Experiencing Interruptions?

BROWN SUGAR

Monica has been clean for a while. Grace, her mother, wants it to stay that way but the daily strain of her relationship with Monica starts to take a toll. Add in a sketchy character and a college student, is Monica really clean as she lets on?

  • Stephanie Alecia Rose
    Director
    Misunderstood, Well Done
  • Stephanie Alecia Rose
    Writer
    Misunderstood, Well Done
  • Stephanie Alecia Rose
    Producer
    Misunderstood, Well Done
  • Kia Hightower
    Key Cast
    "Monica"
  • Tisha Bradford
    Key Cast
    "Grace"
  • Lindsay Bills
    Key Cast
    "Gloria"
  • Joshua Pineda
    Key Cast
    "Young Man"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 24, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Imagine Rain Independent Film Awards

    Best Director
  • Direct Monthly Online Film Festival

    Best Director
  • Golden Earth Film Award

    Best Female Director
Director Biography - Stephanie Alecia Rose

Stephanie Alecia Rose started her love for the arts on stage. Already with a drawing background of superheroes for her brothers, Stephanie fell in love with acting after narrating for a school play in the 5th grade. From there, Stephanie continued her career in acting well into adulthood. From stage to film and television, Stephanie not only loved acting but also loved everything around it. Stage managing, set design and building, costuming, and directing became a part of the many other hats Stephanie can wear. Now with her focus solely on directing and filmmaking, Stephanie has written, directed, and produced all of her short films. She has even filmed nine out of ten of them! Stephanie hopes to have a production studio of her own one day!

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Director Statement

BROWN SUGAR is a film that illuminates the complexities of familial relationships; a mother and daughter verbally and spiritually battling to be heard and loved. BROWN SUGAR breaks the stereotypes of the textbook drug addict with a character like Monica. Although she is still connected with her past, with another druggie by the name of Gloria, Monica has flipped her addiction into a means to pay for dance school. Monica is not your everyday addict or dealer which she too expresses towards the young man who was sent by Gloria. This story peels back the flaws and causes anyone watching to really look at these characters with a fresh lens.