Films
TikTok Challenged
(2023) 9 min narrative short film
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An elderly woman with Hollywood dreams enlists her grandson’s help to go viral on TikTok.
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Writer/Director: Ivan Rome
Producers: Yoko Kohmoto, Nicole Bloomgarden
DP: Marshall Wayne Cooper
Starring: Christine Smith, Thomas Walter Booker, Winter-Lee Holland, Kendel Rome
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Official Selections:
2023 Afrikana Independent Film Festival
2023 American Black Film Festival
2023 Atlanta Film Festival
2023 BronzeLens Film Festival
2023 deadCenter Film Festival
2023 Harlem Int’l Film Festival
2023 Int’l Black Film Festival
2023 Macon Film Festival
2023 National Black Film Festival
2023 Nevada City Film Festival
2023 Over-the-Rhine Int’l Film Festival
2023 Roxbury Int’l Film Festival
2023 Sidewalk Film Festival
Star Student
(2022) 6 min narrative short film
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An ambitious student is faced with a hard decision when his tutee becomes a threat to his legacy.
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Writer/Director: Ivan Rome
Producers: Noah Namgoong, Yoko Kohmoto
DP: Marshall Wayne Cooper
Starring: Déja Denise Green, Christon Andell, Greg Mays, Charles Geyer
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