Gun Hill Road
Logline
After serving 3 years in prison, a father returns to his family in the Bronx with a struggle between him and his bi-curious teenage son that leaves his wife stuck in the middle.
Rashaad Ernesto Green - Director, Screenwriter
Rashaad Ernesto Green is currently in his thesis year at NYU's Graduate Film Program and a former actor. His film Premature won the Grand Jury Prize in the HBO Short Film Competition at the 2008 American Black Film Festival, and has garnered distinctions from the Directors Guild of America and the National Board of Review. His short Choices premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and his latest short Cuts will soon be featured on HBO.
Michelle-anne Small - Producer
Michelle-Ann Small's debut Not Just Yet was awarded a Melvin Van Peebles Maverick Award at the 2004 San Francisco Black Film Festival. She has since completed four features, including her most recent film A Kiss of Chaos.
Ron Simons - Executive Producer
Ron Simons is the Founder and President of SimonSays Entertainment, a film, stage and television production company dedicated to under-represented communities. Their debut project, a feature film entitled Night Catches Us, premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2010.
To capture a hard yet truthful glimpse into the Puerto Rican culture of the Bronx, I’ll be using a naturalistic, docu-style of shooting. Deep focus lenses and a blue/green color palette used for exteriors, will contrast against the use of shallower focus and warmer colors of the interior family scenes.
