Judy Reyes Videos : Rashaad Ernesto Green - From Gun Hill Road to Sundance (Opens 9/16 in Philly)

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Rashaad Ernesto Green - From Gun Hill Road to Sundance (Opens 9/16 in Philly)

Reelblack sat down with filmmaker RASHAAD ERNESTO GREEN to discuss his feature debut, GUN HILL ROAD. Developed as his graduate thesis project at NYU, it has already received critical acclaim. After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011, it was picked up for distribution by Motion Film Group and will open in limited release beginning August 5, 2011. Special thanks Philly QFest. www.gunhillroad.com ***** After three years in prison, Enrique (Esai Morales) returns home to the Bronx to find the world he knew has changed. His wife, Angela (Judy Reyes), struggles to hide an emotional affair, and his teenage son, Michael (Harmony Santana), explores a sexual transformation well beyond Enrique's grasp and understanding. Unable to accept his child, Enrique clings to his masculine ideals while Angela attempts to hold the family together by protecting Michael. Still under the watchful eye of his parole officer (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.), Enrique must become the father he needs to be or, once again, risk losing his family and freedom. Can a father's fierce love for his family overcome his street-hardened ideas about manhood and end the vicious cycle controlling his life? Writer/director Rashaad Ernesto Green's first feature film is an intricate portrait of a family divided told with sensitivity, gentle humor, and a deep understanding of the environment that shapes its people.

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