one by one. Tonya becomes compelled to let go of the past and reconcile with her estranged twin sister, also played by Atkins, who is suffering from alcohol addiction. Source: Blackfilm.com.
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