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The upcoming film “Testament of the Shadow” is the latest work by Avant-Garde experimental filmmaker and actress Dawn L. Hall, who says that she “uses film as a platform to explore innovative, spiritual techniques that focus on the liberation of… Continue Reading →...

It's rare that we get a filmmaker who has a fundraising campaign for an avant garde/experimental short. I suppose filmmakers might think that the subject matter may be too difficult or complex for a potential donor to contribute to. But director/writer/producer Dawn L. Hall doesn’t have that fear. As she says, she uses “film as my platform to explore innovative, spiritual techniques that focus on the liberation of Soul," adding that she is also a poet who expresses “through poetic images that speak to the subtle body." Ms. Hall was the producer of the web series "No Strings, Please," which we profiled last year, and an actress who has appeared in...

Here’s Episode Three of the new quirky comedy relationship web series, No Strings, Please, entitled ConnectionsWritten and directed by Gemal Woods, and produced by Dawn L. Hall, the series stars Naima Ramos-Chapman as Charley Parker, and centers around the newly relocated Parker in Washington, DC, who tries to start a new life and figure out who she is and where exactly she’s going.In this episode in which producer Hall says things “get crazier” as Charley goes on a series of "dates" from a hook-up site in which follies of online dating are exposedAlso appearing in this episode are Darnerien McCants, Sam Repshas, Alison Carney and Dennis Blackmen.

Here’s Episode Two of the new oddball 10-episode web series, No Strings, Please, entitled Welcome to D.C. Written and directed by Gemal Woods, and produced by Dawn L. Hall, the series stars Naima Ramos-Chapman as Charley Parker, and centers around the newly relocated Parker in Washington, DC, who tries to start a new life and figure out where exactly she’s going.As with the first episode (Here), No Strings definitely does manage to establish its own unique tone, and there are subtle (and not so subtle) hints that things will get even wackier as the series progresses.Also appearing in the series are Jaben Early, Ann Turino, Pei Pei Lin, Dennis Blackmen, Baye Harrell, Rasik...

Here’s the first episode of the new 10-episode web series, which I first wrote about a few weeks ago, called No Strings, Please.Episode one is titled Goodbye Brooklyn.Written and directed by Gemal Woods, and produced by Dawn L. Hall, and starring Naima Ramos-Chapman in the lead role of Charley Parker, the series revolves around the misadventures of Parker, a former Brooklynite now relocated to Washington, DC., who leads a rather aimless life and prefers a listless existence in her new city.Even worse is that Charley is “not sure about a lot of things, including keeping a steady job, but instead ventures into new territory for online trysts and deviant crimes....

Future Weather

To call Future Weather a ‘coming-of-age’ tale would likely be to make the assumption that the 13 year-old lead, Lauduree (Perla Haney-Jardine) has a Stand By Me moment somewhere around the climax of the film. Though Lauduree has her scene, the folks that come-of-age in Jenny Deller’s debut feature are the adults.

Lauduree is a precocious girl with big, environmental-science aspirations. Her mom Tanya (Marin Ireland) is an aspiring makeup artist, but a bit of a feckless parent. Her grandmother Greta (Amy Madigan) is love-lost, and more of a parent than Tanya seems capable of.

Haney-Jardine handles some difficult material with grown-up poise, and those childlike adults play their roles with equal parts moderation and complete abandonment.

Future Weather is a small film that looks big. Deller and cinematographer Zak Mulligan magically transform suburban Pennsylvania to a beautiful rural wonderland, and Deller’s assured direction makes her work...