Saved By Grace

Release Date:   1/21/20; DVD
Genre:   Inspirational
Rating:  NR
Director:  Nancy Bellany
Studio(s):   Jayna Entertainment, Maverick
Running Time:  70 mins.

Cast:   Nancy Bellany is a stand-up comedian/writer/director/producer/actor known for Pastor Jones: Preachin’ to the Choir (2009), Da’ Booty Shop (2009), various shows like Southland, American Horror Story and over 40 national commercials.

Story:   After being fired from her job, Grace Hightower applies for a position to work at the local church. Full of insecurity and self-doubt, her faith is tested when the church unexpectedly goes into foreclosure, forcing her to find the courage to save it.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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Unwitting Deceit

Release Date:   1/7/20; DVD
Genre:   Thriller
Rating:  NR
Director:   Nelson J. Davis
Studio(s):   Film Architectz, Maverick
Running Time:  72 mins.
Cast:  Nelson J. Davis, Damien Scott Johnson, Amber Barnes, Jessica Aiken Lark.

Story:   Tone and Omar, business associates in the world of black market diamond sales, quickly become enemies after an unknowingly but deceitful act. They are forced to set aside their differences in order to accomplish one common goal, get out of a critical situation and to not serve time. In the process, something is uncovered way deeper than what meets the eye.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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A Lot Like Christmas

Release Date:  11/5/19; DVD
Genre:  Comedy/Romance
Rating:  NR
Director:  Kenneth Desvigne, Jr.
Studio(s):   Maverick Entertainment Group
Running Time:  90 mins.

Cast:  Jonathan Robinson, Calvin Hall, Helaina Simon, Jessica Legaux, Lauren Bachtel. 

Story:   After not seeing his family for over seven years, P.J. gets talked into going home for Christmas by his co-workers. Excited to see PJ, the entire family comes home for the Christmas season; his family is loaded with personality and has a flair for the dramatic. He reconnects with his high school sweetheart, Rebecca, and after having a fight with his father, is reminded of the importance of love and forgiveness. Only then does his perspective change and he embraces second chances at life.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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Murder Gardens

Release Date:   11/19/19; DVD (Original Release – 2018)
Genre:  Thriller
Rating:  NR
Director:  Mark A. Samuels
Studio(s):   MBS Media Group, Maverick Entertainment
Running Time:  100 mins. (DVD)
Cast:  Giovanni Hogu, Thomas Rusley, Kennedi Jones.

Story:  Murder Gardens is the story of Chase Washington, a 19-year-old young man whose world has been turned upside down after he leaves a comfortable home provided by his foster father for a life of crime and corruption that he’s introduced to by his older brother Rell Washington.  Chase ends up in the middle of a war between a notorious crew of drug dealers, corrupt politicians and local law enforcement. Determined to survive and prove that the brain is mightier than the gun, Chase finds a way to outsmart his new found enemies and keep him and his brother Rell out of prison and a graveyard.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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The Workout Room

Release Date:  10/8/19 (Original Release – 2018)
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:  NR
Director:  Kena Monique
Studio(s):  Pigrat Productions, Stick Chick Films, Maverick Entertainment
Running Time:  81 mins.

Cast:  Joe Torry (Teejay), Tammy Townsend (Xena), Jay “Lil JJ” Lewis (Juice), Calida Jones (Anita), Torrei Hart (Kiki).

Story:  The Workout Room is a dramatic comedy about Teejay, an up and coming comedian who is given the chance of a lifetime at the cost of missing his daughter’s wedding. Xena, an educated, tell it like it is comedy promoter turned club owner is a one woman wrecking crew keeping everyone in line with her boisterous presence and edgy tongue. The Workout Room is a funny, plot driven film featuring real life stand-up comedians.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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Rogue Cell

Release Date:   9/17/19; DVD
Genre:   Action
Rating:  NR
Director:  Bryan G. Thompson
Studio(s):   Imani Films, Maverick Entertainment.
Running Time:  75 mins.
Cast:   Bryan G. Thompson (David Shepard), Frances Mitchell (Yvonne Arquette), Karlee Perez (Dana Garcia), Sarah Kaminski (Amber Reid).
Story:   David Shepard works for the Harris Corporation, a defense and intelligence contractor for the US government. While he was away on a mission, his wife, a scientist on top-secret projects at the US National Laboratories, was killed in an explosion. He receives a new assignment to kill five people who have been designated as threats to national security. Shortly after receiving the assignment, David receives a cryptic message that leads him to discover that the five people are linked to the death of his wife.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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