Completed - ENGLISH - Romance, Comedy - 95 minutes
A young African American woman, has dreams of becoming an artist, but is stuck running the family hardware store for her overbearing father. When she asserts her independence by traveling to Africa she returns with a fiancé who is not quite what he seems.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Alfons ADETUYI Writer(s) : Robert ADETUYI, Linda ESKELAND Cast : Keith DAVID, Amber STEVENS-WEST, Shamier ANDERSON, Mike EPPS, Marla GIBBS Producer(s) : Alfons ADETUYI (INNERCITYFILMS), Michael AURET (Spier Films)
A young African American woman, has dreams of becoming an artist, but is stuck running the family hardware store for her overbearing father. When she asserts her independence by traveling to Africa she returns with a fiancé who is not quite what he seems. Set in Canada and Africa, LOVE JACKED taps into the new wave of popular African American comedies, while focusing on the complicated relationship between father and daughter.
Country(ies) : CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA Financing plan : Media Productions2C, Telefilm Canada, Inner City Films, Spier Films, Rogers Start of shooting : October 2017
Pan African Film Festival 2018 (Programmers Award, Best Narrative Feature)Roxbury International Film Festival 2018 (Best Narrative Comedy)(AMAA) African Movie Academy Award 2018 (Nominated- Best Diaspora Feature)