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Delilah

A middle-aged college professor named Nicholas falls for an attractive young graduate student at the university where he works. Still nursing the wounds of his recent divorce, Nicholas is jaded and reticent when it comes to his personal life, but he’s no match for Delilah’s charm and beauty. Their relationship ignites with passion but, quickly spirals out of control when Nicholas discovers Delilah’s got a few secrets of her own. And so the question is, what if love really doesn’t conquer all?

  • Daniel Ali
    Director
    Love and the Game
  • Daniel Ali
    Writer
    Love and the Game
  • Daniel Ali
    Producer
    Love and the Game
  • MIchelle Batista
    Key Cast
    "Delilah"
    Love and the Game, The Playboy of Park Slope, Venge
  • Jonathan H. Ragins
    Key Cast
    "Nicholas"
    The Food that Changed America, (Famous Amos),Anti-Santa, Jake, Stammer, Larry
  • Erika Bermudez
    Key Cast
    "Zarin"
    n/a
  • Isabella Ali
    Key Cast
    "Young Delilah"
    Love and the Game
  • Virginia Caamaño
    Key Cast
    "Vanessa"
    n/a
  • Fredric Taylor
    Key Cast
    "Demetrius"
    Love and the Game
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Urban Romance
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 43 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 19, 2022
  • 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:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Daniel Ali

Daniel Ali is an American author and filmmaker from Jersey City, NJ. The film, Love and the Game, which he wrote and produced is based on his novel of the same title. In 2019 he founded Gatekeeper Creative Works as a vehicle to develop talented inner-city youth in film, music, art, writing, and other forms of creative expression. He also works as a Youth Program Coordinator with the Jersey City Department of Recreation and Youth Development and is well known for his tireless efforts on behalf of the youth of Jersey City, particularly in the Black and Latino community.

Ali has published two novels since 2019, Love and the Game published in June 2020, and Across the Middle, published in May 2021. As of August 2021, Love and the Game, (the film) has received honors from several top film festivals including New York City's Hip Hop Film Festival, the prestigious Bronze Lens Film Festival, and Golden Door International Film Festival. Ali is also the author of, Learning to be Me, a selection of original poems published in 2019, illustrated by his nine-year-old daughter, Isabella. A second book of poetry, Hopeless Romantic, dedicated to love and romance was published in January 2022.

In October 2021, Ali began working on a full-length feature film based on his book, Across the Middle. The film titled Delilah stars Michelle Batista, (Love and the Game), as the beautiful, young, and enigmatic Delilah Hernandez whose checkered past poses real problems in her fledgling relationship with a university professor twenty-five years her senior. Delilah is scheduled for release in the summer of 2022 and will be distributed by Fast Forward Films and Homestead Entertainment.

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Director Statement

"What if you could know everything there is to know about the one you love? Would you really want to? And would you still love them if you did? Based on my novel, ACROSS THE MIDDLE, DELILAH is a dark, gritty love story about two people who weren't supposed to fall in love but did. The film crashes against conventional ideals on relationships, inner conflict, drug addiction, and the often unfamiliar shades of redemption. think viewers will relate to the characters in this film. Their flawed humanity and the struggles with their own inner demons will resonate in a very real way."