Constellation (film)
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 Poster for Constellation |
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| Directed by | Jordan Walker-Pearlman |
| Produced by |
Shannon C. Murphy, Nancy Archuleta, Peter Kleidman, Gabe Nieto, Morris Ruskin (executive producers); Kristi N. Gamble Charla Drive (line producer); Jordan Walker-Pearlman (producers) |
| Written by | Jordan Walker-Pearlman |
| Starring | Billy Dee Williams Gabrielle Union Melissa De Sousa Hill Harper Zoe Saldana |
| Music by | Michael Bearden, Stefan Dickerson, Stanley A. Smith |
| Cinematography | John Niaga Demps |
| Editing by | Alison Learned |
| Distributed by | Codeblack Entertainment, Shoreline Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | February 2, 2007 (limited release) |
| Running time | 1 hr 45 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Constellation is a film that was released by Codeblack Entertainment and 20th Century Fox in 2007. Prior to theatrical release the film won several Audience and Jury Awards at Festivals. It had its French Premiere in Cannes, and in Britain premiered as a special screening at The American Embassy in London. It currently screens across the country at "Better Together" conferences promoting inter-racial dialogue.[citation needed]
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[edit] Plot
Returning to Huntsville, Alabama—a town that once held back their opportunities but now glistens as a modern, sexy city—the Boxer family and its extended members discover in the memory of a loved one what binds them together.
When the beloved Carmel Boxer passes away, her entire family returns to the Deep South to celebrate her life and legacy. As the Boxer family comes together for the first time in many years, revelations of Carmel's painful past begin to force each person to address their pent up emotions and true feelings for one another. The story chronicles the lives and loves of this African-American family as its members are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous past marked by an unrequited interracial affair. The film explores the way in which the family patriarch, Helms Boxer, must confront his demons amidst the changing racial fabric of society and his own family.
[edit] Cast
- Gabrielle Union – as Carmel Boxer
- Billy Dee Williams – as Helms Boxer, a Parisian artist
- Zoe Saldana – as Rosa Boxer, Helms' daughter
- Hill Harper – as Errol Hickman, Rosa's ex boyfriend
- Melissa De Sousa – as Lucy Boxer, Helms' daughter
- Lesley Ann Warren – as Nancy;Lucy's mother; Helms' ex-wife
- Shin Koyamada – as Yoshito
- Rae Dawn Chong – as Jenita, Rosa's mother
- Daniel Bess – as young Bear Korngold
- David Clennon – as older Bear Korngold, Carmel's childhood love who pays for her funeral at Carmel's request
- Ever Carradine – as Bear's niece Celeste Korngold
[edit] Production
Constellation was filmed onsite in Huntsville.
[edit] Reception
The film received negative reviews. Based on 20 reviewers from Rotten Tomatoes,it currently holds a 0% "Rotten" with a statements saying "Though earnestly directed, Constellation lacks dramatic fireworks and eventually falls into TV-movie sentimentality."
