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Now playing on BET Plus is the Mental Health Illness indie drama\u00a0Same Difference <\/strong>starring Essence Atkins,\u00a0Terrence J,\u00a0<\/span>Edwina Findley,\u00a0<\/span>Demetrius Shipp Jr.,\u00a0<\/span>Kandi Burruss,\u00a0<\/span>Gabby Douglas (Olympic Gold Medalist),\u00a0<\/span>Melvin Gregg, Lew Temple,\u00a0<\/span>Affion Crockett,\u00a0<\/span>Page Kennedy,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Kris D. Lofton<\/strong>, <\/span>Vanessa Simmons and Ginger Gonzaga.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Written and directed by Derege Harding<\/strong> and produced by Datari Turner, <\/strong>the film had its world premiere at the 2019 American Black Film Festival<\/strong> (ABFF). For her performance, Atkins was award the Best Actor Award at the festival.<\/p>\n Same Difference follows a young woman (Atkins) who is told that her death is imminent by a mysterious group of people who all start dying one by one. The woman becomes compelled to let go of the past and reconcile with her estranged twin sister, also played by Atkins, who is suffering from alcohol addiction.<\/p>\n Harding, who is making his feature film directorial debut, is a Film Independent Project Involve alum. He was also a co-winner of the inaugural ABFF & Turner writing contest, which started in 2017. Jenkins serves as an executive producer on the film, along with Atkins. Tim Weatherspoon, Louis Steyn, TJ Steyn, Phil Thornton, Jash\u2019d Belcher, Jamal Chilton, Damone Smith, JP Ramzy<\/strong>, and Shaun Livingston<\/strong> also are executive producers.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Same-Difference-film-cast-300x300.jpg\")