Marie-Françoise Theodore
Historia
Marie-Françoise Theodore is an interdisciplinary artist of Haitian descent working in film, television and theatre as writer, actor and filmmaker. A native of Chicago IL, she resides in Los Angeles, CA with her son Aaron. Marie-Françoise is the recipient of a 2006 Women In Film/General Motors Acceleration Grant for Emerging Filmmakers and is a 2006 Film Independent Fellow – Project:Involve Honoree (formerly IFP/LA), and was mentored by esteemed film and television director Neema Barnett. In 2007, Marie-Francoise received a Frances E. Williams Artist Grant for Writing to attend Natalie Goldberg's 'Old Friend, Far Away' Memoir Writing Retreat in Sante Fe, NM. Her debut feature length screenplay The Street, adapted from the award-winning novel by Ann Petry, has been a finalist for several prestigious screenplay programs including the Bush Foundation Fellowship, Tribeca All Access Connects and twice for the Roy W. Dean Foundation. Marie-Françoise has been short-listed for the Sundance Screenwriter Labs for three consecutive years.
Marie-Françoise is the writer/director/actor of two experimental narrative short films: the multi-award winning rebel in the soul and bloodmemory. rebel in the soul, has screened in over ten film festivals nationally and abroad, winning Best Experimental Short at the 2003 Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival in NY. Marie-Françoise starred in the independent feature film Strange As Angels (also Associate Producer) distributed by Image Entertainment; Love Jones (New Line Cinema); and Small Metal Jacket (BBC Films). Marie-Françoise holds an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Columbia College, Chicago IL.
Marie-Françoise is currently working on her memoir Not A Proper Haitian Girl, which chronicles her Chicago childhood in the 1970s-- from placement in an orphanage at birth through to her natural mother's subsequent marriage to Marie-Françoise's foster-mother's nephew. The memoir explores the complex relationships of an extended foster and natural family and the consequences of memory and identity for a young girl.
Carmen McGee
A la sombra de un virus altamente contagioso, una familia normal busca refugio en la seguridad de su propio hogar durante un CIERRE a nivel nacional en el que se declara la LEY MARCIAL. Sin ningún lugar adonde ir y el peligro se acerca desde el exterior. La familia se ve obligada a enfrentar el mal que los aterroriza desde adentro antes de que los consuma a todos.
Kathy
Después de graduarse de la universidad, Bridget, de 21 años, se muda a una nueva ciudad con su mejor amiga Lindsay. Necesitando desesperadamente un trabajo para apoyar su incipiente carrera como escritora, acepta un trabajo como asistente ejecutiva del magnate de los negocios Anthony Gloss. El salario es deslumbrante y los beneficios siguen llegando, pero pronto aprenderá que una vida de lujo puede tener un precio mortal.
Mom
Armed with the lessons of her favourite TV show, 'Celeste Skygoode', Lizzie battles to save her mother from the dark forces that have transformed her.
Deborah
Two former co-workers, Eric and Alex, have been recently laid off of their jobs and they run into each other on a job interview. While searching for new jobs, they forge a personal relationship that involves Alex, a womanizing ladies' man, helping the naive and recently dumped Eric understand women better.
Captain Webber
Miles (Alex Neustaedter) es un joven motero con poca suerte que casualmente se tropieza con A.X.L., un perro robótico creado con tecnología militar con el que forma un vínculo emocional. Con la ayuda de Sara (Becky G), una chica de la que se ha enamorado, Miles hace todo lo posible por defender a su nueva mascota, que pese a su metálico aspecto demuestra tener un corazón digno del mejor amigo del hombre.
Dr. Yveline Montase
Haití no es el mejor lugar del mundo para vivir, pues es el país más pobre del mundo. Si no se vive bien en libertad, imagina cómo vivirán las personas que están recluidas en un manicomio, como es el caso del hermano del protagonista. Nuestro protagonista va a buscar a su hermano, que ha desaparecido en un manicomio haitiano, lo cual no es extraño pues en ese país las autoridades no existen y el control sobre los enfermos es nulo. Cuando llega al país consigue dar con el manicomio, pero pronto se da cuenta de que algo no va bien. Las personas que están recluidas allí tienen problemas mentales, pero lo que ocurre allí no tiene que ver con esta clase de problemas. Lo que nota es que los recluidos no están locos, sino que están poseídos por un espíritu maligno, que lo único que quiere es sangre, de forma que su vida estará en constante peligro.
Chronicles the rise, fall and attempted rise again of a stand up comedian plagued by his own demons (IMDb.com).
Nicole
Time is running out for two elite criminals as they seek out revenge to get the money they are owed after a heist gone wrong, years ago. They’ve traveled across the country, tracked down their ex-partner and planned every detail of their attack. When they finally come face to face these two criminals will refuse to back down until they get what belongs to them.
Reporter
Four troubled, inner city kids get a western-style shot at redemption when a cowboy pastor invites them to his country ranch and offers them a chance to put their lives in perspective. Korina, Rey, Anthony, and Marcus all grew up on the streets. Every decision they make in that volatile environment could affect the rest of their lives. Pastor John Gunn (John Schneider) runs the Power Company Kids' ministry, an organization dedicated to giving at-risk kids the tools they need to build brighter futures. He's convinced that the four teens would benefit from going back to the basics and experiencing the cowboy lifestyle, and with a little help from ranch owners Randy and Heidi Gunn, Pastor Gunn shows the kids that there's much more to life than hustling on the streets. Though reluctant to participate at first, the kids quickly adjust to their new surroundings as their eyes are opened to a whole new world of opportunity.
Marilyn Ross
Emotionally scarred by a string of unsuccessful relationships, artist Marilyn Ross has her guard up when it comes to men. While she's reluctant to embark on a new romance, she also can't deny the attraction she feels upon meeting recent divorcee Rodney Porter. As sparks fly and Marilyn finds herself experiencing sexual bliss, she also feels conflicted about giving up her hard-won independence. Does finding the perfect man also mean relinquishing one's self-respect?
Tracey Powell
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friends, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.
Jerri Sloan
Un agente secreto llamado Royce pertenece a una unidad especial, dicha unidad se disuelve gracias a los cambios políticos y los recortes en presupuestos. Para Royce es el momento adecuado para tomarse unas vacaciones, pero para unos agentes sin escrúpulos, quinientas cabezas nucleares, procedentes de la Unión Soviética, son un gran negocio
