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Charlese

Foster care survivor Charlese finally has the family she's always wanted - until she uncovers the tragic truth that threatens to destroy the love she’s waited for her whole life.

  • Summera Howell
    Director
    Avowed
  • Summera Howell
    Writer
  • Laura Lee Byrd
    Producer
  • Adalgiza Chermont
    Key Cast
    "Charlese"
    HBO's Phil Spector, Shameless, Criminal Minds, Franklin & Bash
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 4, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Summera Howell

A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television, Summera Howell is a prolific writer, director, producer, and actress. In 2018, she created a #MeToo PSA with an all female team of filmmakers which premiered on Huffington Post. The PSA was subsequently picked up by numerous other outlets
including NowThis, USA Today, and MS. Magazine. She also wrote, directed, produced and starred in an expressionist art film entitled Perchance. Perchance premiered at the Harmony Gold theater as part of the Collaboration Film Challenge, where it was nominated for Best Technical Achievement. In 2016, SmashCut Film Lab selected her as a Fellow, granting her professional mentorship and $13,000 to create her short film
Avowed, which she made with a 50% female crew.

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