Portfolio
TAINTED
TV Series (1hr Ep.)
Period Piece, Family, Drama
High Budget.
Set in the 18th Century in the Caribbean, “TAINTED” follows the extraordinary lives of a multi-racial family, the island’s wealthiest, over several decades spanning from the Seven Years’ War to the French Revolution.
Pilot:
1758. The Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe.
The lives of a prosperous family of plantation owners are thrown into disarray by the disappearance of eldest daughter, Benedicte, and a fire in the cane fields which are the source of the family’s wealth, started by its illegitimate son, Joseph.
QUEEN OF HARLEM
TV Series (1hr Ep.)
Action/Crime/Thriller
Medium Budget
Harlem, NY. c.1920
She is tall, slender, always impeccably dressed, with never so much as a hair out of place.
She moves, straight-backed, through a world in which black women like her are supposed to be maids, not queens.
Born in the French Caribbean islands, she taught herself English to get ahead.
Raised by an illiterate single mother, she taught herself arithmetic to get even further.
In a world ruled by men, she held her own, defeating all competitors to become the eventual head of the illegal numbers racket. Beating back rival outfits, evading the police, Stephanie St Clair will stop at nothing to secure her edge.
THE MACHIAVELLIS
Feature Film* (1h50m)
Comedy, Action
High Budget
1513, Italy
Florence’s disgraced ambassador, Niccolo Machiavelli, will stop at nothing in his quest to regain power, but when his son becomes an obstacle, Niccolo is forced to choose between his fortune and his family.
* This project has also been written in a Mini-Series format.
AFRICAN|AMERICAN
Created by Chisom Chieke
Feature Film (1h45m)
Romantic Comedy
Low Budget
While planning their wedding, Ada, a first gen Nigerian, med-school dropout and Trey, her whimsical but techie, Atlanta-native fiancé, struggle to redefine themselves and their passions, amidst a cultural clash taking place between their families.
African|American is a Rom-Com centered on a culture clash, as it exposes the dichotomy within the Black cultural experience in America through the relationship between a home-bred Atlanta native and his fiancée, a first-gen Nigerian-American. Using comedy as a subtle device, African|American addresses major themes like colorism and classism that historically plague the global Black community.
KNUCKLEHEAD
TV-Series (30min Ep.)
Comedy
Medium Budget
Wealthy layabout socialite, Myron, navigates the wreckages of his life, accompanied by Artemis, the physical manifestation of his chronic depression.
When Myron meets a girl, it looks like his luck is about to change, but instead he ends up dragging her down into the pit along with him.
DESIGN BUS POSH PIONEERESS
Docu-Series (30min)
Reality, Unscripted
Low Budget
On a journey to create a life worth living, a veteran interior designer and life connoisseur turns her heels on New York City and into an open road adventure.
In her customized design bus, Antoinette Loupé explores America’s treasures while drawing inspiration from friends, both old and new, as she discovers her personal truths, values and passions along the way.