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MOMMAS Film Debuts at Peachtree Village International Film Festival

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 Executive Producer Leslie Black and Director Latasha Choe Johnson Share Their Passion and Point of View on Pain, Prosecution and Police Brutality. ATLANTA, GA. Actress turned writer and executive producer Leslie Black 's film MOMMAS will make it's debut during the 16th Annual Peachtree Village International Film Festival . The nearly 40-minute film is also a finalist in the Festival's Shorts Competition sponsored by JARO , a multi-platform streaming service. Told from the perspective of mothers who have lost their sons through interactions with police, MOMMAS , stars Black ( “Doom Patrol,” “Star” ) flanked by a leading ensemble that includes Beliria Sims ( “David Makes Man” ), Robin Antoinette ( “Reckless Love,” “Stolen Lilies ”) and Laketa Renee ( “Doom Patrol,” “Genius: Aretha” ). “MOMMAS is more than a passion project for me. I was compelled to do this not only because I want to do meaningful work as an actress, but because as a writer, I felt there was a need to t

Anthony R Page has been nominated for 2021 HAPA Award for Best Actor in a Short Film for Armed and Dangerous

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(ATLANTA, GA) Anthony R Page has been nominated for the  2021 HAPA Award for Best Actor in a Short Film for Armed and Dangerous . for the 2021 HAPA Awards. The ceremony will be at the Orpheum Theatre in Beverly Hills on the weekend of October 23 rd thru the 24 th .   The film was written and directed by emerging auteur Brian Wanjugu , who wanted to pay homage to one of his favorite genres of film. The story is built around Detective Kama, a rookie police detective. And when Detective Kama makes a disturbing discovery about her new partner Detective Gitts, she is faced with a decision that could put her career and her life at risk. The film stars Amber Tai Hemphill (Detective Kama), Anthony R. Page (Detective Gitts), and Kiory Rivera (Paul). The film co-stars Kiara Iman (Paul's Wife), Jesse Bingham (Paul's Brother-in-Law), E. David Jones (Officer Jones), and Devaunte Smith-Dempsey (Detective Smith). ------------------------------------------------------------------ A