NIGHT CATCHES US
Night Catches Us, the new feature from writer/director Tanya Hamilton, was an official selection of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Dramatic competition. The film premiered at Sundance 2010 as a Grand Jury Nominee. Night Catches Us is available on DVD Feb 1 everywhere (including Walmart and Amazon.com).
In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus (Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker), returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia (Kerry Washington, Ray, Lift) and her daughter. However, Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect a secret that could shatter everyone’s beliefs as he rediscovers his forbidden passion for Patricia.
Awards
FIPRESCI Award for Best American Feature, Night Catches Us
2010 African-American Film Critics Association:
Best Picture (Top 10 Finalist), Winner, Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original): Tanya Hamilton
2010 Black Reel Awards:
Winner, Best Film
Winner, Best Actress (Kerry Washington)
Winner, Best Actor (Anthony Mackie)
Winner, Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original (Tanya Hamilton) Winner, Best Original Score (The Roots)
2010 New Orleans Film Festival (Best Narrative Feature-Audience award)
Official Selection:
2010 Sundance Film Festival
2010 New Directors / New Films
2010 Los Angeles Film Festival
2010 San Francisco Film Festival
2010 Seattle International Film Festival
2010 American Black Film Festival
Cast
Anthony Mackie as Marcus Washington
(Films: The Hurt Locker, We Are Marshall, She Hate Me)
Kerry Washington as Pat Wilson
(Films: Ray, The Last King of Scotland, Lakeview Terrace)
Jamie Hector as Do-Right Miller
(Films: He Got Game, Ghost Dog, Everyday People, Five Deep Breaths; TV: The Wire, Heroes)
Wendell Pierce as Gordon
(Films: Malcolm X, It Could Happen To You, Waiting To Exhale, Get On The Bus, Sleepers; TV: The Wire, Treme)
Amari Cheatom as Jimmy
(Stage: Zooman and the Sign, The Lower Ninth, A Ballad of Sad Young Men, Origin Story, When January Feels Like Summer)
Crew
Written and Directed by: Tanya Hamilton
Produced by: Ron Simons
Producers: Sean Costello & Jason Orans
Co-Producers: Tanya Hamilton, Katie Mustard & Adam Spielberg
Production Companies: SimonSays Entertainment, Inc., Gigantic Pictures
Associate Producers: Althonder Thompson, Elliott Williams, Shahrzad “Sheri” Davani
Costume Designer: Maren Reese
Unit Production Manager: Maura Anderson
Production Coordinator: Pamela Ryan
Art Director: Mike Ahern
Production Designer: Beth Mickle
Casting Director: Lois Drabkin
Set Decorator: Daniel Kersting
Editors: Affonso Goncalves, John Chimples
Director of Photography: David Tumblety
Line Producer: Katie Mustard
First Assistant Director: Shahrzad “Sheri” Davani
Music Supervisor: Dave Golden
Sound Mixer: Wil Masisak
Stunt Coordinator: Roy Farfel
Post-Production Supervisor: Adam Spielberg
Music Composed and Performed by: The Roots
