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Thicker Than Blood

The first in a three-part film series, Thicker Than Blood tells the story of the youngest of two sons who returns home for the first time in three years to celebrate his older brother’s promotion to partner in his law firm. During what’s supposed to be a joyous afternoon of family, friends, and food, secrets are revealed, masks are uncovered, and some things are said that can’t be taken back.

A once tight-knit family is left broken and faced with the task of trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces and put them back together before losing each other forever.

  • Anthony L. Williams
    Director
    Absolutely Positive
  • Anthony L. Williams
    Writer
    Absolutely Positive
  • Anthony L. Williams
    Producer
    Absolutely Positive
  • Nicole Beckwith (Consulting Producer)
    Producer
  • Douglas K. Griffin (Consulting Producer)
    Producer
  • Tony Bravado
    Key Cast
    "Richie Jr. "
    Let's Stay Together (Tyler Perry), Survivor's Remorse, Sindustry
  • Kevin Boles, Jr.
    Key Cast
    "Jordan"
    Redskins, Metropolitan, Distracted by Love
  • Christina Smith
    Key Cast
    "Marilyn"
  • Thom McKinney
    Key Cast
    "Richard Sr. "
    Door to Door, Walk Through the Valley, Morningside
  • Destiny Diamond McNeill
    Key Cast
    "Selena"
  • Florencio Martinez
    Key Cast
    "Cameron"
  • Carol McKenith
    Key Cast
    "Rhonda"
    Chicago Med (NBC), Outer Banks (Netflix), Till
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Public Health, LGBT, Religion, HIV, AIDS, African American, Love, Black Stories, BIPOC
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Sony A7S
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • World Music & Independent Film Festival
    Washington DC
    United States
    May 2, 2025
    Nominations: Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress
  • Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival
    Toronto, Canada
    Canada
    June 1, 2024
    Official Selection
  • AIDS Walk South Dallas
    Dallas, TX
    United States
    March 23, 2024
  • Tarrant County / CAN Community Health
    Dallas, TX
    United States
    August 29, 2023
  • Positive Living Conference
    Ft. Walton Beach, FL
    United States
    August 27, 2022
  • Silicon Valley African Film Festival
    Silicon Valley, CA
    United States
    October 9, 2021
  • Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, Inc
    Houston, TX
    United States
    April 30, 2022
  • Impulse Group Chicago: An AIDS Healthcare Foundation Affinity Group
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    February 19, 2022
  • Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) Black History Month/NBHAAD
    Virtual
    February 26, 2021
  • Chicago Filmmakers - Spirit of Chicago Fest
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    December 14, 2020
  • Atlanta Black Pride Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    September 5, 2020
    Georgia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 17th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    December 7, 2019
    New York City
    Official Selection
  • 10th Annual Arlington International Film Festival
    Arlington, MA
    United States
    November 7, 2019
    Massachusetts
    Award: Best Feature Film
  • Silicon Valley African Film Festival
    San Jose, CA
    United States
    October 4, 2019
    Finalist
  • Newark International Film Festival
    Newark, NJ
    United States
    September 4, 2019
    New Jersey
    Award: Best Director in a Feature Film
  • Columbia College
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    November 7, 2019
  • OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival / 24th North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
    Durham, NC
    United States
    August 15, 2019
    Official Selection
  • 17th Annual NY African Diaspora Film Festival
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    June 27, 2019
    Chicago Premiere
    Official Selection
  • KBDB3 - Public Screening
    Cary, NC
    United States
    June 30, 2019
  • Alexandria, VA Public Health Dept - Public Screening
    Alexandria, VA
    United States
    May 1, 2019
  • 27th Annual Pan African Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    February 8, 2019
    California Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Carrboro Film Festival
    Carrboro, NC
    United States
    November 18, 2017
    Official Selection
  • GayCharlotte Film Festival
    Charlotte, NC
    United States
    June 3, 2017
    Official Selection
  • The Hollywood Theater - Public Screening
    Portland, OR
    United States
    February 26, 2017
    NW USA, Oregon
  • Eastern Carolina University
    Greenville, NC
    United States
    February 19, 2017
  • Us Helping Us Organization
    Washington DC
    United States
    February 18, 2017
  • Univ. of NC Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, NC
    United States
    February 8, 2017
  • Wake Forest University
    Winston Salem, NC
    United States
    February 8, 2017
  • Univ. of Illinois - Springfield
    Springfield, IL
    United States
    February 8, 2017
  • Benson Tower, LGBT Center of New Orleans
    New Orleans, LA
    United States
    February 8, 2017
  • Mansfield Technical College
    Mansfield, LA
    United States
    February 7, 2017
  • The Philadelphia Center
    Shreveport, LA
    United States
    February 7, 2017
  • Winston Salem University
    Winston Salem, NC
    United States
    February 7, 2017
  • Johnson C. Smith New Science Center
    Charlotte, NC
    United States
    February 7, 2017
  • The Cary Theater
    Cary, NC
    United States
    February 1, 2017
    North Carolina Premiere
  • The Best of the Best of the LGBTQ Fest Fest
    Palm Springs, CA
    United States
    August 12, 2019
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Anthony L. Williams

Founder of Second Glance Productions, Anthony L. Williams is a performer, educator, and award-winning director, writer, and producer.

In 2024, he was the 1st Place Winner in IL LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s entrepreneur ‘Biz Boot Camp,’ and his newest queer dating docuseries, "It’s Not You, It’s Me," was a festival winner at both the Cinema WorldFest Awards, Creation International Film Festival, and received the Honorable Mention award at the Various Artists Independent Film Festival. In 2021, he won 2nd place in the Flip the Script Competition for his TV pilot, "Heartstrings," which also claimed 1st Place in London & Lisbon’s 2024 Sunday Shorts Film Festival and was selected in the Chicago Script Awards and Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival.

His critically-acclaimed feature film, Thicker Than Blood, garnered awards for "Best Director” and "Best Feature Film" in 2019. TTB's impact campaign continues to foster conversations through LGBTQ and African-American nonprofits, HBCUs/universities & teaching hospitals, medical and faith-based organizations, and state and local health departments in nearly 30 major cities nationwide.

His film, Absolutely Positive, holds nominations for Best Short Film, Director, Actor, and Actress at the World Music & Independent Film Festival and earned him a personal invite to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative at the White House in 2013. Now developed as a scripted series, the pilot advanced to the Quarterfinalist round in the 2020 TSL Screenplay Contest.

Having produced content for HGTV, the History Channel, National Geographic, A&E, The Travel Channel, Food Network, Investigative Discovery, and more, no matter the storytelling medium, Anthony takes pride in creating memorable media that pushes boundaries with purpose and on purpose. And with every story he tells, his mission is to ‘edutain’ and inspire viewers at first glance, while provoking deeper thought, conversation, and connection upon ‘second glance.’

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