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Sisters

Release Date:  8/3/23; BET+
Genre:  Drama
Rating:   NR
Running Time:  100 mins.
Director:  Jahmar Hill
Studio(s):  Jahmar Hill Productions

Cast:  Lil Mama (Tia), Columbus Short (Kevin), Cocoa Brown (Pat), Tobias Truvillion (Reggie), K.D. Aubert (Tara), Ciera Angelia (Diamond), Alisa Reyes (Elise), De’Aundre Bonds (E), Jensen Atwood (Trae), Christine Lakin (Dr. Thomas).

Story:  The film tells the story of Diamond and her sisters, Tia and Tara.  Raised by their grandmother, their lives are greatly impacted by her influence. When the family learns she has cancer and needs surgery urgently, the sisters need to find a way to come up with enough money quickly. Willing to do anything to save their beloved grandmother’s life, the sisters turn to doing things they don’t want to, but must do.  Source:  theblkscript.

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True To The Game 2: Gena’s Story

Release Date:  11/6/20; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Jamal Hill
Studio(s):  Faith Media Distribution
Running Time: 81 mins.

Cast:  Cast members from the original film returning for the sequel are Vivica A. Fox, Andra Fuller, Erica Peeples, Iyana Halley, and Jamaar Simon.  New additions are Rotimi, Jeremy Meeks, Niatia ‘Lil Mama’ Kirkland, Faith Evans, Starletta DuPois, Tamar Braxton, Lisa Renee Pitts, Christian James, Kevin Sizemore and Waka Flocka Flame.

Story:  Based on Teri Woods’ novel of the same name, True To The Game  was released in 2017.  True To The Game 2 picks up a year after the first installment, following the lives of the characters affected by Quadir’s (Columbus Short) murder.  Separating herself from Philly’s dangerous scene, Gena (Erica Peeples) has reinvented herself as a journalist, living and working in NYC. Quickly growing in her company, Gena is sent on assignment to LA for a career changing story. Though Gena is far from home, her life in Philly seems to always make an appearance.  Someone from Quadir’s circle has avenged his death with a hit on Jerrell’s crew members, reigniting another war between the two crews. Jerrell (Andra Fuller) is determined to get paid by any means necessary and he’ll start with Gena.  Source:  Black Film.

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All In

a/k/a Born In The Game

Release Date:  6/12/19 – 6/16/19; American Black Film Festival
(Original Release:  2018)
Genre:   Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Ibrahim Yilla
Studio(s):   Mega Mind Media
Running Time:  105 mins.
Cast:  Niatia ‘Lil Mama’ Kirkland (Keema), Elise Neal (Gina), Robert Christopher Riley (Lance), Dennis L.A. White (Dupree), Lyric Hurd (Treasure), Jim Jones (Assailant), Lena Anthony (Imani).

Story:   A dysfunctional single mother gets pulled back into a life of crime while trying to make a better future for her three children.  Source:  Blackfilm.com.

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