A powerful, personal story, check out the trailer for VELVET JESUS. See the film on all digital platforms on May 9th.
VELVET JESUS is the gripping semi-autobiographical story of a man’s desperate journey to discover the truth about his past. A subject that men seldom talk about let alone openly, especially in the Black community, with VELVET JESUS screenwriter Charles McWells draws on elements from his own life but with a “harder hitting” edge than his stage play of the same name, taking “us to the unseen side of the “MeToo movement for men.”
SYNOPSIS: The gut-wrenching story tells of a 30-year-old African American man, Carl (Jensen Atwood) who is forced to deal with the echoes of his past. In an attempt to silence the emotional demons that have haunted him his entire life, he decides to confront the man who he holds responsible for his torment. Though given a diminished mental state, can it be trusted that Vernon Chambers (Ernest Harden, Jr.) really did what Carl accused him of, or is it all a figment of Carl’s confused imagination? And if he did, what is the price Vernon should pay for robbing Carl of his childhood?
Directed by Anthony Bawn and Spencer Bollins with script by Charles McWells based on McWells’ stage play of the same name, VELVET JESUS stars Ernest Harden, Jr., Jensen Atwood, and Melvin Ward.
Available digitally on May 9th
