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Florence & Normandie

This story, in black and white, begins and ends on Florence and Normandie.
Frances, a white mother adopts two sons right after her husband Freddy is murdered in the aftermath of the Rodney King riots in ‘92. On a mission to honor his memory, Frances raises Florence (black) and Normandie (white), where being each others’ keeper is paramount. Whether they live up to that promise is up to them…

  • Riley Robbins
    Director
  • Riley Robbins
    Writer
  • Sophaur One
    Writer
    NBA Laker
  • Marcedes Lewis
    Producer
    NFL Athlete Greenbay Packers
  • Skyler Day
    Key Cast
    "Frances "
    Parenthood, Pretty Little Liars, The Resident, Dave
  • Lanre Idewu
    Key Cast
    "Freddy"
    Arrested Development, South Side, The Choir
  • Rhett Wellington Ramirez
    Key Cast
    "Florence "
    2 Broke Girls, Grand Hotel, 9-1-1 Lone Star
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Arri Alexa Mini
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Riley Robbins

To Riley Robbins, film is about making an emotional connection. It’s about falling in love with the way people move, the way they speak or touch. He finds that raw feeling in their dance, their words and looks, and he delivers that in its purest form.
Robbins’ unique perspective has enabled him, in just a few years of moving to Los Angeles, to direct for some of the biggest names in our times. Aside from Nike, Best Buy, and H&M, he has also worked with Pharrell Williams, Karl Lagerfeld, and Kevin Durant.
A director is not just the sum of his equipment, but, as an artist, the sum of his experiences. Riley Robbins thrives in these experiences. So that in every shoot, every edit, he creates a story vibrant with people and movement.

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Director Statement

People forget that film is about connection. It’s seeing and it
is also listening. It is both storytelling and story-capturing. Raw emotion. It’s what everyone craves. Too often these emotions get lost, or become synthetic. I don’t ignore them, that’s why in the end that’s what I always deliver. Pure, untouched emotion.