Urban Slam Broadband: Shootout

URBAN S.L.A.M. VOL.2 DVD
COMING SOON

The following are clips from the Volume 2 DVD. Check back soon for information on how you can have your work featured on Urban S.L.A.M.

TESTIFY
(2006; Short; directed by Darius Monroe) A minister, seeking reconciliation with his dying son, is forced to confront his own flawed morality. Starring Art Evans.

THE TESTED
(2005; Short; directed by Russ Costanzo) In the days leading up to his gang initiation, a troubled teen attempts to make peace with a negligent mother, console his young sister and accept what he’s about to do – shoot a stranger in broad daylight (Winner – 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival).

ST. PAUL
(2005; Short; directed by Francisco Ordonez) A Latino atheist loses his faith in reason.

A SINGLE ROSE
(2003; Short; directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper) Set in the South during the 1940’s, an emboldened choir girl with a taste for the finer things, sings at the local juke joint when her husband is away. Its not long before she’s tempted by the flesh.

Shootout (2003)

2005 NY Latino 2004 UrbanWorld

Official selection at the 2004 Urbanworld Film Festival, 2005 NY International Latino Film Festival, 2006 San Francisco Black Film Festival & the 2006 Imagenation Film Festival

Two shooters, one with a basketball and the other with a 9mm handgun, take each other on in a deadly game of brinkmanship.

Written and Directed by Roderick Giles

CAST
Duane C. Ferguson ... Dealer
Nick Lopez ... Gunner
Panama ... Catcher
Joanes Prosper ... Jaymon

Produced by Ozioma Egwuonwu & Rodney Parnther
Original Music By Doug Williams
Edited by Greg Speed
Cinematography by Damon Tidwell
Sound Department Ethan Beigel & Eric Rolnick

OTHER SHORTS BY RODERICK GILES

GULLY (2002)
(2002; Short; directed by Roderick Giles) A young thug is confronted about his life choices by an unforgiving accuser. Starring Tyson Beckford.

THE DATE (2000)
(2000; Short; directed by Roderick Giles) A restaurant patron gets more than what he bargains for upon meeting his blind date. Starring Wendell Pierce.

THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY (2005)
(2005; Short; directed by Roderick Giles) A young women resists her boyfriend’s offer for a more serious relationship by opening him up to a new and potentially explosive experience.

SUELA (coming soon 2008)

We also recommend the following shorts available on Urban S.L.A.M. Vol. 1 DVD

THE BOX PREACHER
THE MARRIAGE COUNSELOR
STONE MANSION

1ST ANNUAL URBAN S.L.A.M. SHORT FILM CONTEST

posted 11/13/07

Are you an emerging independent filmmaker having a hard time getting exposure and having your work seen on YouTube and MySpace?

Clarendon Entertainment will be hosting the 1st Annual Urban S.L.A.M. Short Film Contest that will give winning filmmakers a chance to have their work uncut and in high quality potentially seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors on Urbanslam.com, Blackmoviesonline.tv and their affiliate websites and be on an upcoming Urban S.L.A.M. DVD which is available at many retail stores including Best Buy.

Past films on Urban S.L.A.M. have been official selections at prominent film festivals throughout the U.S. and have aired on cable networks owned by HBO, Showtime and BET. One of the shorts, The Tested, won the top prize at the 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, qualifying it for an Academy Award nomination.

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