Black Daddy The Movie
Being an artist comes with great responsibility. Being able to control the narrative is even more important. As a father I have come to know some amazing men who use love, great caution and wisdom at the core of their masculinity. A huge component of how they raise their children, the next wave of black brilliance. Oftentimes we celebrate our heroes without ever knowing the backstory of the men and women from which they come.
Black Daddy is unadulterated storytelling from the black father's point of view because it is often overlooked and the assumption is that black fathers are not involved in their children's lives. Black Daddy: The Movie is a passion project covering a space that is near to our hearts; black fatherhood. I followed the lives of a few like-minded men as they told compelling stories of the joy, pain and the complexity of what it means to be a black father in America. The project has original music by Dame Drummer and new music in collaboration with other Oakland-based musicians Mike Blankenship, Kev Choice, Karega Bailey, and Ryan Austin to name a few.
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Damon Jamal TaylorDirector
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Damon Jamal TaylorWriter
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Damon Jamal TaylorProducer
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Kev ChoiceKey Cast
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Karega BaileyKey Cast
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Felicia Gandolf BaileyKey Cast
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Dame DrummerKey Cast
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Michael AustinKey Cast
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Kevin AllenKey Cast
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Tommy Soulati ShepherdKey Cast
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Tommy Shepherd Jr.Key Cast
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Mike BlankenshipKey Cast
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Wayne HardwickKey Cast
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Tammy HardwickKey Cast
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Timothy CheatwoodKey Cast
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Sheri CistrunkKey Cast
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Tiana TaylorKey Cast
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Kenneth GilliamKey Cast
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Victor RaineyKey Cast
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RiqhavokKey Cast
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Damon Jamal Taylor IIKey Cast
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Demi Sauce TaylorKey Cast
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Jonathan DavisKey Cast
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Cemal GossKey Cast
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Atom BorneKey Cast
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Bryan BassettKey Cast
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De'Vante L RayKey Cast
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Bryon MasonKey Cast
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Martin Luther McCoyKey Cast
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Ambrose Carrol Sr.Key Cast
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Ambrose Carrol Jr.Key Cast
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Mani DraperKey Cast
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Brookfield DeuceKey Cast
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Tariq BaileyKey Cast
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Lamar BaileyKey Cast
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Salvatore FullmoreEditors
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Darius RileyEditors
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Damon Jamal TaylorAssistant Editor
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Damon Jamal TaylorProduction Manager
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Leilani AmoloProduction Assistant
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Dame DrummerOriginal Music & Score
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Salvatore FullmoreCamera Operator
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Darius RileyCamera Operator
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Damon Jamal TaylorCamera Operator
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Damon Jamal Taylor IIAssistant Camera Operators
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Demi Sauce TaylorAssistant Camera Operators
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Salvatore FullmoreCinematographer
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Darius RileyCinematographer
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Darius RileyDP Assistant
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Darius RileySteadicam Operator
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Dame DrummerSound Design
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Dame DrummerSound Engineers
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Mike BlankenshipAudio Engineer
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Mike BlankenshipTitle Song "J's Lullaby"
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Leilani LeiPhotographer
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Cast of FathersPhotographic Assets
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SLVTR FILMSGraphic Designer
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Damon Jamal TaylorCreative Director
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Damon Jamal TaylorProject Managers
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Leilani Jamal AmoloProject Managers
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Dan Danimal CastroCar Supplier
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East Bay Community FoundationSpecial Thanks
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East Side Art AllianceSpecial Thanks
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Susanne TakeharaSpecial Thanks
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Katie CallowaySpecial Thanks
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Juanita TaylorSpecial Thanks
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Grand NationxlSpecial Thanks
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Timothy Martin TaylorIn Loving Memory To
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Steven Zumbi GainesIn Loving Memory To
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Salvatore FullmoreCo-Director
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Project Type:Documentary, Feature, Music Video
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Runtime:1 hour 20 minutes 21 seconds
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Completion Date:September 27, 2021
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Production Budget:125,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:10
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Black Swan Film FestivalKolkata
India
February 14, 2022
WINNER! (Best Documentary) -
Black Art and Film FestivalTampa
United States
February 26, 2022
WINNER! (Best Documentary) -
World Film CarnivalSingapore
Singapore
March 3, 2022
WINNER! (Best Documentary) -
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture AwardsWest Bengal
India
March 7, 2022
WINNER! (Best Documentary) -
PARAI MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDSChennai
India
March 8, 2022
WINNER! (Best Musical Film) -
Queens Underground Film FestivalQueens
United States
April 9, 2022
Best Documentary -
Black Feedback FestivalLos Angeles
United States
March 31, 2022
WINNER! Best Feature Film -
Greater Cleveland Urban Film FestivalCleveland
United States
September 16, 2022
Ohio
Audience Choice Award -
Soul West FestPhoenix
United States
October 22, 2022
Arizona
Audience Choice Award
With persistence and diligence Damon Jamal Taylor aka "Dame Drummer" is making his way in the music industry. His musical contributions have reached people all over the world. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and since moving to California he has toured and worked with a long list of artists including Martin Luther, Aisha Fukushima, DâM Funk, Zion-I, Kev Choice, Grammy Nominated: Los Rakas, Prince protege and Soul-Train Award winner Liv Warfield and 3x Grammy Award winner Fantastic Negrito. In 2019 Dame released his second self-produced full length album entitled "Loveolution" and in June of 2020 released “Aye Yai Yai”, his third self-produced album. Dame is gearing up for his directorial debut in his first documentary entitled “Black Daddy”, a triumphant docu-musical about black fatherhood in America. Dame Drummer’s music and storytelling journeys into the world of the people he identifies with the most: The American Descendants of Slaves.
"Any man can Father a child, but it takes a real man to raise one" - Damon Jamal Taylor