Private Project

A Christmas Bonus

A Superintendent discovers healing, romance, and a new bond with his daughter as he returns to his small hometown town in Md , to try and help save a community center from closing its doors during the Holidays

  • Chaka Balamani
    Director
    6 Hearts 1 Beat, Drop: A story of Triumph, On 2nd Thought.
  • Chaka Balamani
    Writer
    Drop: A Story of Triumph, On 2nd Thought
  • Harold Jackson III
    Producer
    Million To One
  • Nikki Frazier
    Producer
    Starting Over Blues
  • Lalisha Jackson
    Producer
  • Shannon Jordan
    Producer
  • Michael J Patterson
    Key Cast
    "Marcus Bradley "
    Million To One, The Forge, Iceman
  • Kinosha Soden
    Key Cast
    "Donna Derricks"
  • Brad Eaton
    Key Cast
    "Earl Bradley"
  • Debbie Arnold
    Key Cast
    "Celeste Divine "
  • Legend Balamani
    Key Cast
    "Leani Bradley"
  • Harold Jackson III
    Cinematographer
    Million To One
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Fa
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 28 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 23, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    150,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Chaka Balamani

Chaka Balamani is an Afro Caribbean, Director, Actor, Writer, and Producer from Washington DC with over 100 film credits both, in front and behind the camera since 1997. An award winning Filmmaker widely known for his Youth Advocacy films that focus on the adversities young people face such as Dropping Out, Teen Violence, Teenage Pregnancy, Teen Domestic Violence, drugs and the pipeline to prison. Chaka Balamani is also a certified Television Producer at DCTV in Washington DC

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Director Statement

“My stories are all about the HUMAN EXPERIENCE with a focus on giving young people a VOICE in an adult controlled world.”