The Micheaux Film Festival

All in the Family vol. 1

Delving into the exploration of family dynamics, these films uncover the challenges and joys that define our closest ties.

Thursday, Oct 24th | 8:10 PM

Logline: After welcoming their first baby, Pete and Emma struggle with all the classic new parent challenges. But is something deeper going on? Follow Emma as she replays the events that led them to their current state – if she tries hard enough, maybe she can change the outcome.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:10:42

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Burke Doeren

Producer
Kellie Doeren

Screenwriter
Jacob Seidman

Cinematographer
Mitchell & Start


Editor
Michael Dejohn

Executive Producer
Tyson Call

Cast
Lauren Call, Michael Vlamis, Max Doeren

Contacts

Press Contact
Tyson Call
Four J Films
Salt Lake City, UT
(801) 558-6386
tyson@fourjfilms.com

Logline: A rebellious teenage girl with pastor parents orchestrates a surprise for her brother on Halloween.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:13:40

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
JO ROCHELLE

Producer
REGINA HOYLES, JOSHUA ROARK

Screenwriter
JO ROCHELLE

Cinematographer
ANUP KULKARNI

Composer
N/A


Editor
ALIZA BRUGGER

Executive Producer
N/A

Co-Producer
N/A

Co-Executive Producer
N/A

Executive In Charge of Production
N/A

Line Producer
N/A

Cast
REGINA HOYLES, ZACH PORTER, JEREMY S. WALKER, GERI-NIKOLE LOVE, FELIPE FIGUEROA

Contacts

Press Contact
thejorochelle@gmail.com

Logline: Ebony, who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a U-Haul marriage, has to referee between her new wife, August and best friend-turned-child’s father, Justin, while finding her footing as a mother-to-be.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:12:51

A.Cooper Cinematographer Garland McLaurin Editor Luqi Zhao Executive Producer Joyce Liu-Countryman 
Production Designer
Jolien Louis

Cast
Rejena J. Taylor, Ayesha Harris, John Clarence Stewart

Contacts Press Contact Pinar Binay Los Angeles, CA (646) 469 4620 pinarbinayy@gmail.com

Logline: A down-on-her-luck, recently single 30-something is forced to move back into her childhood home. As she reconnects with her brother who has Down syndrome, will their differences drive them apart? Or will they see they’re more similar than either of them thought?

Int’l Short Film | Runtime: 0:14:00

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Lucy McNulty, Emma Pollard

Producer
Isabelle Deluce, Lucy McNulty, Zack Hamm

Screenwriter
Lucy McNulty

Cinematographer
Devin Karringten

Composer
Dylan McNulty


Editor
Emma Pollard

Cast
Aaron Waddingham, Lucy McNulty, Susinn McFarlen, Roxanne Wilson

Logline: A coming-of-age story about two brothers who attempt to rob their distant father of their overdue child support money.

Short Film | Runtime:0:17:17

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Ryan DeForeest

Producer
Ryan DeForeest, Lexx Truss, Shandrea Evans

Screenwriter
Ryan DeForeest

Cinematographer
Sade Ndya

Composer
Evan Wright


Editor
Ryan DeForeest

Executive Producer
Teresa DeForeest, Erika Neubauer, Walter Neubauer, Juana Neubauer

Cast
Alexander Bello, Zechariah Eubanks, Rodney Hobbs, Katie Kelley, Micah Kobayashi, Riley Nelson, Thaddeus Newman

Contacts

Press Contact
Ryan DeForeest
MeowBark Films LLC
Los Angeles, CA
(562) 237-6869
ryan.deforeest@gmail.com

Logline: Harlem Fragments is an Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family’s beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:17:00

Director
CAMERON TYLER CARR

Producer
HARLEM RENAISSANCE PRODUCTIONS, TRUJULO MEDIA, KEEP OR DESTROY PRODUCTIONS, BLACK MAN FILMS

Screenwriter
Cameron Tyler Carr, Danielle Douge, Wes Andre Goodrich

Cinematographer
Nona Catusanu

Composer
Noah MacNeil


Editor
Patrick Nichols

Executive Producer
Fanshen Cox, Salma Qarnain, Christina Clements-Thompson, Gordon Thompson, Ashley Carr, Cameron Tyler Carr

Co-Producer
Philip Musey

Line Producer
Flor De Oro Tejada

Cast
Roderick Lawrence – Lawrence, Clarissa Thibeaux – Lynn, Kyle Keyes – TJ, Stella Coviello – Mya, Christina Clements-Thompson – Nana, Jaleeca Yancy – Afro Nebula

Contacts
Press/Distribution/Sales – Cameron Tyler Carr – Harlem Renaissance Productions
917 992 5614 cameroncarr30@gmail.com