Surface of Things

Super 16mm/Film – Color

Cherise Boothe and Samuel Ray Gates star as a young couple faced with a life changing decision.

Written/Directed/Edited by Me. Shot by Daniel Patterson and Randy Wilkins. Production Design by Darius Clark Monroe. Produced by myself and Janice Ahn.

Partial Festival List: Chicago International Film Festival, Palm Springs Short Film Festival, Method Fest, Hollywood Black Film Festival (winner) and several more.

Half Hour

Super 16mm/Film – Black & White

This is a short documentary I shot and directed while I was acting in “Julius Caesar” on Broadway.

Merc

Super 16mm/Film – Black & White

This is an urban tale of revenge with a fantastical twist I wrote and directed early in film school at NYU Grad Film.

I actually used Cherise and Sam in this film before “Surface” and then used them again here because I enjoyed them so much. Also appearing in this film are Benton Greene, Phyllis Johnson, Peter Macon and Billy Eugene Jones.

It was shot by Randy Wilkins and edited by myself.

In the film, Sam’s character has put a “hit”out on Cherise’s character (his girlfriend in the film) because he suspects her of being unfaithful. During the hit he gets a surprise glimpse at his own demise (offered by the “homeless” man’s book) with his crew attempting to usurp him.

Festival List

Chicago International Film Festival

AFI/Dallas International Film Festival

Palm Springs International Short Fest

Method Fest

Rooftop Film Festival

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

Hollywood Black Film Festival

Athens International Film + Video Film Festival

Queens International Film Festival

Harlem Stage on Screen

Arizona Black Film Showcase

Longbaugh Film Festival

First Run Film Festival

San Diego Black Film Festival

Harlem International Film Festival

San Francisco Black Film Festival

Oxford Film Festival

Newfilmmakers at Anthology