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FAMILY LIES

Faith-based Drama • Feature film

ABOUT THIS PROJECT

A demure matriarch fights to keep her family intact when secrets emerge during Mother’s Day weekend.

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PROJECT SUMMARY

The news shatters the family but also causes the daughters to reveal their secrets. With so much truth, The Russells fight to stay together. In the end, The Russells gain new members and lose some old ones as they face their new normal.

PROJECT MISSION

Only 1.6% of producers and 12.4% of directors are women of color. Our stories are told by others. Taking control of our narratives lends authenticity to your experience. As a burned-out teacher of 20 years, it’s time I pursue my God-given purpose: content creation. I am diversity and inclusivity.

THE FILMMAKERS

SA, director of FAMILY TIES. Black woman with medium long hair in purple top.

SA

DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER, EDITOR

“Born and raised in Mississippi, SA began writing full-time in 2010. In 2015, SA moved to Atlanta and officially launched her own production company, SAB Entertainment. Through this channel, SA is writing and producing short films. In May 2018, she produced her first full stage play, Family Lies which sold out two shows. SA is developing her web series Chapters-a modern-day Twilight Zone. The show involves the viewers as they choose alternate endings.
SA has written four features and a one-woman show. She recently launched her own streaming service, Kemet TV, distributing content on five platforms. When everything is done, SA will have a photography and scene studio and performing arts center.

Education. Encouragement. Engagement. Entertainment. These are SA’s goals each time she creates content. You can find all of her work on her website sabentertainment.com

Cydney Rax, associate producer of FAMILY TIES. Black woman with hands posed touching her face.

CYDNEY RAX

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

“Cydney Rax is a native Detroiter who graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in written communications. She relocated to Houston in the lat1980s’s and at that time was inspired by the novel Disappearing Acts to seek her writing aspirations.
More than a decade later, her dreams were realized when her debut novel My Daughter’s Boyfriend was released to great controversy.

She’s also the author of My Husband’s Girlfriend, A Sister’s Secret, If Your Wife Only Knew, My Married Boyfriend, and Revenge of the Mistress. Her novels have been featured in Ebony, Essence, Today’s Black Woman, and USA Today.

Cydney currently lives in Houston and stays busy working, reading, and writing. For more info, visit cydneyrax.com

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