The Micheaux Film Festival

Family Feud

Dramas and comedies about the explosive confrontations and longstanding rivalries that only family can bring out.

Friday, Oct 25th | 6:10 PM

Logline: A tightly wound but promising Ivy League graduate has moved back in with her disappointed mother in their section 8 apartment and is forced to babysit a peculiar and precocious child and consequently help him manage his bullies and her own.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:17:28

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Ashley Tyler

Producer
Myles Teague

Screenwriter
Maame Addae

Cinematographer
Eric Liberacki
Joshua Jackson

Composer
Stevie Thompson Jr.


Editor
Samantha Dunlap

Executive Producer
Candice Abioye, Aira Alcantara, Covana Washington, Free Spirit Media

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Cast
Abbi (played by Maame Addae), Gifty (by Bibi Chinwe Lebechi), Kevin (by Carter Husbands), Chris (by Derrick Damjanovic), and David (by Michael Holub)

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Logline: An offkey couple finds out they’re in over their heads after participating in a new couples cloning experiment.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:14:10

Director
Letia Solomon


Producer
Nate Walker, Letia Solomon, Carley Rogers


Screenwriter
Nate Walker


Cinematographer
Luke Sargent


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Editor
Seamus O’Malley Finnegan


Executive Producer
Nate Walker, Damien Douglas, Doug “Fresh” Jordan, Brandon Blackshear


Co-Producer
Angela Lundy


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Cast
Nate Walker, Charrell Mack, Ryan Rohtla


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Press Contact
Nate Walker
Innovatively Cliche LLC
Los Angeles
757-848-7331
njw0506@gmail.com

Logline: Two cousins return to their family home and dig into their grandfather’s history but receive resistance from their uncles. As their prying leads to emotional wounds, the cousins uncover familial secrets that were never meant to be unveiled.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:21:55

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
NAME: Jami’L Carter

Producer
NAME: Jami’L Carter
NAME: Amber Johnson

Screenwriter
NAME: Jami’L Carter

Cinematographer
NAME: Drew Brinkman

Composer
NAME: John Renshaw

Editor
NAME: Jami’L Carter


Unit Production Manager
NAME: Hannah Garrahy

Casting Director
NAME: Itumeleng Mokuena

Production Designer
NAME: Adachi Pimentel

1st AD:
NAME: Charles Jones

Colorist
NAME: Yeshaya Bagwell

Music By
NAME: Brent Rose

Cast
NAME: Justin Davis
NAME: Jala Owens
NAME: Byron Washington
NAME: Kevin Cheatham
NAME: Daryl Williams
NAME: Brandon Jones
NAME: Rashif Holmes
NAME: Jordan Joseph

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Press Contact
NAME: Jami’L Carter
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LOCATION: Louisiana
PHONE: 9857788066
EMAIL: directorjca7@gmail.com

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Logline: Armie, a struggling actor who hasn’t been home in over a year, returns to North Carolina to reconnect with his daughter and attend her pageant. He faces the challenge of balancing his career ambitions with his desire to be a present father.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:09:32

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ARMIE HICKS JR

STARRING
Aubree
Armie Hicks Jr
Jenn Hamer
Alexis Louder
Toya M Nelson
Elizabeth Anderson
Chasity Saunders
Camille Corbett
Allison Kimani
Kamilla Shimina
Kali Twinn
Olivia Imade
Oliyah Molock
Ava Marie Allen
Zay Qess
Obriella Genesis Witron
La’Joia Witron
Mariana Elson
Erica Elson
Xiaowan Jin
Lei Zhang
Alyssa Limatola
Michelle Limatola
Olivia Kessler
Allison Kessler
Taryn Praditngan
Ivarilla Martin
Annika Elestrom
Cedric Johnson
Kiera McGregor
Aminna Khun-Khun

Director of Photography Kalilah Robinson
Assistant Director Abhilasha Fnu

Producer Obiamaka Onwuta
Producer Janae David


Associate Producer Elizabeth Anderson
Associate Producer David Davalos

Production Design Nicole Asher
First Assistant Camera Felipe Mieres
Second Assistant Camera Daniel M. Solano
Film Loader Ashley Kate Sayaas

Gaffer ​​Favienne Howsepian
Grip Gavriel Dorian
Production Assistant Gustavo Ornelas
Production Assistant Anthony Reyes

Location Sound Alana Bell
Boom Operator Kino Crayon & Tracy Townsend II

Editor Armie Hicks Jr
Assistant Editor Alejandra Hu

Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer Kai Scheer
Additional Sound Effects Editor Daniel McNamara

Colorist Peter Valeri
Composer Will Ward

Special Thanks
James Cunningham
Uche Onwuta
Lauren Herrel
Maia Modeste
Winter Coleman
RaaShauna Payne
Tiffany Stewart
Adrian Cobb
Anjulei Aurelio
Anthony Barnes
Britni Delgado
Cedric Johnson
David Davalos
Gwendolyn Staton
Indya Price
Jeneal Banks
Kevin Young
Lavasha Holden
Lucas Quinliven
Nakia Stephens
Oluwatoyin Layeni
Salvatore Correnti
Tracey Todd

Made in part with Breakdown Services
A Gold89 Films Production
Dedicated to my Daughter

Logline: A young man struggles to communicate with his stroke-afflicted father, and at the same time, stay true to himself.

Student Short Film | Runtime: 0:13:24

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
George Ellzey Jr.

Producer
George Ellzey Jr,

Screenwriter
George Ellzey Jr.

Cinematographer
Gary Truex Walker II

Composer
N/A

Editor
Jack Bexell


Executive Producer
Eric Campbell, Imani Davis, Brian Sewell, Erika Sewell, Jordan Shields

Executive In Charge of Production
T.J. Harris

Line Producer
Cara Winter

Cast
Patrick Agada, Sean Blake, R.J.W. Mays, Danyelle Monson, Shawn Roundtree Jr, Isaiah Sewell, TJ Harris, Omig Flogo, Huy Nguyen, Tanner Munson, & Achilles Morris.

Contacts

Press Contact
Cara Winter
Instinctivision Films Llc
Chicago, IL
(917) 406-2317
carawinter1975@gmail.com

US & International Sales Contact
T.J. Harris
Instinctivision Films Llc
Chicago, IL
(773) 326-9585
tjharris@instinctivisionfilms.com

In a Chicago Southside parking lot, a young man struggles to communicate with his stroke-afflicted and estranged father, and at the same time, stay true to himself.

Logline: A murder charge assembles four estranged siblings for an unexpected reunion where they find themselves navigating secrets, dysfunction and the law. A short film with an all Filipino American cast and crew.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:15:47