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Director:
Lanre Olabisi
Writers:
Shawn Alexander (writer)
Lanre Olabisi (writer)
Contact:
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Genre:
Drama
Tagline:
An unwelcome homecoming.
Plot:
The party to celebrate Tunde Ibirinde's graduation is the backdrop for a far more momentous occasion: the return of estranged father Dipo, after over a decade of absence. Each family member must face their feelings before they face Dipo. | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
On the 1st of August, a graduation party brings more than anyone expected. more (3 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Ian Alsup ... Tunde
Dennis Rubin Green ... Dipo (as D. Rubin Green)

Kerisse Hutchinson ... Simisola
Joy Merriweather ... Rhonda
Sean Phillips ... Ade

Gloria Sauve ... Grandma

Monique Gramby ... Janine
Robert McKay ... Alex
A. Toni Sterrett ... Elsa

Geronimo Frias ... Boris
Yaritza Pizarro ... Louisa
Acantha Lang ... Vicky
Joshua Percy ... Lex
Robert Aviles ... Jesus
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicky Arezu Akmal ... Party Guest
Christian Angelo ... Party Guest
Michael Arisohn ... Party Guest
Hamsheb B. Banton ... Party Guest
Adalena Baxter ... Party Guest
Sara Booth ... Party Guest
Sara Both ... Party Guest
Kimberly Capers ... Party Guest
Leslie A. Carter ... Party Guest
Eric Casanova ... Mark
John Cejnowski ... Party Guest
Kira M. Cejnowski ... Party Guest
Lisa Cejnowski ... Party Guest
Casandra Charles ... Party Guest
Myles Davis ... Party Guest
Stephen Davis ... Party Guest
Terry Frederick ... Party Guest
Heather Fritz ... Party Guest
Jose Gihells ... Party Guest
Simon Gomez ... Party Guest
Timothy Grant ... Party Guest
Margarita Gumbs ... Party Guest
Miltina Hayes ... Party Guest
Hattie Heyward ... Party Guest
Rasham A. Hill ... Party Guest
Chandra Ishmael ... Party Guest
Matthew Ishmael ... Party Guest
Nicholas Ishmael ... Party Guest
Rennie Ishmael ... Party Guest
Jessica Jackson ... Party Guest
Maarquita C. Johnson ... Party Guest
Kimberly Jones ... Party Guest
Shaya Jones ... Party Guest
Shayna Kessler ... Party Guest
Taewoo Lim ... Party Guest
Sandra Marzocchi ... Party Guest
C. McKay ... Party Guest
Marlene Michille ... Party Guest
Laura del Aguila Murphy ... Party Guest
Dr. Gail Olabisi ... Peggy
Ronke Olabisi ... Party Guest
Toke Olabisi ... Party Guest
Millette Pauley ... Party Guest
Ashley Pennington ... Party Guest
Adrien Percy Jr. ... Party Guest
Mark G. Phillips ... Party Guest

Agueda Ramirez ... Party Guest
David Rivera ... Party Guest
Joseph Rodrigues ... Party Guest
Barry Stephen ... Party Guest
Catherine Strube ... Party Guest
William Sutphin ... Miner
Keisha Tillis ... Party Guest (as Keisha Jones)
Keith Trent ... Party Guest
Randy Tucker ... Party Guest
Denise Turner ... Party Guest
Jaron Turner ... Party Guest
Aileen Wagefeld ... Party Guest
Eboni White ... Party Guest
Richard Williams ... Party Guest
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Additional Details

Runtime:
81 min
Country:
Nigeria | Sweden | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
New Jersey, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The entire film was shot at the house the director grew up in - his mother's house. more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
On the 1st of August, a graduation party brings more than anyone expected., 17 March 2007
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Author: ronkenator from United States

The film is a suburban drama that examines how a family manages to survive its past, and how that past is inextricably entwined with their future.

During a graduation party, the estranged father, Dipo, returns. Each family member deals with his return differently, and thus we see how they must have survived his initial departure. As we learn the reasons for his departure and the reasons for his return, our sympathies shift.

The film is well acted and the story unfolds itself smoothly and naturally, without resorting to exposition. It is refreshing to see a dramatic film about African Americans that veers from stereotypes.

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