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| name = The Minority |
| name = The Minority |
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| caption = Theatrical release poster |
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| director = Dwayne Buckle |
| director = Dwayne Buckle |
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| producer = Dwayne Buckle<br />Josh Norton |
| producer = Dwayne Buckle <br />Josh Norton |
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| writer = Dwayne Buckle |
| writer = Dwayne Buckle |
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| starring = Billoah Greene |
| starring = Billoah Greene |
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| music = 3SIXDY |
| music = 3SIXDY |
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| cinematography = Stephen Koh |
| cinematography = Stephen Koh |
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| editing = Dwayne Buckle<br />Josh Norton |
| editing = Dwayne Buckle <br />Josh Norton |
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| studio = 360 Sound and Vision |
| studio = 360 Sound and Vision |
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| distributor = Celebrity Video Distribution |
| distributor = Celebrity Video Distribution |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Jake Jackson is a happy, positive young black professional who has a good job and a relationship. As Jake goes about his daily routine, he sees incidences of [[racism]] around him which are perplexing to him because he never had experienced them himself. But all this changes one day, when one of his white co-workers asks if he would be interested in a date. When Jake turns her down, she becomes upset. She concocts an incident at work which gets Jake fired from his job. This incident begins Jake's experience with racial bias. During Jake's job search, he continues to be bombarded with racial incidents from the police, security guards, job interviewers, and store owners. By the end of the film Jake is a changed man, frustrated, angry, and exhausted from all the racial bias he has experienced. However, Jake's luck changes when he encounters a wanted serial killer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-minority/ |title=The Minority | |
Jake Jackson is a happy, positive young black professional who has a good job and a relationship. As Jake goes about his daily routine, he sees incidences of [[racism]] around him which are perplexing to him because he never had experienced them himself. But all this changes one day, when one of his white co-workers asks if he would be interested in a date. When Jake turns her down, she becomes upset. She concocts an incident at work which gets Jake fired from his job. This incident begins Jake's experience with racial bias. During Jake's job search, he continues to be bombarded with racial incidents from the police, security guards, job interviewers, and store owners. By the end of the film Jake is a changed man, frustrated, angry, and exhausted from all the racial bias he has experienced. However, Jake's luck changes when he encounters a wanted serial killer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-minority/ |title=The Minority |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=2009-07-07 |access-date=2012-03-25}}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*Billoah Greene |
* Billoah Greene |
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*[[Bern Cohen]] |
* [[Bern Cohen]] |
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*[[Carson Grant]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790713/ The Minority (2006) - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
* [[Carson Grant]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790713/ The Minority (2006) - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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*Honorable Mention By The Jury Award. 3rd Annual STEPS International Rights Film Festival, December 2009, Kharkiv, Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cetalife.com.ua/eng/program2009.htm |title=Steps Iff |publisher=Cetalife.com.ua |date= | |
* Honorable Mention By The Jury Award. 3rd Annual STEPS International Rights Film Festival, December 2009, Kharkiv, Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cetalife.com.ua/eng/program2009.htm |title=Steps Iff |publisher=Cetalife.com.ua |date= |access-date=2012-03-25}}</ref> |
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*Best Feature Film Award October, 18th 2008, 7th Annual [[Urban Mediamakers Film Festival]] Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>http://umff.bside.com/2008/films/theminority_umff2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925112829/http://umff.bside.com/2008/films/theminority_umff2008 |date=September 25, 2010 }}</ref> |
* Best Feature Film Award October, 18th 2008, 7th Annual [[Urban Mediamakers Film Festival]] Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>http://umff.bside.com/2008/films/theminority_umff2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925112829/http://umff.bside.com/2008/films/theminority_umff2008 |date=September 25, 2010 }}</ref> |
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*Honorable Mention Award. 15th Annual [[Pan African Film Festival]] (PAFF), February, 2007, Los Angeles <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paff.org/html/paff_award.php |title=Award Winners |publisher=Paff.org |date= | |
* Honorable Mention Award. 15th Annual [[Pan African Film Festival]] (PAFF), February, 2007, Los Angeles <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paff.org/html/paff_award.php |title=Award Winners |publisher=Paff.org |date= |access-date=2012-03-25}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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Revision as of 12:02, 8 April 2021
The Minority | |
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Directed by | Dwayne Buckle |
Written by | Dwayne Buckle |
Produced by | Dwayne Buckle Josh Norton |
Starring | Billoah Greene |
Cinematography | Stephen Koh |
Edited by | Dwayne Buckle Josh Norton |
Music by | 3SIXDY |
Production companies | 360 Sound and Vision |
Distributed by | Celebrity Video Distribution |
Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Minority is a 2007 American film written and directed by Dwayne Buckle and starring Billoah Greene as Jake Jackson. The Minority was Dwayne Buckle's first feature-length film which was shot in New York City. The movie had its theatrical motion picture release in 2007 and debuted at the 15th Annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, where it won an Honorable Mention Award. The film had its DVD release in 2009.
Plot
Jake Jackson is a happy, positive young black professional who has a good job and a relationship. As Jake goes about his daily routine, he sees incidences of racism around him which are perplexing to him because he never had experienced them himself. But all this changes one day, when one of his white co-workers asks if he would be interested in a date. When Jake turns her down, she becomes upset. She concocts an incident at work which gets Jake fired from his job. This incident begins Jake's experience with racial bias. During Jake's job search, he continues to be bombarded with racial incidents from the police, security guards, job interviewers, and store owners. By the end of the film Jake is a changed man, frustrated, angry, and exhausted from all the racial bias he has experienced. However, Jake's luck changes when he encounters a wanted serial killer.[1]
Cast
- Billoah Greene
- Bern Cohen
- Carson Grant[2]
Awards
- Honorable Mention By The Jury Award. 3rd Annual STEPS International Rights Film Festival, December 2009, Kharkiv, Ukraine.[3]
- Best Feature Film Award October, 18th 2008, 7th Annual Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Atlanta, Georgia.[4]
- Honorable Mention Award. 15th Annual Pan African Film Festival (PAFF), February, 2007, Los Angeles [5]
References
- ^ "The Minority". Rotten Tomatoes. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ The Minority (2006) - IMDb
- ^ "Steps Iff". Cetalife.com.ua. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ http://umff.bside.com/2008/films/theminority_umff2008 Archived September 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Award Winners". Paff.org. Retrieved 2012-03-25.