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Strong Women

Olympian, Dr. Sharrieffa Barksdale debuts factual story that highlights years of Domestic Violence she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband and abuser. The Short Film/Music Video premiered on October 16 (Domestic Violence Month) as she pays homage to the survivors.

The Short Film showcases Hollywood actors such as Glenn Bond (Grown Folks), Furly Mac (Empire, Chicago PD), Kai Strachan (Life of Bern), Jimmy V (Black Spiderman). The talented Gentel Sharrie producer and writer of the Strong Women short film is also an Actor who have starred in tv productions such as: The Track (2019), Pump (2020) and Casting The Net (2020). Other female stars of the Strong Women KeyCast includes, Sharrieffa Barksdale, Akita Barrett, Caitlin Rose, Marissa Shankar and Sarah Shearburn

  • Gentel Sharrie
    Director
    The Track (2019), Pump (2020), Casting The Net (2020).
  • Gentel Sharrie
    Writer
    The Track (2019), Pump (2020) and Casting The Net (2020).
  • Gentel Sharrie
    Producer
    The Track (2019), Pump (2020) and Casting The Net (2020).
  • Sharrieffa Barksdale
    Key Cast
    "Sharrieffa"
    Strong Women (2020)
  • Gentel Sharrie
    Key Cast
    "Terry"
    The Track (2019), Pump (2020), Casting The Net (2020).
  • Akita Barrett
    Key Cast
    "Keisha"
    Time to Fight (2020)
  • Caitlin Rose
    Key Cast
    "Stephanie"
    Skull Wars (2009) and Moonlight Café (2016)
  • Jimmy V
    Key Cast
    "Dre"
    Mad Mex: Churro Road (2016), Noomie (2016)
  • Furly Mac
    Key Cast
    "Jason"
    Chicago P.D. (2014), Empire (2015), Star (2016)
  • Kai Strachan
    Key Cast
    "Tony"
    The Life of Bern (2020), The Track (2019), Illegal Aliens (2018)
  • Marissa Shankar
    Key Cast
    "Dr. Theresa"
    NightHawk (post production)
  • Sarah Shearburn
    Key Cast
    "Officer York"
    Camila Makes an Old Fashioned (2020)
  • Glenn Bond
    Key Cast
    "Officer Hank"
    Like Family (2017), Interracial (2019), Grown Folks (2017)
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Music Video, Short, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 16, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    17,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Intl Starz Records Release
    Boston, Massachusetts
    United States
    October 16, 2020
    Worldwide Premiere
  • BD!G 2020 Virtual Conference
    Boston, Massachusetts
    United States
    December 12, 2020
    Worldwide LiveStream
Director Biography - Gentel Sharrie

Gentel Sharrie is an actress, known for The Track (2019), Pump (2020) and Casting The Net (2020).

2021 Mind Over Max (filming)
Sorority Girl 3 / Woman Attendant 2

2020 Pump (TV Series) Waitress
Let's Cut to the Chase (2020)

2020 Casting The Net (TV Series) Bartender
Rio Harpo (2020) ... Bartender

The Track (TV Series)
Melanie Stuart

America's Court with Judge Ross (TV Series) Megan Lyons
This Wedding is Sick; You Call that a Pec! (2019) ... Megan Lyons

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Director Statement

The Short Film production highlights the Strong Women single track, originally released on Oct 16, 2020. The song and video content is based on a snapshot into the life and true story of Olympian, Dr. Sharrieffa Barksdale's of the domestic violence suffered at the hands of her former husband and Abuser. Our hope is to get the message out to persons living in fear, that the first step is working to physically remove oneself from any and all toxic environment/s.