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Room for Dessert

Logline: A police officer is acquitted, the protests have started, a father is running his business, and a fatigued man just wants chocolate cake. Is that too much to want?

Synopsis: 'Room for Dessert' explores systemic injustice and racism through the eyes of a well-bred, professional Black man who has been pushed to his breaking point. The story gives a glimpse, through a hypothetical scenario of a need for revenge versus a cry for justice. At a critical moment, when he decides to take action into his own hands, he meets a woman and her father. Through this exchange, wisdom and counsel are offered for an alternative perspective on Black manhood and fatherhood. The man's explanation of his actions gives an up-close-and-personal view of the daily trauma, terror, grief, and pain of Black men across the country.

  • Pamela Davis-Noland
    Director
  • Pamela Davis-Noland
    Writer
  • Pamela Davis-Noland
    Producer
  • Kerry Cahill
    Producer
  • Tim Gaer
    Producer
    Theo Has A Posse (Upcoming), The Art Project (2023), The Mean One Man (2022), Spirit of Love (2019), Sommer of Justice (2018)
  • Nicole Collins
    Producer
    The Space Between, Maternally Yours, Crown
  • Theodus Crane
    Producer
  • Theodus Crane
    Key Cast
    "Killer"
    The Walking Dead, Underground, Project Power
  • Ronald Flagge
    Key Cast
    "Cook"
    Deja Vu, Where the Crawdads Sing, Green Book
  • Beth Bartley
    Key Cast
    "Miss Taylor"
    C'mon C'mon, Hit Man
  • Brookes Washington
    Key Cast
    "Waitress"
  • Tim Bellow
    Key Cast
    "Cop"
    Cadillac Records, Bad Lieutenant, Treme, Fractured
  • Donald Lewis
    Key Cast
    "Mr. C"
  • Becca Chapman
    Key Cast
    "Miss Reese"
  • Todd D'Amour
    Key Cast
    "News Anchor"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 21, 2024
  • 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:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Black Film Festival New Orleans (BFFNO)
    New Orleans
    United States
    August 27, 2024
    North American Premiere
    Winner - BEST NEW ORLEANS PROJECT 2024
  • Anthology Film Festival Premiere
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 27, 2024
    Sneak Peek Festival Premiere
    Red Carpet Premiere (August 6, 2024)
  • Selma Cinema Festival
    Selma, AL
    United States
    April 3, 2025
    Winner - BEST U.S. SHORT
  • Urban Media Makers Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    October 24, 2024
    Finalist - Short Film Series
  • L.A. Underground Railroad Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Purple Sky International Film Festival
    Hamburg
    Germany
    June 4, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Vesuvio International Movie Awards
    Campania
    Italy
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Diamond State Black Film Festival
    Wilmington, DE
    United States
    November 8, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Denton Black Film Festival
    Denton, TX
    United States
    January 30, 2026
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Pamela Davis-Noland

Pamela Davis-Noland is a New Orleans based writer who works extensively in the theater community as a writer/producer with multiple directing credits. Her artistic/ cultural practice mainly focuses on women, bipoc in particular, and the exploration of their identity within relationships and community. Her work has been reviewed as ahead of its time and contributes this to prescience, intuition and personal experiences as a black woman. This drives her creativity to hold disparate ideas and have the ingenious ability to upend expectation and create feature narratives.

She is currently writing as well as working on the screenplay adaptation of her second literary offering, "Tuesday, Summer of ‘74' ' as well as her short film, titled, "Room for Dessert" currently in post-production.
She and her husband travel the country in their RV and live happily off the grid.

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Director Statement

I was inspired to adapt and direct "Room for Dessert" in hopes to gain a broader audience in shedding light on a growing problem in this country: systemic racism and mass shootings. The message of the film still rings true today after eight years of its original feature in a One-Act Festival (Elm Theatre, New Orleans, LA). My goal is to shed light and give insight to what could happen if not resolved, while shedding light on community support and counsel. It gives a glimpse from the POV of the BIPOC community; the end result being to generate excitement and a possible movement to continually revisit a very important subject that effects the lives of everyone involved.