Lady Magdalene's
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| Lady Magdalene's | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Written by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Produced by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Starring | Nichelle Nichols |
| Cinematography | Scott MacDonald |
| Edited by | J. Kent Hastings |
| Music by | Daniel May |
| Distributed by | Amazon Prime |
Release date | February 2, 2008 (San Diego Black Film Festival) |
Running time | 116 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[2] |
Lady Magdalene's is a film directed, written and produced by J. Neil Schulman and starring Nichelle Nichols (who also received an executive producer credit). The movie was J. Neil Schulman's debut as a director, and Nichelle Nichols' debut as a producer.
Plot
Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. senator, and finds himself exiled to a humiliating desk job in Nevada as the federal receiver managing a legal brothel in tax default, where—with the help of the brothel Madam, Lady Magdalene—he uncovers an Al Qaeda plot to unload a nuclear-bomb-sized crate at Hoover Dam.
Cast (opening titles)
- Nichelle Nichols as Lady Magdalene
- Ethan Keogh as Jack Goldwater
- Susan Smythe as Angel
- Claudia Lynx as Scheherazade
- Alexander Wraith as Yassin Salem
- Mark Gilvary as The Director & FBI SAC Broderick
- J. Neil Schulman as Ali the American
- Said Faraj as Gamal Hosny
- Mara Marini as Nurse Gretchen
- Vince Martorano as IRS Agent Lewis Heinlein
- Hope McBane as Sinead
- Michele Redmond as Eden
- Keyaria Rodriguez as Pixie
Release
The movie was produced by Schulman's own film company Jesulu Productions. After film-festival play the full movie was released on YouTube.[3]
Awards
The film won three film-festival awards: "Best Cutting Edge Film" at the 2008 San Diego Film Festival,[4] "Audience Choice -- Feature-Length Narrative Film" at the 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival held on the Universal Hollywood Citywalk,[5] and "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals" at the 2011 Anthem Film Festival/FreedomFest held at Bally's Las Vegas.[6]
References
- ^ "Lady Magdalene's Production Info". Dujpepperman.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ J. Neil Schulman at Libertopia 2010: Reloading the American Revolution on YouTube
- ^ Lady Magdalene's: Free Web Edition (Full Movie) on YouTube
- ^ "Lady Magdalene's (2008) - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ "Cinema City International Film Festival Review - A Savior of Short Films". Lasplash.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ "Anthem : The Libertarian Film Festival : homepage". Anthemfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.