Private Project

Grace

Grace's younger sister Angela has made it clear that she has a family of her own and can no longer care for their father. On this particular day, we go on a journey with Grace as she struggles between taking care of her father who suffers from early signs of dementia or missing out on a job opportunity that could rekindle her love, teaching.

  • Eboni Adams
    Director
  • Eboni Adams
    Writer
  • Eboni Adams
    Producer
  • Eboni Adams
    Key Cast
    "Grace"
    Gangster Squad
  • Allen Guidry
    Key Cast
    "Virgil Johnson"
    Campbells Soup " Generations" commercial
  • Mark Anthony
    Key Cast
    "Officer Williams"
    Day with Dad
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 23, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital SONY
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Pan African Film Fesitval
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    February 19, 2018
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Houston Black Film Festival
    Houston, TX
    United States
    March 27, 2018
    Winner Best Short Film
  • Poppy Jasper International Film Festial
    Morgan Hill , CA
    United States
    April 7, 2018
    Official Selection
  • National Black Film Festival
    Houston, Texas
    United States
    May 2, 2018
    Official Selection
  • San Francisco Black Film Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    December 30, 2018
    San Francisco premiere
    Official Selection
  • Bronze Lens Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    East Coast Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Black Harvest Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    August 26, 2018
    Chicago Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Capital City Black Film Festival
    Austin
    United States
    Austin Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival
    Cleveland
    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Eboni Adams

Originally from Austin, Texas Eboni is passionate about all things creative. She's had a pretty successful career as a professional dancer in both the concert and commercial world. From Cirque du Soleil to the L.A. Opera she has worked with many greats in the industry. The highlight of her career was dancing in Celine Dion's, "A New Day...," at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Eboni is now turning her focus to story-telling in front as well as behind the camera. Her short film Grace will make its premiere at the 2018 Pan African Film Festival. Eboni currently lives in Los Angeles where she continues to explore her voice as a woman in the film industry.
She hopes to tell stories that inspire.

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Director Statement

I was inspired to write Grace after witnessing my mother do her best to care for my 93 yr. old grandmother as she started showing signs of dementia. Fortunately, both of my parents are in excellent health. However, I started to wonder if one day they would need assistance would I be ready to give up my career and take care of them.

I am the oldest of three. I'm the only one with no kids. So the next question that has come up for me is whether or not I'd be assigned to take care of my aging parents simply because I haven't started my own family.

In writing Grace my approach was to tell the story from the point of view of Grace, a single woman, focused on her career struggling to accept the responsibility of taking care of her elderly father. The film explores the sibling as well as the parent-child relationship. It also touches on the curiosity that society has with women of a certain age not being married with kids.

Ultimately I hope that this film leaves the audience with a sense of hope. Simply put sometimes we encounter disgraceful moments that lead us to grace.