Blackfilm is excited to announce that a special showing and Q&A of the short film, tender, directed by Felicia Pride, has been added to the Friday, February 21 screening with PERFECTLY SINGLE.
Join Blackfilm at The Plaza Theater for an evening of Cocktails, Hors d’ouevres, and Live Music. With Special Screenings and Q&A’s with Directors Felicia Pride and Van Elder with Cast Member Erica Hubbard.
Event Information:
Friday, February 21, 2020.
Plaza Theatre – 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
7:00pm | Reception with Cocktails provided by Tito’s Vodka and hors d’ouevres. Live DJ music.
9:00pm | Film Screenings: tender and PERFECTLY SINGLE
11:00pm | Q&A with Director, Felicia Pride; Director, Van Elder with Cast Member, Erica Hubbard
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tender Synopsis
tender is a simple story, close to Felicia’s heart, about the bonds between women, black women. She’s fascinated and fortified by the bonds that she has with black women and aimed to capture that power, but between seemingly strangers.
Cast and Crew:
Felicia Pride | Writer/Director
Farelle Walker | “Kiana”
Trishauna Clarke | “Lulu”
Regina Hoyles | Producer
Ivy Grant | Associate Producer
About the Director:
Felicia Pride is a writer on Ava DuVernay’s QUEEN SUGAR and is currently developing the feature DEEPER with Universal Pictures and Will Packer Productions. She sold a drama pilot to NBC’s Universal Cable Productions and is the co-writer and executive producer of the film REALLY LOVE, produced by MACRO, which will premiere at SXSW. She recently made her directorial debut with tender, a short film she also wrote. Felicia is a Film Independent Screenwriting Lab Fellow and a graduate of NBC’s Writers on the Verge program as a comedy writer. Prior to, she worked as a film distribution executive and an impact producer, and is the author of six books. Felicia holds an M.A. in writing from Emerson College and runs The Create Daily, a resource for underrepresented storytellers that she founded in 2012.
PERFECTLY SINGLE Synopsis:
A conservative and socially awkward optometrist decides to take a leap of faith on quest for fulfillment in a male companion at the urging of her friends as a last ditch effort to find happiness. Her arduous journey leads her to a potential younger suitor, but more important down a path to self-discovery.
Cast:
Erica Hubbard | (Lincoln Heights, Akeelah and the Bee)
Torrei Hart | (Dear Frank)
DomiNque Perry | (HBO’s Insecure)
J. Alphonse Nicholson | (BET’s Tales, Netflix’s Madame C.J. Walker)
Omar Gooding | (Smart Guy, Baby Boy)
Joe Torry | (Poetic Justice, Tales from the Hood)
Crew:
Van Elder Writer/Director/Producer
About the Director:
Van Elder is a native of Compton, CA. He has written, directed, produced, and edited four feature films, “Perfectly Single” (2019), “DWB: (Dating While Black)” (2018), “Divine Intervention” (2007), and “Issues” (2006). “Divine Intervention” and “Issues”, received limited theatrical releases and were subsequently released on DVD and cable television. He also wrote, directed, and produced the super natural comedy series “Spook Hunters”, released on Amazon Prime Video.
Van’s work has spread into other visual areas; including directing music videos, a sketch comedy television series, a Variety Television show, multiple Web and digital series, a documentary and many other media related products. He received his Master’s Degree in Communication Studies, with an emphasis in Film and Television from Cal State Los Angeles and previously, a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Cal State Long Beach. In addition to his production work, Van has authored and optioned numerous screenplays.
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About the Screening Series:
The Blackfilm Screening Series is a nationwide program that highlights Black filmmakers and artists of color. The goal of the series is to build audience awareness as well as funding opportunities for independent filmmakers.
Press:
For Press information, please contact:
Bullzeye Productions | Bullzeyeprods@yahoo.com
Blackfilm | contact@blackfilm.com
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