Review: Sharp Writing and Strong Performances Make 'Christmas Wedding Baby' a Treat (Now on Netflix)
Written by award-winning Nyu grad Kiara Jones ("Barbasol"), "Christmas Wedding Baby" is warm and inviting, even if it seems we’ve been to this party before. The film focuses on three sisters. The baby of the trio, Andrea (the adorable Kimberley Drummond) is in town for her wedding to the wealthy Brent (Maba Ba), but it’s clear something is amiss, as he’s been too busy to come for the pre-wedding preparations. This small town in North Florida doesn’t have too many professional photographers and Andrea’s ex Gabriel (Sawandi Wilson) was hired by the wedding planner to effectively capture her beauty on this momentous occasion. Sparks fly between the two, compounding...
- 2/8/2016
- by Monique A. Williams
- ShadowAndAct
Written by award-winning Nyu grad Kiara Jones ("Barbasol"), "Christmas Wedding Baby" is warm and inviting, even if it seems we’ve been to this party before. The film focuses on three sisters. The baby of the trio, Andrea (the adorable Kimberley Drummond) is in town for her wedding to the wealthy Brent (Maba Ba), but it’s clear something is amiss, as he’s been too busy to come for the pre-wedding preparations. This small town in North Florida doesn’t have too many professional photographers and Andrea’s ex Gabriel (Sawandi Wilson) was hired by the wedding planner to effectively capture her beauty on this momentous occasion. Sparks fly between the two, compounding...
- 9/23/2014
- by Monique A. Williams
- ShadowAndAct
"Stay Cold, Stay Hungry," screens this afternoon at the Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia (July 31 - August 3), starting at 3pm, followed by Q&A with director Eric Branco & the film's cast, moderated by Nicole Giles . Here's our review of the film. "Stay Cold, Stay Hungry," the first feature from Writer/Director Eric Branco ("Barbasol" cinematographer) is the story of two different homeless men on a journey to self-actualization and redemption. The film opens with cuts between a very morose Manny ("12 Steps to Recovery’s" Stephen Hill) attempting to reach his family on the phone and...
- 8/1/2014
- by Monique A. Williams
- ShadowAndAct
Urbanworld Announces 2012 Festival Winners New York, NY (September 23, 2012) – The 16th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by Bet Networks, has announced the winners of the narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative short, screenplay, teleplay and audience award categories. The five-day festival was held September 19-23 and concluded today with an awards reception at Tribeca Grill Loft, sponsored by Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO® and hosted by actors Stephen Hill (Barbasol) and Tracy Heggins (The Last / First Kiss, Cherry Waves). Urbanworld, which screened 49 films this year (including 17 world...
- 9/23/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
Below is the trailer for the extremely well-made and quite touching short film Barbasol written by Kiara C. Jones and directed by Ralph Scott, which will be screened at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York Sept 19-23. The fim deals with "a man who desires a bond with his elderly father. He realizes that he is running out of time due to his father slipping further into dementia. What he comes to realize is he needs to now turn his attention toward his own son." The film deals with the subject of mental illness which both Scott and Jones believe is an issue that the black community still has a reluctance to talk about, and...
- 9/18/2012
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
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