Private Project

Black In Blue

Officer Lavine is at the height of his law enforcement career when he and his partner respond to a routine police call and things take a turn for the worse. In a matter of seconds officer Lavine is forced to choose between his loyalty to his brothers in blue or the citizens he swore to protect.

  • Titus J. Burrell
    Director
  • Titus J. Burrell
    Writer
  • Titus J. Burrell
    Producer
  • Alexis Barone
    Producer
  • Danny Brennan
    Producer
  • Ty'ris Lee
    Key Cast
  • Donald Imm
    Key Cast
  • Chad Tyler
    Key Cast
  • Christian Stevens
    Key Cast
  • Iyindai Palmer
    Key Cast
  • Susan Patel
    Key Cast
  • Prentiss Watson
    Key Cast
  • Charles Wooten
    Key Cast
  • Tiara Ferguson
    Key Cast
  • Jay Rags
    Key Cast
  • John Brennan
    Key Cast
  • Calvin Tucker
    Key Cast
  • Isaac Loyal
    Key Cast
  • Share Mccain
    Key Cast
  • Jay Rags
    Key Cast
  • Ryan Resnick
    Gaffer
  • Michael Harper
    DP
  • Sam Grodnitzky
    Sound
  • Melissa Hauprich
    AC
  • Lucas English
    Assistant Director
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 16, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Titus J. Burrell

Titus J. Burrell is a Baltimore native and filmmaker out of Towson University. He started out acting when he transferred to Towson in 2014, but after taking a few film writing courses, decided creating his own content was much more rewarding.

In the Fall of 2016, Titus' short film "Black In Blue" was one of few highly anticipated student films and debuted December 16th, 2016 on the Towson University campus.

Inspired by the sounds and images of Spike Lee's "Mo Betta Blues", Titus used the illustrious sounds of jazz horns and percussion instruments for Black In Blue's music composition.

With multiple officials selections and 1 Best Narrative Short Film award from Howard University in 2018, Titus was awarded $52,000 in scholarship funds to continue his education in filmmaking at the Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA) for his Masters.

In 2017, Titus was hired to direct his first (work for hire) short film and has recently been contracted to produce 2 documentaries for the Community College of Baltimore County.

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Director Statement

My 2 rules to creating a successful screenplay:

1. Tell stories you are qualified to tell.
2. Tell the stories you don't want people to know.