The Micheaux Film Festival

Growing Up Is Hard To Do vol. 1

These films explore the full spectrum of life, capturing the transitions and defining moments from the blossoming of youth to the reflections of later years.

Thursday, Oct 24th | 9:45 PM

Logline: When two parents take their three year-old daughter to interview at the prestigious Future Generations Preschool, they are forced to reckon with what success really means for their daughter and themselves.

Student Short Film | Runtime: 0:14:08

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
Jenna Rossman

Producer
Adrienne Picciotto, J. Mehr Kaur, Karolina Esqueda-Rocha

Screenwriter
Jenna Rossman

Cinematographer
Meg Weck

Composer
Alex Shenkman


Editor
Jasmine Jeanette Walker

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
David: Garrett Young
Danielle: Lauren LeBeouf
Dahlia: Ophelia Rae
Dr. Prentis: Dorian Frankel
Miss Angelique: Abby Awe
Miss Genevieve: Allie Leonard
Future Generation Students: Harper Burkhart, Ayden Fukano,Vivian Martinez, Damir Pavlovskyi

Contacts

Press Contact
Jenna Rossman
jennarossman@gmail.com

US Sales Contact
Jenna Rossman
jennarossman@gmail.com

International Sales Contact
Jenna Rossman
jennarossman@gmail.com

Logline: While rehearsing asking out the girl of his dreams, a lonely and highly allergic Circuit-Shack employee gets stung in the throat by a hornet.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:12:25

Director
Blake Winston Rice

Producer
Gabriella Piazza, Michael Cejovic, Krista Minto (Supervising Producer)

Screenwriter
Blake Winston Rice

Cinematographer
Matheus Bastos

Composer
Jordan Caiola


Editor
Mike O’Brien

Executive Producer
Blake Winston Rice, Tom Jester, Chris Cadwell, Alex Macnicoll, Dexmob, Mike O’Brien

Cast
Nick: Michael Gandolfini
Tierney: Olivia Nikkanen
Chris Lense: Matt Van Orden
Helene Pendergrass: Zina Louhaicy

Contacts

Press Contact
NAME: Catherine Lynn Scott
COMPANY: London Flair PR
LOCATION:
UK: London, Regent Street, W1B 2QD
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USA: 7119 W. Sunset Blvd. #150, Los Angeles, CA 90046
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London Office: +44 (0) 203 371 7945

UK Mobile: +44 (0) 7432 566355
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EMAIL: cls@londonflairpr.com

US Sales Contact
NAME: Kelly Lui
COMPANY: Ouat Media
LOCATION 2844 Dundas St. W, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y7
PHONE T: 416.492.1595 x285
EMAIL kelly.lui@ouatmedia.com

International Sales Contact
NAME: Kelly Lui
COMPANY: Ouat Media
LOCATION 2844 Dundas St. W, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y7
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Logline: Overcome by abuse, a teenage black boy is forced to choose between pulling the trigger or not in an effort to protect himself. In turn, we are split between two realities of fate – the dream or a dream deferred.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:12:25

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

Director
D’Angelo ‘D’Lo’ Louis

Producer
Jamari Perry, David Hunter Jr.

Screenwriter
D’Angelo ‘D’Lo’ Louis

Cinematographer
Andy Chen, David G. Hernandez, Christian Rubio

Editor
Tommy Aagaard


Executive Producer
Keenan Coogler, LaRoyce Hawkins, D’Angelo ‘D’Lo’ Louis, Michael P. Shawver

Associate Producer
Björne Larson

Cast
LaRoyce Hawkins, Jordan Coleman, Patrick Cage, Mell Bowser, AJ Hudson, Tre Horton, Rebekah “Favela” Fuerst, Rigo Obezo, Kev “K.B” Black. David Hunter Jr.

Logline:When a newly famous music producer visits his hometown, he battles the guilt of abandoning his past and the bitterness of an old friend.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:21:56

Director
Quincy Ledbetter & Denzel Whitaker

Producer
Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
Ramfis Myrthil

Screenwriter
Quincy Ledbetter & Denzel Whitaker

Cinematographer
John Rosario

Composer
M A E S T R O
Matthew Tyler


Editor
Quincy Ledbetter & Denzel Whitaker

Executive Producer
Benjamin Delaney
Cabria Delaney
Alan Greenstein
Lamont Tyson
Dale Levell Whitaker
Younalanda Whitaker

Co-Producer
n/a

Co-Executive Producer
n/a

Executive In Charge of Production
n/a

Line Producer
n/a

Cast
Denzel Whitaker
Kris D. Lofton
Maestro Harrell
Charles J. Worth
Darnell Kirkwood
Anwar Wolf
Kouri Prince Whitaker
De’Markes Dogan
Chad L. Coleman

Contacts

Press Contact
NAME: Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
COMPANY: ML-NEBULA
LOCATION: NY
PHONE: 507-401-6316
EMAIL: yuki@ml-nebula.com

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Logline: IAn Asian American mom teaches her grown-up child how to drive, forcing both to confront parts of the car, and themselves, they never have before.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:08:00

 

Director
Alex Song-Xia

Producers
Niki Ang, Jen Arwatchanakarn

Screenwriter
Alex Song-Xia

Cinematographer
Akina Van de Velde

Production Designer
Justine Ellen Chen


Editor
Kirsten Hoang

Composer
Chris Ryan

Cast
Keiko Agena, Alex Song-Xia

Contacts

All Inquiries
Alex Song-Xia
alexsongxia@gmail.com

(Dir/Writer: Gigi Grigorian, Producers: Gigi Grigorian, Haley Johnson)

Logline: An elderly man with Alzheimer’s thinks he’s a composer and is determined to prove it.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:11:59