Private Project

The Hard R

[Note, this is a WIP - post will be completed by early/mid-March. All that's left is the final music, sound mix, VFX and color]

Two drug runners, one black and one white, get into a conversation about racism en route to a drug deal.

  • Adad Joel Warda
    Director
    Miss Her, Faces, UnSound Play, Sky City Haya
  • Levi Gordon
    Writer
    Iniquitous, Alan Tracker
  • Adad Joel Warda
    Writer
    Miss Her, UnSound Play, Sky City Haya
  • Madisun Leigh
    Producer
    Eraced, Dropouts, iTrans
  • Jamie Ohlsen
    Producer
    Wrong For Right, Alan Tracker, Crossed, Holler Rumble
  • Adad Joel Warda
    Producer
    Miss Her, UnSound Play, Sky City Haya
  • Ezekiel Ajeigbe
    Key Cast
    "Hakeem"
    Desert Sky, Seal Team, Dynasty, Bigger
  • Wil Crown
    Key Cast
    "Don"
    Eclosion, Just Deal With It, Top Gunner: Danger Zone
  • Tristan Cunningham
    Key Cast
    "Roshel"
    Reasonable Doubt, NCIS, S.W.A.T., 9-1-1
  • Kyle Greenlaw
    Key Cast
    "Damian"
    A Very Merry Hood Christmas, The Mule, Plug Love, McGraw Ave
  • Ed Regine
    Key Cast
    "Adolfo"
    Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Charlie Wilson's War, Next Stop Wonderland, Czech Mate On Ice
  • Jarrid Masse
    Key Cast
    "Dwayne"
    The Christmas Thief, Lord of the Streets, Bodyguard Seduction, Zoombies 2
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    75,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Red Komodo 6K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Adad Joel Warda

An Assyrian American whose films center on family, social-impact issues, diversity, the environment and the nature of reality. He was a finalist in the screencraft film fund competition as well as at the atx pitch festival with his scifi tv pitch for sky city haya. His short film "miss her" won multiple accolades, including placement in the Oscar-qualifying la shorts international film festival and "best short" at the Illume Film Festival. He also placed in the Stowe Producer Lab.

https://www.AdadFilms.com | https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/writer-de24cbe7a-35871 | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2096803

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Director Statement

"Pain is temporary, film is forever."

"Curiosity about life equals empathy and creativity. Then what of curiosity itself? Are we curious about being curious?”