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Baby of the Family Updated:
Monday
23rd September 2003: Baby of the Family Update:
The following info on Baby of the Family has just been
sent in
"St.
Simons Island, Ga., September 21, 2003 - DownSouth Filmworks
is in
preparation to produce it's movie titled Baby of the
Family. The script has
been completed and the Company is now in the process
of entertaining
prospective investors and distributors.
Baby
of the Family Synopsis.
from
the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in
Georgia, Lena
McPherson is recognized by all the nurses as a special
child, one with the
power to see ghosts and predict the future. Only Nurse
Bloom knows the
spells to ensure that the child will see benevolent
spirits, not evil ones,
but she hasn't bargained for Lena's mother, who scoffs
at "old-timey ideas"
and discreetly disposes of the special tea the nurse
has brewed. No ill
effects are immediately apparent to Lena's relatives
in their spacious
house on the prosperous side of town. But early on there
are a signs of
trouble, and Lena is prey to suspicions no one else
need consider: a new
f ace maybe a new kid in town-or it may be a face from
the grave.
from
a special little girl, Lena grows into an especially
fearful
adolescent. Ultimately, she must accept that those she
loves can give her
love and nothing more and that she must find her own,
uncertain way.
Director,
Jonee' Ansa, an American Film Institute Fellow, wrote
the
adaptation of the screenplay for Baby of the Family.
The film version of
Baby of the Family is based on the 1999 New York Times
Notable Book of the
Year by Tina McElroy Ansa ("Ugly Ways," "The
Hand I Fan With" and "You Know
Better"). http://www.tinamcelroyansa.com/
Committed
cast who have submitted letters of intent are:
Cylk
Cozart (Jonah McPherson)
Salli Richardson (Nelli McPherson)
Ruby Dee (Grandmother McPherson)
Pam Grier (Mrs. Williams)
Alfre Woodard (Rachel)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Mamie)
Loretta Devine (Delores)
Vanessa Williams (Gloria)
Nykki L. Starr (The Bad Ghost)
Tonea Stewart (Miss Bessie Mae)
Vernee Watson-Johnson (Sarah's Mother)
Todd Bridges (Ted)
William Diehl (Jukebox Man)
Commited Crew include:
Christopher
Bernal (Director of Photography)
Natalie McCrae (Art Director)
Nathan Effron (Visual Effects Producer)
Hitoshi Inoue (Visual Effect Supervisor)
Patrice Rushen (Composer)
William Diehl (Script Consultant)
Location
scouting in Macon, Georgia, permitting, extra casting,
story
boards and art direction are all completed. The project
is to be the first
f eature film under The Macon Georgia Music & Film
Commission, an
organization created by The Honarable C. Jack Ellis,
Mayor Macon. The film
is budgeted at 2 million."
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