MEDIA
DIRECTING REEL
Montage of directing samples and three selected scenes.
FINDING HAPPY – EP 4 (PROMO CLIP)
Finding No One – It’s the Grand Opening of J-Braids and Jamila needs all hands on-deck. Unfortunately, Dexter’s new job training to become a long-haul trucker conflicts, plus Jamila’s mother Jo is in the way, and mishaps unfold. Yaz decides to take a chance on herself and resurrects “It’s Ya Girl Yaz” on social media. She also entertains an old suitor.
FINDING HAPPY – EP 5 (PROMO CLIP)
Finding the Wretch – Glamour girl and influencer Princess Charles – and not Yaz – gets the open spot on D-1’s “The Brunch Crew,” much to Yaz’s frustration. Still trying to move on, Yaz asks Shawn to pick up his belongings from her place, and flirts with a handsome fellow in church, where her tough-loving mother Marilyn is giving a guest sermon. Porter solicits Yaz’s help to find a gift for his daughter, which leads to late-night drinks and reminiscences about their romance years ago. At work, Yaz secretly records Princess Charles having a vulnerable moment and, against her better judgment, shares it with co-worker Chanel.
FINDING HAPPY – EP 6 (PROMO CLIP)
Finding the Surprise – It’s the annual family get-together. Yaz’s father Raymond is in town, causing his new girlfriend Cassandra and ex-wife Marilyn to face off. Shawn surprises Yaz by showing up at her job where he jealously faces off with Porter. Dexter bonds with co-worker Brandi, while Jamila grapples with unexpected news. When a new love interest rejects Yaz’s advances, she risks backsliding romantically.
A CHRISTMAS WINTER SONG (TRAILER)
A heartwarming movie that deals with loss and redemption, healing, and forgiveness. It follows a woman, Clio (Ashanti) who befriends Fred, (Stan Shaw) a former jazz singer, down on his luck. They form a special bond over music, and Clio, having just lost her own father, helps Fred reconnect with his own daughter, (Sashani Nichole) just in time for Christmas.
THANK YOU FOR WASHING (SHORT)
A quirky love story about a woman who is a germaphobe. Can she find love in an office full of filthy people? Can she even survive the Christmas party when it’s a potluck?
THE NTH WARD (TRAILER)
An engineer with the US Army Corps is sent to New Orleans to assess the damage after the hurricane. Bizarre happenings and disappearances lead her down a path of political deceit and voodoo.