Film type: Feature
Film Category: Feature
Genre: Comedy
Film Length: 97min
Showtimes: Friday, April 15, 2016 at 2:00pm – 3:45pm
Short Synopsis: Driving While Black is a dark comedy, based on the police experiences of a black kid From LA.
Dimitri delivers Pizzas for a living – but as a young black man he is faced with drama from the cops while navigating the city on the daily.
We see the psychology behind Dimitri’s attitude towards the police through piercing flashbacks to his prior experiences with the cops and how he maneuvers in the streets now.
Directors:
Paul Sapiano
Producers:
Executive Producer: Patrick DiCesare
Producer: DJay Brawner
Writers:
Dominique Purdy
Paul Sapiano
Main Cast:
Dominique Purdy
Sheil Tejada
John Mead
Peter Cilella
Chris Chauncey
List of Accolades/Awards:
Best Feature Film: Audience Award – 26th annual New Orleans Film Festival
Best Feature Film – 12th annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Best Feature Film – 14th annual Urban Mediamakers Film Festival
Best Feature Film – Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival
Best Feature Film – Princeton Independent Film Festival
Best Feature Film – 6th annual Marina del Rey Film Festival
Best Feature Film – Black Cat Picture Show
Best Feature Film: Audience Choice Award – Black Cat Picture Show
Best Comedy – 16th annual San Francisco Black Film Festival
Best Feature Film: Audience Award – Intendence Film Festival
Best Feature Narrative – California Film Awards
Best Comedy Feature – North Wales International Film Festival
Best Editor – North Wales International Film Festival
Best Screenplay – North Wales International Film Festival
