ABOUT THE FILM:
In The Morning is a feature film about love and its inevitable change/decline. It charts the emotional anatomy of the lives, loves, infidelities, and enduring friendships of a group of inter-connected New Yorkers over the course of one day. Photographed by award winning cinematographer Arthur Jafa ('Daughters Of The Dust,' 'Crooklyn' and color timed by Malik Sayeed (“Belly”). The film is an intrinsically New York story, a sophisticated adult drama, with both humor and intensity reminiscent of early Spike Lee and Woody Allen films, yet marks the arrival of a bold new voice in filmmaking. Set in Brooklyn, the film is a searing journey through the lives of nine smart, fiercely articulate New Yorkers. Friends: Harper, Ravi, Fez, Bly and Amara gather to bid farewell to one of their own moving abroad, and debate the compromise and loss of their youthful ideals regarding marriage, fidelity, life and love. Two lovers: Malik and Cadence, meet to ceremoniously end a whirlwind romance that has collapsed under the weight of fears, obligations and regrets. A couple: Zuri and Leal, sift through the remains of their broken relationship as they try to make a life altering decision. They begin to come to terms with their disintegrated trust, and the possibility of renewal. For everyone, life will be indelibly altered in the morning.
“Making In The Morning has been driven by my desire to see the portrayal of African American lives with a broader range of complexity, expressivity, and humanity. I wanted to create a film that is entertaining, which also speaks to the existential truth of our lives, by exploring intimacy. Every opportunity to share this film is a great gift. I'm beyond thrilled to bring the film to the prestigious Black Harvest Film Festival, and connect with audiences in Chicago.“ states Nefertite Nguvu filmmaker.
In the Morning has an ensemble cast of emerging talent: Jacky Ido (Star of upcoming Shonda Rhimes ABC series ‘The Catch’), Emayatzy Corinealdi (Star of Sundance award winner 'Middle of Nowhere,’ and Don Cheadle’s upcoming Miles Davis biopic), Numa Perrier (Star of popular web series ’The Couple’ currently under television development by HBO), Kim Hill (soul singer, original lead singer of The Black Eyed Peas), De'adre Aziza (Tony Nominated Broadway actor ‘Passing Strange'), Hoji Fortuna (‘Viva Riva’), JoNell Kennedy (‘Me And You And Everyone We Know’) and making film debuts Alzo Slade and CJ Lindsey. http://inthemorning-thefilm.com/the-cast/. Watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/96459266
For more information on The Black Harvest Film Festival and the screening of In The Morning: http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/blackharvest.
For more information on the film In The Morning www.inthemorning-thefilm.com.
Nefertite Nguvu--- BIO
Nefertite is a graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts, where she obtained a B.F.A in Film. Her thesis project at SVA won the award for Outstanding Screenplay. Nefertite has written, produced, and directed two short films: a uniquely stylized black and white romance entitled “I Want You,” in 2007, and “The End of Winter,” an emotional meditation on loss in 2009, both of which screened at numerous film festivals. Among other web-based programming, Nefertite also directed a ten-part web series entitled “U.N.I.T.Y Reignited” which chronicles the life of five aspiring female emcees hand picked by, and featuring Queen Latifah for Cover Girl and Flavor Unit Entertainment. As writer/director/producer, Nefertite recently completed her debut feature film entitled “In The Morning,” a film about love and its inevitable change/decline charting the emotional anatomy of several relationships over the course of one day. “In The Morning” debuted at this year’s UrbanWorld Film Festival in New York City and won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film.
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