Movie Description
Early Riser
(2011)Overview
This short is based on Chester Himes’s novel Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965) and its adaptation for the screen by Ossie Davis in 1970. The cotton in the novel and film comes from the region around Columbus, Mississippi. Shot in noir-style, the film focuses on the scene when detectives Coffin Ed and Grave Digger Jones interrogate Lo-Boy, an artist/hustler, about the event around the demise of his friend Early Riser.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kevin Jerome Everson
- Producer : Madeleine Molyneaux,Kevin Jerome Everson
- Writer : Kevin Jerome Everson
- Editor : Kevin Jerome Everson
- Cast : James McGilbray,Dawon Owens,Robert Stewart
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleEarly Riser
Status Released
Release Information
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2011-09-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 05m
Production CompaniesTrich Arts,Picture Palace Pictures
Genres
- Drama
