LLEFT ENTERTAINMENT
Shoestrings
Short Film:
Run Time: 00:19:59
Completion Date: April 2010
Logline: A shoestring salesman unconsciously summons the comfort of an imaginary friend to help him cope with recent life changes.
His fiction is published in several anthologies including After Hours Proverbs for the People (Plume/Putnam), (Kensington) and Beloved Harlem Beloved Harlem (Doubleday); Grant’s short story garnered a mention in the book section of Oprah magazine’s September 2005 issue. A DEADWOOD spec script won Grant the Disney/ABC Writing Fellowship in 2006. Grant was a staff writer on ABC Family’s drama “Lincoln Heights” during season two in 2007 and wrote an episode for its third season in 2008. He wrote and produced the webisode Barack Obama Hair Care Message, the first in a YouTube series. Grant is also a former English instructor at the College of New Rochelle. He has an MA in English from Georgetown University.
Crew
Writer/Producer/Director: Lori Nelson Lee
Executive Producers: Lori Nelson Lee, Tracey Lee, Esq., Tracy Grant
Director of Photography: Chad Cooper
Associate Producer: Toneka Abdullah
1st Assistant Director: Stefan LaToure
Editor: Alexander Franke
Production Assistants/Boom Operators: Patria Braxton, Mikisha Jones, Nashonda Davis
Music Produced by: Tracey Lee & Larry "DJ Blinks" Delemar, and Eternal & Mario Turner
Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist: Leontyne Reaves
Costume Coordinator: Tia Danielle
Cast
Jason Preston: James Johnson
Hillary: Sara Elisa
Lisa Preston: Lynn Bandoria
Derrick Reynolds: Stefan LaToure
Kia Preston: Chinyere Dobson
Dr. Preston: William Shipman
Drew: Oriana Oppice
Male Employee: A. "Buddy" Boone
Stacey: Molly Coyle
Secretary: Sara Elisa
Female Employee: Daria Long
Late Employee: Jashima Pruden
Voice of Hillary: Kari Noelle Delemar
Baby Picture of Hillary: Kayla Quinn Nelson
Film Synopsis
A new twist on the old adage "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade," this 20 minute dramedy depicts what can happen when a man is at the edge of sanity caused by a collection of life's stresses.
Thirty-five year old Jason Preston is a first-time father to be, with a beautiful new home, and no job. The thought of being just months away from welcoming the new baby and depleting his savings, he's starting to feel the pressure. Lucky for him, his new friend helps him to refocus and find new direction.
Run Time: 00:19:59
Completion Date: April 2010
Finalist in the KIDS FIRST Film Festival (2010 - 4th Quarter)
Finalist in the REEL Independent Film Festival (2010)
Official Selection of the East of The River Film Festival (2011)
Finalist in the REEL Independent Film Festival (2010)
Official Selection of the East of The River Film Festival (2011)
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Executive Produced by: Tracy Grant
His fiction is published in several anthologies including After Hours Proverbs for the People (Plume/Putnam), (Kensington) and Beloved Harlem Beloved Harlem (Doubleday); Grant’s short story garnered a mention in the book section of Oprah magazine’s September 2005 issue. A DEADWOOD spec script won Grant the Disney/ABC Writing Fellowship in 2006. Grant was a staff writer on ABC Family’s drama “Lincoln Heights” during season two in 2007 and wrote an episode for its third season in 2008. He wrote and produced the webisode Barack Obama Hair Care Message, the first in a YouTube series. Grant is also a former English instructor at the College of New Rochelle. He has an MA in English from Georgetown University.
Crew
Writer/Producer/Director: Lori Nelson Lee
Executive Producers: Lori Nelson Lee, Tracey Lee, Esq., Tracy Grant
Director of Photography: Chad Cooper
Associate Producer: Toneka Abdullah
1st Assistant Director: Stefan LaToure
Editor: Alexander Franke
Production Assistants/Boom Operators: Patria Braxton, Mikisha Jones, Nashonda Davis
Music Produced by: Tracey Lee & Larry "DJ Blinks" Delemar, and Eternal & Mario Turner
Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist: Leontyne Reaves
Costume Coordinator: Tia Danielle
Cast
Jason Preston: James Johnson
Hillary: Sara Elisa
Lisa Preston: Lynn Bandoria
Derrick Reynolds: Stefan LaToure
Kia Preston: Chinyere Dobson
Dr. Preston: William Shipman
Drew: Oriana Oppice
Male Employee: A. "Buddy" Boone
Stacey: Molly Coyle
Secretary: Sara Elisa
Female Employee: Daria Long
Late Employee: Jashima Pruden
Voice of Hillary: Kari Noelle Delemar
Baby Picture of Hillary: Kayla Quinn Nelson
Film Synopsis
A new twist on the old adage "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade," this 20 minute dramedy depicts what can happen when a man is at the edge of sanity caused by a collection of life's stresses.
Thirty-five year old Jason Preston is a first-time father to be, with a beautiful new home, and no job. The thought of being just months away from welcoming the new baby and depleting his savings, he's starting to feel the pressure. Lucky for him, his new friend helps him to refocus and find new direction.