Destined

DestinedRelease Date:  11/17/17; TBA (Original Release Date:  2016)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  95 mins.
Director:  Qasim Basir
Studio(s):   Confluential Films, Lola’s Productions, Tilted Windmill Productions,
Whitewater Films.

Cast:   Cory Hardrict (Rasheed), Jesse Metcalfe (Dylan Holder), Hill Harper (Mayor Jones), Margot Bingham (Maya), Zulay Henao (Giselle Porter), Mo McCrae (Dontay), Robert Christopher Riley (Calvin, Jason Dohring (Nathan Miller), La La Anthony (Jada), Paula Devicq (April Smith), James McCaffrey (Bill Holder), Curtiss Cook (Mr. Davis).

Story:   In one world, Rasheed Smith is a hardened criminal who has spent years building his drug empire. In another, he is an ambitious architect who has been working his way up the corporate ladder. Illustrated through parallel lives, Rasheed faces everything from street violence to corporate corruption, demonstrating that regardless of which path his life takes, there is no simple journey toward fulfilling one’s destiny.  Source:  L. A. Film Festival.

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1982

1982Release Date:  3/1/16; DVD (2013)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  R
Running Time:  90 mins.
Studio(s):  Black Squirrel Films, Confluential Films, Lionsgate.
Director: Tommy Oliver
Cast:  Hill Harper (Tim Brown), Bokeem Woodbine (Scoop), Sharon Leal (Shenae Brown),  La La Anthony (Neecy), Omar Benson Miller (T. K. Williams), Quinton Aaron (Turtle),  Wayne Brady (Alonzo), Elise Neal (Stacy), Ruby Dee (Rose Brown), Troi Zee (Maya).

Story:  When a government assassin is asked to do one last hit before retiring for good, he finds himself befriending the target and falling in love with the target’s wife and sister. When the agency finds out that he may not execute the mission as planned, it becomes a game of cat and mouse as he decides the fate of his new friend and the woman he truly loves…..who also has a dark secret. Sources: IMDB; Amazon.

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