Women Make Waves International Film Festival

Program

Incognito

Julie DASH 1999 USA Fiction color 95min English Digi Beta
Wealthy, gorgeous female executive Erin COURTLAND is raped by a lowlife named Derek SCANLON who manages to elude arrest and begins stalking the executive. When it becomes obvious that Erin’s sniveling fiancé Quinn will be of no help to her whatsoever, Erin’s dad Marcus engages the services of bodyguard Jake HUNTER. A romance ensues, and the estranged ex-boyfriend Quinn becomes just as dangerous as the stalking killer Scanlon.

Director

Julie DASH

Julie DASH was born and raised in New York City, she earned her M.F.A. in Film & Television production at UCLA. DASH is a writer, producer and director. In 1992, with her lm Daughters of the Dust, DASH became the rst African American woman to have a full-length general theatrical release in the United States. It is the most important cinematic achievements in Black Cinema in the 20th century. In 2007, DASH received the Life Time Achievement Award from the Images of Black Women Film Festival in the UK. She was also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for her lm The Rosa Parks Story.

Director's Statement ▾

Julie DASH

1973 Working Models of Success 1975 For Women

1977 Diary of an African Nun 1982 黑白幻音 Illusions

1991 Praise House

1991 塵埃的女兒 Daughters of the Dust

1997 Grip Till it Hurts

1997 即興地鐵爵士樂 Sax, Cantor Riff

1999 另類情人節 Funny Valentines

1999 隱姓埋名 Incognito

2000 愛之頌 Love Song

2002 人權鬥士:羅莎派克 The Rosa Parks Story 2004 Brothers of the Borderland

Director/Julie DASH

Executive Producer/Roy CAMPANELLA II, Kim OGLETREE,

Michael BEUGG, Roderick PLUMMER Screenplay/Shirley PIERCE

Cinematographer/David WEST

Editor/Hibah Sherif FRISINA

Actor/Allison DEAN, Richard T. JONES, Phil MORRIS,

Vanessa WILLIAMS, Roger Guenveur SMITH, Ron GLASS

Production Company:

Directors Circle FilmWorks

2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031, USA

Sales Company:

First Look Studios, Inc.

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