The Producers of 'The Endangered' are pleased to announce that the Selection Committee of the Hollywood Black Film Festival has selected this film to be nominated in competition for the feature film category.The festival is in Beverly Hills, CA and will run June 2nd - 6th.The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF), dubbed “The Black Sundance,” is an annual 6-day celebration of Black Cinema drawing together established filmmakers, popular film and TV stars, writers, directors, industry executives, emerging artists, and diverse audiences from Hollywood and around the world.
Attracting such stars and industry insiders as Academy Award® winners Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, John Singleton, Spike Lee, George Tillman, Tina Andrews, Reuben Cannon, Cedric The Entertainer, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Sanaa Lathan, Antwone Fisher, Ice-T, Rev. Run, Bill Duke, Loretta Devine, Rockmond Dunbar, Lamaan Rucker, directors Tim Story, Preston Whitmore, Rob Hardy and Jeff Byrd, and producer Will Packer, the festival has become a hotbed for the Black Hollywood community.
"The Endangered" - The inter-racial relationship of two high school seniors (Patrick & Valerie) is strained when Patrick's sister is accosted and turns up missing, and Valerie's brother comes under suspicion for the crime. The respective families' challenging beliefs then come to the fore as the nature of both fathers' views on race may prove not to be so different after all. As the investigation of the crime unravels, both families discover that there is a lot of seething tension just below the surface. Click here to see the trailer: THE ENDANGERED
The film was shot entirely in Columbus, Ohio with a local cast featuring many actors from the Acting in Columbus community, including instructor Richard Mason.
CAST
Jim Azelvandere Old Codger
Frank Barnhart Det. Miller
Gabrielle Bullard Vanessa Gray
Anita Davis Zora Gray
Clint Elmore Det. Shank
Jasmine Herrell Valerie Gray
Kristina Kopf Elise Lumford
John S. Kuhn Connor Lumford
Richard Mason Malcolm Gray
Lindsay N. Miller Courtney Lumford
Matt Proctor Patrick Lumford
Danny Reese II Eldridge Gray
This film was Written and Directed by R.A. Nelson
