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Congo Cabaret (2018)

Genre : History, Drama, Music

Runtime : 16M

Director : Deondray Gossfield, Quincy LeNear Gossfield

Synopsis

Harlem, 1926. A “sweetman” Zeddy, living off a woman, brings a country girl he’s trying to impress to a gay-owned cabaret. There he meets a friend, Jake, whose girlfriend, Congo Rose, is the singer there. Drama swirls around the characters as Zeddy confronts the cabaret owner, about his sexuality. Congo Rose, seeking to reignite her man’s fading interest, puts on a performance, with her Pansy Dancer, of a Bessie Smith song that seduces the whole room, especially Zeddy.

Actors

Kevin Daniels
Kevin Daniels
Billy the Wolf
Nic Few
Nic Few
Jake
Parisa Fitz-Henley
Parisa Fitz-Henley
Congo Rose
Julio Marcelino
Julio Marcelino
Pansy Dancer
Karen Obilom
Karen Obilom
Myrtle
Damian T. Raven
Damian T. Raven
Catfish
Russell Richardson
Russell Richardson
Zeddy
Darryl Stephens
Darryl Stephens
Emcee

Crews

Quincy LeNear Gossfield
Quincy LeNear Gossfield
Co-Writer
Robert Philipson
Robert Philipson
Co-Writer
Ben Demaree
Ben Demaree
Cinematography
Deondray Gossfield
Deondray Gossfield
Director
Quincy LeNear Gossfield
Quincy LeNear Gossfield
Director

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