The Micheaux Film Festival

Closing Shorts: We are the Champions

These films celebrate the triumphs of those who surmount incredible obstacles, revealing the grit, determination, and resilience required to achieve greatness against all challenges.

Saturday, Oct 26th | 9:05 PM

Logline: A Los Angeles High School football phenom seems to be on top of the world, that is until his newfound fame and money start to present more problems than he can handle.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:19:59

Director
Justin Rowe Tolliver

Producer
Justin Rowe Tolliver

Screenwriter
Justin Rowe Tolliver

Cinematographer
Joel Layogan

Composer
Andrew Asemokai

Editor
Alex Ford


Executive Producer
Justin Rowe Tolliver

Executive In Charge of Production
Justin Rowe Tolliver

Cast
Kyrel Juandoo
Kyle Schmid
Jaqueline Fleming
Sebastian Sozzi
Shannon Dee
Thomas Bell

Contacts

Press Contact
Justin Tolliver
Tolliver Productions
P.O. Box 280 Friendswood, Tx 77549
213-804-0202
Jt.tolliver21@gmail.com

Logline: An exploration of cycling culture through the eyes of Ayesha McGowan who rose through the ranks of the New York City underground cycling world to break barriers as the world’s first African American woman to become a professional cyclist.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:20:00

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
K. NICOLE MILLS

Producer
K. NICOLE MILLS

Screenwriter
K. NICOLE MILLS

Cinematographer
VIKEN KAZANDJIAN

Composer
BRANDON W. MILLS

Editor
NADINE MUNDO


Executive Producer
K. NICOLE MILLS

Cast
AYESHA MCGOWAN

Contacts

Press Contact
K. NICOLE MILLS
LOS ANGELES, CA
240.216.7761
KNICOLEMILLS@GMAIL.COM

Logline: Due to a case of mistaken identity, four members of the Globetrotters find themselves at the violent mercy of the Santa Barbara Police Department

Short Film | Runtime:0:13:00

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Eric Dyson

Producer
Matthew Barnes, Dominic Bartelone, Oliver Mack Calhoun, Eric Dyson, Tony Gapastione, Solomon Hughes

Screenwriter
Solomon Hughes

Cinematographer
Dominic Bartelone

Composer
Aaron Shows

Editor
Jack Kuhlenschmidt


Executive Producer
Daniella and Jon Pedley, Prakash Janakiraman, Eric Casher,

Co-Producer
Adrian De Santis

Cast
HIGHLIGHT: Solomon Hughes
CLASSIC Omari Johnson
ROOK : Jay B. Davis
COSMO Daryl Reynolds
OLIVER DEMPSEY: Max Williams
DANNY: Shane Flaxman
ALAN PORTER: Matthew Barnes
Spencer Garrett: Whitlock Berkley

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Logline: After a boxer flees from New York to Hawaiʻi, a friendship with his coach expands his awareness of identity, purpose, and power.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:12:00

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Daniel Croix

Producer
Max Mooney, William Rouse, Phil Schleider

Co-Producer
Richard Hamasaki

Associate Producer
Meleokauaapuakea Hamasaki, Emily May Jampel

Screenwriter
Daniel Croix

Cinematographer
William Rouse

Composer
Charle Wallace


Editor
Max Mooney

Cast
Daniel Croix, Elijah Kalā McShane

Contacts

Press Contact
Daniel Croix
Ringshout Productions
8083085525

Logline: Brothers, Adrian and Sebastian, have qualified to race in The National Track Competition, whose stakes are not just gold medals. They stand to win the contract for the National Training Facility – an investment that would mark a legendary win for the boys and provide unprecedented economic opportunity for their poverty-stricken island. However, when the terms of winning suddenly change, the boys’ unbreakable bond falls into a moral brawl for the greater good. No matter what side they choose, a good and evil emerge.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:22:39

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Aaron and Asher Goldenberg

Producer
Collin Meath, Lianne Becker, Benjamin Drew Thompson

Screenwriter
Aaron and Asher Goldenberg

Cinematographer
Guillermo Cameo

Composer
Roman Mulino Dunn

Editor
Aaron and Asher Goldenberg


Executive Producer
Aaron and Asher Goldenberg

Cast
Felix Torrez-Ponce, Jason Sanchez, Sean Allan Krill, Gary Perez

Contacts

Press Contact
Aaron Goldenberg
Two Fox Entertainment
Irvine, California
407.701.7324
aaron@shinobimenswear.com