Looking through the S&A archives, I came across a profile of director J.P. Chan's sci-fi short for Futurestates, titled "Digital Antiquities." I enjoyed that film, so I started looking into Chan's past work. In doing so, I found his 2010 gem-of-a-short, "Empire Corner" which premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in April 2010, and was on the festival circuit for most of that year. "Empire Corner" features some earlier work from Teyonah Parris (who we last saw starring in Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" late last year) and Alexis Camins in the lead roles, while Shalita Grant and Jo Mei give supporting performances. Mei and Corey...
- 3/22/2016
- by Emmanuel Akitobi
- ShadowAndAct
Looking through the S&A archives, I came across a profile of director J.P. Chan's sci-fi short for Futurestates, titled Digital Antiquities. I enjoyed that film, so I started looking into Chan's past work. In doing so, I found his 2010 gem-of-a-short, Empire Corner. I don't believe the film was highlighted here on S&A; but if so, here it is again for those who missed it. And if it wasn't, better late than never, right? Empire Corner premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in April 2010, and was on the festival circuit for most of the year. Empire Corner features Teyonah Parris (How Do You Know) and Alexis Camins in the lead roles, while Shalita Grant and...
- 3/19/2014
- by Emmanuel Akitobi
- ShadowAndAct
Shalita Grant recently nabbed a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Grant's Off-Broadway credits include Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Lct The Philanderer Pearl Theatre Measure for Measure,The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice The Public Theater and Roxy Font FringeNYC. On film she has appeared in Empire Corner, Invisible and Rehearsing a Dream and guest starred on the CBS drama series The Good Wife.
- 5/26/2013
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
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