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Praise the Maker

Two men take different approaches to their hardscrabble neighborhood until life's vagaries intervene.

  • Ashante P.T. Stokes
    Director
    Salvation RMX
  • Ashante P.T. Stokes
    Writer
    Salvation RMX
  • Thomas E. Stokes III
    Producer
    Salvation RMX
  • QuentonStokes-Brown
    Producer
  • Ashante P.T. Stokes
    Key Cast
    "PTtheGospelSpitter"
    Salvation RMX
  • James Arthur Williams
    Key Cast
    "Slim"
    Into the Wilderness
  • J.P. Valenti
    Key Cast
    "Young distributor 1/voice on the phone"
    The Haunting of Hill House
  • Nell Carr
    Key Cast
    "Young distributor 3/fiend"
    Street Connected
  • Ace Cross Crook
    Key Cast
    "Young distributor 2/Slim's girlfriend"
    Baby on Board
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 13, 2019
  • 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
  • NYC Indie Film Awards
    NYC
    United States
    July 31, 2019
    Platinum Award-Best Short
  • Anaheim Film Festival
    Anaheim
    United States
    September 29, 2019
    Silver Hattie - Best Inspirational Film
  • Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    February 3, 2020
  • Animated Video Market
    Stuttgart
    Germany
    May 6, 2020
  • Bangalore Shorts Film Festival
    Bangalore
    India
    June 7, 2020
    India
    Best Animation -Jury Award
  • Best Shorts Competition
    La Jolla
    United States
    June 16, 2020
    La Jolla
    Award of Merit - Animation and Award of Recognition - Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational
Distribution Information
  • Bitmax
    Distributor
    Rights: Pay Per View
  • Gumroad
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Video on Demand
  • Shortly.film
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Pay Per View
  • Christian Cinema
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Video on Demand
  • Bitpix
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Pay Per View, Paid TV
  • Amazon Video
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Video on Demand, Pay Per View
Director Biography - Ashante P.T. Stokes

Ashante P.T. Stokes is an American rhythm and gospel artist, director, writer, producer and performer. He made his directorial debut with 2015 music mini-film, Salvation RMX, at the Gwinnett Center International Film Festival where the film received the Audience Choice Award.

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Director Statement

"People interpret film based on their life experiences. I made several live action films prior to Praise the Maker, my first animation project. My goal on any of my projects is to create something that works on multiple levels. Hopefully, it will evoke emotional meanings for the audience that synchronize with their individual life experiences.
"In creating 'Praise the Maker', we strove to provide universal themes of man finding his place in the cosmos and exploring the pairing of music with a faith experience. While our voice actors, animator and editor were US-based, in the run-up to produce the project we did a global search for an animator including our discussions with a South African group. And we sought and received guidance from a French rendering group, knowing this was our first foray in the medium.
" I believe thematically, 'Praise the Maker' encompasses positive messaging. The audience can take from it what they like and discard the rest."