Albany Road
On her way to the most important meeting of her career, a New York executive is forced to share a rental car with her ex-fiancé's mother, only to discover that the mother is hiding a major secret. “A delightful film that will warm your heart and touch your soul.” -The Burton Wire
Starring: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lynn Whitfield, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Lisa Arrindell, Gary Dourdan, Joe Holt, Rachel Nicks, Ben Rappaport, Lily Cowles
All About You
"All About You is a funny, charming movie that luxuriates in the discovery and flowering of love. Like a vacation in paradise, All About You takes us to those tender places where we all need to go sometimes. Nicole, its main character, is a conflicted young woman running from a past she can hardly acknowledge and a future she desperately wants to thwart." -Carla Robinson, Mosaec.com
Starring: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Terron Brooks, LisaRaye, Lou Myers, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Debbie Allen
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Bishop T.D. Jakes' self-help novel adaptation rewritten for the screen by Christine Swanson chronicles a woman's struggle to come to terms with her legacy of abuse, addiction and poverty.
Starring: Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine, Debbi Morgan, Michael Boatman, Clifton Powell and Bishop T.D. Jakes
All About Us
Celebrated by audiences and critics nationwide, All About Us is an inspirational and refreshing romantic drama inspired by a true story. When a filmmaking couple hits a brick wall in Hollywood, they set off to Mississippi to find Morgan Freeman and persuade him to star in their next movie.
When life gets in their way, the couple soon discovers what matters to them most. Beautifully told against the backdrop of Hollywood and the Mississippi Delta, All About Us is an entertaining and heartfelt story that provides insightful commentary on the familial rifts that ambition often creates.
Starring: Boris Kodjoe, Ryan Michelle Bathé, Luke Swanson, LaTanya Richardson, Raven Goodwin, Academy Award nominee Ruby Dee and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman
Official Selection:
Heartland Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Cannes Festival du Film Pan Africain
The Wayman Tisdale Story
This Emmy Award winning documentary film, produced by Michael Swanson, celebrates the life and legacy of Wayman Tisdale, a three time All-American, Gold Medal Olympian, former NBA star and world renowned jazz musician.
Starring: Wayman Tisdale, Michael Jordan, Toby Keith, AC Green, Marcus Miller, Jonathan Butler and Dave Koz
Emmy Award for Best Documentary Film
To Hell and Back
This modern day version of The Book of Job tells the story of Joe Patterson, a successful businessman, humanitarian and loving father who has been blessed with every good fortune. Despite living a life of great faith, a rapid succession of catastrophic events begins to devastate the lives of Joe and his family. Although he encounters death, deterioration of physical health and a loss of the prosperity that he has worked tirelessly to attain; Joe refuses to curse God and remains steadfast in his faith. Directed by Christine Swanson and executive produced by Michael Swanson for TV One.
Starring: Ernie Hudson, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Brandon Scott, Arjay Smith, Kennedy McCullough and Ryan Michelle Bathé
For the Love of Ruth
Inspired by the Biblical story of Ruth, this original movie follows the journey of Ruth Sommerling. Orphaned as a child and residing in a women’s shelter, Ruth has lived a life filled with pain and disappointment. In rapid succession, Ruth marries Nicholas Marachond but a dreadful accident leaves her widowed.
Refusing to abandon the new family ties she has formed, Ruth develops a close bond with Naomi Marachond, the matriarch of the Marachond family. Naomi introduces Ruth to a more fulfilling and promising life. However, Naomi’s brother-in-law discourages this connection and voices his suspicion of Ruth’s intentions. Ultimately, the love Ruth desired all her life is found in Naomi’s reclusive cousin, Braxton, who despite objections from others, showers Ruth with love and kindness. Directed by Christine Swanson and executive produced by Michael Swanson for TV One.
Starring: Denise Boutté, Loretta Devine, Gary Dourdan and James Pickens, Jr.
NAACP Image Award Nomination for
”Outstanding Directing in a Television Motion Picture”
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
In the highest rated movie in TV One network history, director and co-writer Christine Swanson skillfully chronicles over 30 years of R&B and jazz singer Miki Howard’s life, including her professional and personal trials and triumphs.
Starring: Teyonah Parris, Gary Dourdan, Darius McCrary, LisaRaye and Vanessa Bell Calloway
BlacKorea
Two children born to a Korean mother and Black father are forced to live with the tangled consequences of their parents’ decisions, while struggling to traverse a new life in Chicago.
Starring: Jason Weaver, Erica Watson, Bella Gill, Lincoln Gill and Jossie Thacker
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
The authorized musical of incomparable Gospel singers, The Clark Sisters, recounts the story of the highest-selling female Gospel group in history and their trailblazing mother, Mattie Moss Clark. Credited with bringing Gospel music to the mainstream, the Clark sisters overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame as icons of the Gospel music industry.
Starring: Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis
African American Film Critics Association “Best TV Movie” Award
Satellite TV Award for “Best Television Movie”
5 NAACP Image Awards, including “Outstanding Directing in a Television Motion Picture” for Christine Swanson
Critics’ Choice Awards Nomination for “Best Television Movie”
Fannie
FANNIE stars Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis as human, voting and civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer. Considered the midwife of America's modern Democratic Party, FANNIE is a riveting portrait of Mrs. Hamer's ground-breaking testimony in front of the Democratic National Convention's Credentials Committee on August 22, 1964.
NAACP Image Award Nomination for “Outstanding Short Form Film”
BronzeLens Film Festival Official Selection
Two Seasons
Summer and August, best friends since childhood, question the boundaries of friendship and discover the meaning of love.
Starring: Cathleen Sylva, Jacques Taylor, Steven Watkins, Matthew Sylva and Booker T. Mattison
Student Academy Award Semi-Finalist
Sundance Film Festival Official Selection
HBO Short Film Competition Winner