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Forgetting Christmas

After vowing never to return, a young woman must come home for Christmas to save her father from trapping himself inside his few remaining memories.

  • R Cadell Cook
    Director
    Four Points, PERFECT, Second Hand, Ghost Me,
  • R Cadell Cook
    Writer
    Four Points, PERFECT, Second Hand, Ghost Me, Reunion, Gun Powder
  • Melan Perez
    Producer
    Anacostia, Second Hand
  • Shandra L McDonald
    Producer
    Jinn
  • R Cadell Cook
    Producer
    Four Points, PERFECT, Second Hand, Ghost Me,
  • Carletta Hurt
    Producer
    The Rich & the Ruthless, Blackjack Christmas
  • Victoria Rowell
    Producer
    Blackjack Christmas, The Rich & The Ruthless, What Love Will Make You Do, Jacqueline and Jilly
  • Victoria Rowell
    Key Cast
    "Marie"
    Dumb and Dumber, The Distinguished Gentleman, Diagnosis Murder
  • Melan Perez
    Key Cast
    "April"
    Four Points, Second Hand, Anacostia, Once Upon a Time In The District, Gaslight
  • Dennis Jones
    Key Cast
    "Bill"
  • Raisa D'Oyley
    Key Cast
    "Linette"
  • Donnie Brown
    Key Cast
    "Daniel"
  • Honour Drew
    Key Cast
    "Terry"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Holiday, Family, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 39 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 27, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED, 8k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - R Cadell Cook

After graduating from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, R Cadell Cook immediately started a career in content creation. Working at a popular post house in Washington, DC, Cadell gained experience creating broadcast-quality media in a fast-paced environment. After more than a decade of being highly requested to assist in creating programming and promotional content, an eye injury threatened to take Cadell’s ability to see. A difficult surgery and a lengthy recovery woke a quiet, yet constant desire and Cadell began to create his own original content.

He authored and published a sci-fi, supernatural novel called Weepers in 2014 and has been generating original, thrilling, thought-provoking content ever since. As a writer/director/producer, Cadell’s work has been recognized by dozens of festivals across the country. He won Best Screenplay at the 2019 Pan African Film Festival, Best Short Film at the 2019 Charlotte Black Film Festival, and he was the only writer/director to have two web series at the 2021 American Black Film Festival. Cadell’s award-winning political drama, Four Points, is streaming on Tubi TV, and Forgetting Christmas, his family drama about Alzheimer’s Disease in an African-American family, was filmed in November of 2022.

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Director Statement

Cadell has created award-winning content across many different media types. He combines a variety of genres and tropes, engaging and exciting his audience by using one unifying goal. Each project encourages people to think more deeply about their own lives and decisions.

According to Socrates, ”The unexamined life is not worth living.” Cadell’s tireless efforts improve the quality of people’s lives by helping them reflect and shine a brighter internal light.