The Micheaux Film Festival

Let's Unpack That vol. 1

These stories delve into personal healing, exploring the emotional journeys of individuals as they unpack their deepest traumas.

Wednesday, Oct 23rd | 6:30 PM

Logline: Jimmy discovers sometimes the end is just the beginning.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:15:00

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Eric Dyson

Producer
Eric Dyson, Hank Lambert

Screenwriter
Eric Dyson

Cinematographer
C. Clifford Jone


Composer

Aaron Shows

Editor
Eric Dyson

Executive Producer
Eric Dyson, Hank Lambert

Cast
Kenny Cooper

Logline: A down-on-her-luck former pageant queen’s anxiety spirals out of control when she finally confronts her mother’s hoarding.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:12:36

 

Director
Kristina Thomas

Producer
KD Chalk

Screenwriter
Tyler Young

Cinematographer
S. Lakmé Iyengar


Composer

Rob Aravena

Editor
Randi Atkins

Executive Producer
Jasmine Rivas

Executive In Charge of Production
Francisco Velasquez
Joenique Rose
Film Independent

Line Producer
Nicole Crespo

Cast
Tristina Lee
Yolanda Snowball
Venus DiMilo Thomas

Logline: A weekly therapy group unravels tales of abuse, deferred dreams, lost love, and more, guided by a mind-reading therapist and a time-traveling healer who help them confront the moments that led them to therapy.

Web Series | Runtime: 0:23:10

Creator
Malachi Rivers

Showrunner
Malachi Rivers

Director
Aaron Lewis

Producer
Eric Brown, Sufe Bradshaw, Rhoemi Smith, Cheriss May, James McKnight, Britni Jackson

Screenwriter
Malachi Rivers

Cinematographer
Tawan Bazemore

Composer (Music Supervisor)
Davi Akei


Editor
Tawan Bazemore

Executive Producer
Rob Byrd, Rutina Wesley, Malachi Rivers, Aaron Lewis, & Carlton Jordan

Co-Producer
Davi Akei, Blair Lockett, Robert Warren, Jr.

Co-Executive Producer
Jeff Gardere

Executive In Charge of Production
Malachi Rivers

Line Producer
Malachi Rivers

Cast
· Rutina Wesley (OWN’s Queen Sugar, HBO’s True Blood, The Last of Us)
· Malachi Rivers (Creator and Writer, Netflix’s Mank)
· Jeff Gardere (GMA, CNN)
· Sufe Bradshaw (HBO’s Veep, Lovecraft Country)
· Devere Rogers (Amazon Prime’s Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul)
· Thomas Hobson (Nickelodeon’s That Girl Lay Lay)
· Desean Terry (Apple TV’s The Morning Show)
· Tiffany Snow (BET’s Just As I Am, Family Portrait)
· Jowanda Durham (Rhonda Mitchell M.D.)
· Brooklyn Chance (Money & Violence, L.I.P.S)
· Crystal Porter-Bazemore (Sound)

Contacts

Press Contact
NAME: JDot.
COMPANY: JDot. Public Reations
LOCATION: NYC
PHONE: 917-407-7811
EMAIL: jdot@thejdotagency.com

Logline: When a psychiatrist hypnotizes one of his most traumatized patients, he discovers something that changes both of their lives forever.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:19:07

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Sid Dalvi

Producer
Jacqueline Urteaga, Nandini Persad

Screenwriter
Sid Dalvi

Cinematographer
Nicholas Klesmith

Composer
Prateek Rajagopal

Editor
Sid Dalvi

Production Design
Jacqueline Urteaga, Sid Dalvi


Executive Producer
Jacqueline Urteaga, Shaun Dalvi

Co-Producer
Jordan Morgan

Associate Producer
Prithvi Raj Karreddula

Line Producer
Jacqueline Urteaga

Cast
Rachel Coopes, Juan Fiol, Rachel Hale, Sid Dalvi, Charlotte Storm, Dariel Embry

Contacts

Press Contact
Jacqueline Urteaga
Skorpion Films, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
(305) 978-2557
jackie@skorpionfilms.com