Black Dystopian Film LUFALO RISING Premieres at LA Shorts International Film Festival 2023
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 08, 2023 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gordon Greene, Lufalo Rising Productions, LLC
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The Black Dystopian Film LUFALO RISING Premieres as an official selection at LA Shorts International Film Festival on July 27th, 2023.
Los Angeles, July 8, 2023 – LUFALO RISING, the short film from Writer-Director Gordon Greene and Producer Howard Green, will have its festival premiere as an official selection at LA Shorts International Film Festival. The festival runs from July 19-30, 2023 in LA at Regal Cinema LA LIVE.
Created by Devon Haughton and Gordon Greene, LUFALO RISING is the first entertainment venture from Lufalo Rising Productions, LLC. The film takes place in a world where climate change has buried low-lying coastal areas beneath ocean waves and made inhabitants of the Caribbean climate refugees. In the story, Lufalo Banza is wanted by authorities for a murder he did not commit, and by a brutal warlord who seeks to control the special power that Lufalo possesses. Banza escapes from the dystopian island of YABO (one of three islands remaining in the Caribbean region) and flees to Quake City, NEW LAND, where the
past he thought he left behind tracks him down. LUFALO RISING celebrates the African Diaspora with rich storytelling informed by myth combined with the existential threat of climate change.
The film stars Emmanuel Kabongo, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jamaican-born talent actress Saskia Garel, and actors Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter and Gordon Greene, along with Haitian-born Jimmy Jean-Louis and American Robert Wu.
“I am absolutely thrilled to have worked with and directed such a talented cast that are from all areas of the diaspora,” said Gordon Greene, Director and Co-Creator. “In Lufalo Rising, you have this mix of cultures, which is a beautiful thing, but it also brings tension. And we explore that with a main character who is a fugitive.” Greene has written and directed several award-winning stage plays, short films, and one feature film.
“We have this world where it is the good guy with a troubled past as we perceive it, hiding in a small frontier town; so, in that sense, it has a Western feel. On the other hand, we also have elements of martial arts, so there is that classic kung fu vibe. It’s wild and a whole lot of fun.” said Howard Green, Producer.
ABOUT LA SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LA Shorts International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world. The festival is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences OSCAR®, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA, and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television ACCT Canadian Screen Awards and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain GOYA AWARDS. 66 LA Shorts filmmakers have earned Academy Award® nominations, with 17 taking home the Oscar.
ABOUT LUFALO RISING PRODUCTIONS, LLC
Lufalo Rising Productions, LLC is an entertainment company that produces films, television, and interactive content. Founded by a tech entrepreneur, entertainment veterans Gordon Greene, Howard Green and Devon Haughton, The short film LUFALO RISING is the first outing produced by the company. The production company is working on a video game based on the Lufalo property, and an animated series that is a prequel to LUFALO RISING. See: http://lufalorising.com/ and Lufalo Rising Trailer at https://vimeo.com/841095426.
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Gordon Greene, Lufalo Rising Productions, LLC, http://www.lufalorising.com, 1 (818) 635-2751, [email protected]
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