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Completed - ENGLISH - Romance, Comedy - 95 minutes

Log Line

A young African American woman, has dreams of becoming an artist, but is stuck running the family hardware store for her overbearing father. When she asserts her independence by traveling to Africa she returns with a fiancé who is not quite what he seems.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Alfons ADETUYI
Writer(s) : Robert ADETUYI, Linda ESKELAND
Cast : Keith DAVID, Amber STEVENS-WEST, Shamier ANDERSON, Mike EPPS, Marla GIBBS

Producer(s) : Alfons ADETUYI (INNERCITYFILMS), Michael AURET (Spier Films)

Synopsis

A young African American woman, has dreams of becoming an artist, but is stuck running the family hardware store for her overbearing father. When she asserts her independence by traveling to Africa she returns with a fiancé who is not quite what he seems. Set in Canada and Africa, LOVE JACKED taps into the new wave of popular African American comedies, while focusing on the complicated relationship between father and daughter.

Production

Country(ies) : CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA

Financing plan : Media Productions2C, Telefilm Canada, Inner City Films, Spier Films, Rogers

Start of shooting : October 2017

Festivals and Awards

Pan African Film Festival 2018 (Programmers Award, Best Narrative Feature)
Roxbury International Film Festival 2018 (Best Narrative Comedy)
(AMAA) African Movie Academy Award 2018 (Nominated- Best Diaspora Feature)


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