The Girl is in Trouble
Logline
A Lower East Side bartender becomes entangled in a dark New York City murder mystery involving a desperate woman, a missing drug dealer, and the scion of New York's most powerful investment firm.
Julius Onah - Director, Screenwriter
Julius Onah’s film credits include Szmolinsky (Official Selection 2008 Berlin Film Festival), The Boundary (Currently Airing on HBO), and Nie Patrz Wstecz (Official Selection 2009 London Film Festival, Grand Jury Winner). Onah is completing his MFA at NYU's Graduate Film Program where he was selected as a Dean's Fellow and a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar. He is currently in development on his debut feature, The Girl is in Trouble, with executive producer Spike Lee.
Additional Projects:
Standing in the way of Control
No Second Chance
Mayuran Tiruchelvam - Screenwriter
Mayuran Tiruchelvam is currently completing his MFA at Columbia University’s Graduate Film Program. His feature debut as a Writer/Producer, The Girl is in Trouble, is currently in development with executive producer Spike Lee.
Spike Lee - Executive Producer
Legendary filmmaker Spike Lee’s credits include She’s Gotta Have It (Prix de Jeunesse Award, Cannes Film Festival), Do the Right Thing (Oscar nomination), Four Little Girls (Oscar nomination), Malcolm X, When the Levees Broke and Inside Man.
Additional Credits
Sabine Hoffman - Editor
Rob Hauer - Director of Photography
The Girl is in Trouble fuses the kinetic energy of the French New Wave with a modern sensibility to create a thoughtful portrait of the underbelly of New York City's Lower East Side. Director Julius Onah describes the film as a passionate and personal valentine to the ever-evolving neighborhood he calls home.
