| Dense | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Vanessa Estelle Williams Shari Poindexter |
| Directed by | Vanessa Estelle Williams |
| Starring | Lanei Chapman Michael Ralph Yolonda Ross Vondie Curtis-Hall |
| Theme music composer | Michael Bearden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Vanessa Estelle Williams Andre Wiseman Carol Ann Shine |
| Cinematography | John L. Demps Jr. |
| Editor | Debra I. Moore |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release |
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Dense is a 2004 American television short film directed and written by Vanessa Williams and Shari Poindexter, and aired on the TV channel Showtime.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Plot
A man gives his girlfriend an ultimatum: to drop her career to start a family or he will leave her. She begins to question the relationship realizing maybe she was dense.
Cast
- Lanei Chapman as Yvette
- Michael Ralph as Julius
- Yolonda Ross as Stacey[8]
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Ross[9]
Festival screenings
- Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, "Some of the entertainers who have presented material at the annual festival include Vanessa A. Williams directorial debut of Dense..."[6]
References
- ^ shtml Blackfilm.com, Vanessa Williams' Dense, accessed 01-04-2009
- ^ Film Stew, by Liz Jeffries (February 26, 2003), "Soul Food Stars Head Behind Camera - Showtime greenlights three shorts to be directed by hit series' stars Vanessa Williams, Rockmond Dunbar and Darrin DeWitt Henson", accessed 01-04-2009
- ^ Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center website, "Sistas are Doin' it for Themselves - Program", "As filmmaker, Vanessa, wrote, directed and produced the short film, DENSE, which aired on Showtime Television and is a favorite among film festival goers. ", accessed 01-04-2009
- ^ Vanessa Williams bio at ATaBB, accessed 01-04-2009
- ^ Vanessa Wiliams filmography at Divxspot, accessed 01-04-2009
- ^ a b The Black World Today, accessed 01-04-2009
- ^ Jack Grapes, "Vanessa Williams made a film about work done in several claases. The film, Dense, is now in distribution", accessed 01-04-2009
- ^ Yolanda Ross website Archived 2007-08-03 at Archive.today, accessed 01-04-2009
- ^ Vondie Curtis-Hall at filmrefernce.com, accessed 01-04-2009
External links
- Dense at IMDb