Pastor Brown To Get 2012 Release Dateby Wilson Morales
November 9, 2011
After sitting on the shelf since production began in 2008, Rockmond Dunbar‘s directorial debut, ‘Pastor Brown,’ will finally be released in theaters, starting 2012.
While speaking to Collider.com about his current role on FX’s ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ Dunbar stated that a deal had been reached with a distributor.
“I directed a film called Pastor Brown, three years ago. We got 18 offers for distribution, three of which were international, and we finally settled on ARC Entertainment. They’re going to do distribution for the movie, so it will have a theatrical release, thank God. It looks like that will come out somewhere around Easter of next year. That’s a great film that’s very spiritually uplifting. Salli Richardson, Nicole Ari Parker, Keith David, Ernie Hudson, Tisha Campbell, Tasha Smith, Michael B. Jordan, Angie Stone and Monica are all in the film, to name a few.”
The film made the rounds through several festivals in 2009, including the American Black Film Festival (ABFF).
The film has all-star cast with Salli Richardson, Nicole Ari Parker, Keith David, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Beach, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Tasha Smith, Dondre T. Whitfield, Rockmond Dunbar, Ernie Hudson, Monica, Angie Stone and India.Arie.
More than a decade ago, Jessica “Jesse” Brown (played by Salli Richardson) fled home and family to find purpose in her life, but ended up supporting herself through exotic dancing. When her father falls unexpectedly ill, Jesse returns home, which forces Jesse to confront unresolved issues of jealousy, abandonment and rejection by her sister and her teenage son. Jesse’s father’s dying request for Jesse to take over as pastor of the family’s church, sparks a journey of self-discovery, through which Jesse finds her true purpose in life; and both Jesse and her family work through the universal themes of forgiveness.
