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Angela E. Gibbs
angelagibbs@tiesthatbindthemovie.com
323-514-6281
A native of Detroit, Angela Gibbs is a filmmaker who has witnessed the transformative power of the arts. She attended NYUís intensive Sight and Sound program graduating top of her class before become a directing fellow at the American Film Institute, where she garnered the Mary Pickford scholarship. Gibbs has directed shorts, Door to Everything, Coming Around, Hearts of Babes and Sight Unseen. In 1998, Angela directed a documentary, Dare To Struggle, Dare To Win, that chronicled the Ghanaian womenís empowerment movement. The film premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in 1999. Gibbs would return to the festival in 2006 with her short film, Ties That Bind, winning the prestigious Jury Award for Best Short Film, and then on to Marthaís Vineyard to win the HBO best short competition and finally the Juneteenth Festival, winning again in the same category.
Sandra Daniels
sandidaniels@tiesthatbindthemovie.com
314-761-1066
Sandra Daniels is a living success story. At a young age, Daniels knew she did not deserve the abuse she endured at home. She emancipated herself at the age of sixteen and used homelessness as her motivation. Daniels was not a stranger to hard knocks and saw the array of odd jobs she had to take as an opportunity to grow. What she learned was that she had a gift for sales. At the age of twenty Ms. Daniels landed a job in the car industry as a sales representative, a position that would change her life. It didnít take long for her to top the chart in car sales. Being an award winning salesperson brought her much notoriety but no promotions. It wasnít long before Daniels realized she had met the glass ceiling. She was young, female and African-American. Daniels knew if she was going to change her destiny she would have to author it. In 1996 Asante Motors opened its doors and Daniels has never looked back. The first black woman to own a car dealership in St. Louis, Daniels has garnered a sterling reputation both as a business entrepreneur and community activist who gives back.
Cast
Karen Malina White ... Madison
Marla Gibbs ... Delores
Gayle Samuels ... Lynne
Ayana Nataki ... Teen Madison
Car'ynn Sims ... Young Madison
Tico Wells ... Jamal
Lee Garlington ... Therapist
Milauna Jemai ... Teen Lynne
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Starletta DuPois ... Aunt Bea
Marcella Lewis ... Brittany
Produced by
Sandra Daniels .... executive producer
Angela Elayne Gibbs .... producer (as Angela E. Gibbs)
Manuel Oteyza .... producer
Original Music by Amil Gibbs
Cinematography by Jonathan Ingalls
Film Editing by Jonathan Ingalls
Set Decoration by Emilia Lipcsei
Visual Effects by Aaron Peak .... colorist
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