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  • Tipo de proyecto: Independent Feature
  • Estado de pago: Paid
  • Compañía / Estudio de producción: The Bleak Empire
  • Ubicación: Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Fecha de inicio: Monday, November 11, 2024
  • Fecha de terminación: Monday, November 25, 2024
  • Productor(es): Shaquala Taylor, Wayne Armour
  • Director: Terrence Jones and Shaquala Taylor
  • Escritor(es): Britney Jones
  • Director de reparto: Tika Cook

LOGLINE
When Cali vanishes after her flight, her frantic parents seek help from Alicia Hughes, an ambitious attorney grappling with a recent courtroom defeat. Reluctantly drawn into the case, Alicia uncovers a chilling connection to a notorious Turkish surgeon and his brother, propelling her into a perilous race against time to save Cali.

CALIFORNIA REED: 25-30, AFRICAN AMERICAN (5’9 - ATHLETIC BUILD) FEMALE EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER WHO’S A BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRIST. CALI HAS BEEN PLAYING ABROAD FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. (MUST HAVE BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE)

ALICIA HUGHES : 30-35, AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE, ATTORNEY WHO’S A BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRIST; HAS A JURORS DOCTORATE IN LAW. SHE LOVES AND FIGHT FOR HER CLIENTS AS IF THEY WERE HER OWN FAMILY. SHE’S A WELL RENOWNED ATTORNEY FROM CHICAGO, IL. AND HAS BUILT A WINNING REPORT IN THE COURT ROOM. ALICIA HAS A FIRECRACKER ATTITUDE AND DOESNT MIND ROCKING THE BOAT TO GET THE ANSWERS SHE NEEDS, BUT HER EMOTIONS CAN GET THE BEST OF HER AT TIMES.

DAWN TURNER : 30-35 AGE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE, EX POLICE OFFICER AND DETECTIVE WHO’S A BELIEVER IN CHRIST JESUS. SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CHICAGO, IL AND IS BEST FRIENDS WITH HEAD ATTORNEY ALICIA HUGHES. SHE’S A MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FIGHTER, WHO ROCKS THE BOAT LIKE HER BEST FRIENDS ALICIA. DAWN WENT TO COLLEGE TO BE AN ATTORNEY BUT JOINED THE POLICE FORCE INSTEAD. AFTER YEARS ON THE FORCE, SHE BECAME A DETECTIVE, AND SHORTLY AFTER SHE JOINED FORCES WITH ALICIA AT HER FIRM.. (MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED)

KELLY HOUSE : 30-35 AGE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE, EX MILITARY, AND CYBER PROFESSIONAL WHO’S A BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRIST. BACK GROUND IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. SHE’S THE PRAYER WARRIOR OF THE GROUP. ANY CYBER ENCRYPTIVES, SURVEILLANCE CODES, SHE CAN CRACK / HACK THEM. KELLY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING INFORMATION THE TEAM NEEDS VIA INVESTIGATION AND CYBER HACKING. (MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED)

ANGELA FIELDS : 30-35 AGE AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE, EX FBI INVESTIGATOR, BELIEVER OF JESUS CHRIST. ANGELA MET DAWN AT THE POLICE ACADEMY AND HAS BEEN FRIENDS FOR OVER 10 YEARS. ANGELA JOINED FORCES WITH ALICIA’S FIRM BY WAY OF RECONNECTING WITH DAWN. (MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED)

VIVIAN YUE: 50-55, ASIAN FEMALE, WHO’S A NEWS ANCHOR AND REPORTER FOR ASJ CHANNEL 7 AND WORKS IN THE MISSING PERSONS UNIT IN CHICAGO. SHE’S BEEN FRIENDS WITH ALICIA SINCE SHE’S BEEN AN ATTORNEY. THEY’VE CROSSED PATHS MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT HAVEN’T WORKED MUCH TOGETHER. VIVIAN WILL HELP ALICIA’S TEAM FIND CALI.

JENNIFER REED - 50-55, AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WHO’S A BELIEVER IN CHRIST JESUS. HAS A LOVING AND CARING RELATIONSHIP WITH HER DAUGHTER CALI.

MYRA (AUNTIE) - 50-55, AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE WHO’S A BELIEVER OF JESUS CHRIST. SHE’S THE AUNT OF CALI, AND SISTER TO JENNIFER. SHE LOVES AND SUPPORTS CALI; THEY HAVE A MOTHER DAUGHTER-LIKE RELATIONSHIP INSTEAD OF AUNTIE AND NIECE.

BARIS DEMIR: 40-45, TURKISH MALE SURGEON. WELL EDUCATED, WELL ROUNDED, WITH A LIKABLE PERSONALITY. UNDERNEATH HIS BUBBLY AND LIKABLE PERSONALITY, HE’S DRIVEN BY GREED AND SELFISHNESS. HE HAS A "BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY” MENTALITY. (MUST SPEAK TURKISH)

AHMET CELIK: 40-45, TURKISH MALE SURGEON. A WELL EDUCATED, AND RENOWNED SURGICAL DOCTOR IN TURKEY. HE’S AN UPSTANDING GUY WHO WANTS TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY WITH INTEGRITY, BUT ALSO FALLS FOR HIS STEP-BROTHER’S (BARIS) CONVINCING TACTICS, SINCE THEY WERE PRE TEENS. HE’S A FAMILY MAN WHO CHERISH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER AMELIA. HE’D RATHER DO THINGS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND INTEGRITY, BUT WILL ALSO GO TO ANY MEASURE IN PROTECTING HIS FAMILY. (MUST SPEAK TURKISH)

AMELIA CELIK: 10-12 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO’S IN NEED OF A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. SHE WAS BORN WITH GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, WHICH HAS CAUSED HER TO HAVE KIDNEY DISEASE, AND IS NOW NEAR DEATH. SHE’S THE DAUGHTER OF AHMET AND DENIZ, AND THE NIECE OF BARIS.

DENIZ CELIK: 40-45, TURKISH WOMAN WHO’S A STAY AT HOME WIFE/MOM. DENIZ IS THE WIFE OF AHMET. SWEET, KIND AND NAIVE. DENIZ LOVES HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER. SHE HAS NO IDEA OF AHMET’S ORGAN TRAFFICKING DEALINGS UNTIL AHMET COMES CLEAN.

PIE: 25- 30, AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN. SHE’S A BEST FRIEND TO CALI; LOVES AND SUPPORTS HER. POSITIVE AND OUTGOING PERSONALITY.

TONY: 25- 30, AFRICAN MAN. HE’S A BEST FRIEND AND SECRET ADMIRER OF CALI. HE KEEPS HIS POSITION AS CALI FRIEND, BUT WHEN HER HEALTH BEGINS TO DECLINE, HE EXPRESSES HIS LOVE FOR HER.

AUGUST: 25- 30, AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN. BEST FRIEND OF CALI. SUPPORTS CALI’S BASKETBALL CAREER AND ENDEAVORS. FUNNY, BUBBLE PERSONALITY.

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Proyecto publicado November 12, 2024