EXCLUSIVE: A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery, a function documentary in regards to the life and profession of WNBA legend Renee Montgomery from exec producers LeBron James and Maverick Carter will open this yr’s Micheaux Movie Competition.
Launched by Courtney L. Department and Noel Braham to honor the legendary Oscar Micheaux, the Micheaux Movie Competition celebrates its sixth anniversary this yr. The occasion will run from October 21 to October 27 on the Culver Theater.
A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery is directed by Emmy Award winner Sandrine Orabona, who additionally serves as an exec producer alongside James and Carter. Described as an “intimate portrait,” the movie chronicles the life and achievements of Montgomery, the primary former WNBA participant to function each a co-owner and govt of a WNBA workforce. A two-time WNBA Champion, sports activities broadcaster, and activist, Montgomery presently holds the place of co-owner and vice chairman of the Atlanta Dream. The movie explores Orabona’s journey, from her upbringing in West Virginia to successful a nationwide title on the College of Connecticut and clinching two WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx.
On opening evening, earlier than A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery, the competition will display screen the brief movie The Distinguished directed by Rickey Castleberry. Produced by Zach Fuqua, Castleberry, and Khaild Jordan, the 16-minute brief options an ensemble forged, together with Jabaar Lewis, Harold Perrineau, Tracie Thoms, Luke Youngblood, Tosin Morohunfola, Jonathan Burke, and Shawn Carter Peterson. The movie follows a younger boy whose actuality transforms as he deciphers cryptic messages from a supernatural power in his desires, uncovering his household’s legacy.
The competition’s closing evening pic would be the function Swoon, directed and written by Byron Manuel. Produced by Byron Manuel, Ryan Rojas, Kassandra Diaz, Franco Tavera, Money Oliver, and JP Ouellette, the movie follows a girl who wakes tied to a mattress as her captor tries to control her into believing they’re a pair.
“We’re thrilled to unveil these highly effective and significant movies that can bookend our sixth annual Micheaux Movie Competition,” Courtney Department, competition co-founder advised us in an announcement this morning. “A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery, The Distinguished, and Swoon will showcase the varied and compelling storytelling that’s on the coronary heart and soul of our competition, and we look ahead to sharing these works with the remainder of Los Angeles.”
The Micheaux Movie Competition is repped by Korey J. Turner of Granderson Des Rochers.
