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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Title: BURDEN
Logline: BURDEN tells the story of Bennett Lewis (Nic Few), a highly successful and
highly educated family man who in spite of his success still has to deal with
the perils of being a Black man in America.
Brief
Synopsis: BURDEN takes us through 12-hours of Bennett Lewis’ day where he
confronts various macro and micro aggressions from everyone he encounters.
It is a chronicle of a typical “day in the life” of a successful Black man
living in America.
Writer/
Director: Nathan Hale Williams (90 DAYS, Love for Passion, Dirty Laundry)
Cast: Nic Few (90 DAYS, Chicago Med, The Catch); Pauletta Washington (Antwone
Fisher, She’s Gotta Have It); Asha Kamali (Star, Married to Medicine: LA);
Alexandra Grey (Transparent, Glee, Chicago Med)
Executive
Producers: Karamo Brown, James Cole, Jr., Richard E. Pelzer II & D’Angelo Thompson
Producers: Joyce Washington, Travis Winfrey & Nathan Hale Williams
Genre: Dramedy
Run Time: 20 Minutes
Premiere
Date: June 13, 2019 (American Black Film Festival)
Website: https://burden-thefilm.com
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/355023913
Social
Media: IG: @MyBurdenYourBurden
Facebook: https://facebook.com/MyBurdenYourBurden
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