He received his training from Howard University (B.F.A) and the University of Pittsburgh (M.F.A). He was named the 2005 Chicago Tribune's Chicagoan of the Year: Theater, and was the Founding Artistic Director of Congo Square Theatre Company. Sanders was part of August Wilson's world premiere productions of "Radio Golf" and "Gem of the Ocean" on Broadway and at the Huntington Theatre in Boston, the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. In Chicago, he received three Jeff Award nominations for the production of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," and directed the world premiere of the Jeff Award-nominated "Deep Azure." He also received the Jeff and BTAA Awards for Best Director for "Seven Guitars," as well as a Black Excellence Award for Best Producer. Sander's Off-Broadway debut of "King Hedley II" at Signature Theatre earned him Lucille Lortel and Audelco award nominations. and "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" at Centerstage in Chicago. "Jitney," and "Stick Fly" at True Colors Theatre in Atlanta "Topdog/Underdog" and "Five Fingers of Funk" at Minneapolis Children's Theatre August Wilson's 20th Century Cycle at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His other credits include an award-winning production of "Gee's Bend" at Cincinnati Playhouse the musical, "Sanctified" at Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C. His most recent credits include "The Raisin Cycle: Clybourne Park/ Beneatha's Place" (World Premiere) at Baltimore Center Stage Theater. "Perfect Day" is Sanders' first foray into filmmaking, though he has had the pleasure of directing on stages across the globe. All other concerns fade as he makes his way from clue to clue, hoping to find who is leaving him these cryptic notes.As the last school bell rings, Desmond questions will he ever find love, or, as the tension at school escalates, even a safe way home. Then, in the midst of the day's chaos, he discovers he has his own secret admirer.
He secretly writes her love sonnets, depositing them in her locker between classes. Sanders - Cinematographer: Darryl Miller - Editor: Martin Nelson - Composer: Marc Mellitsĭesmond, an intellectual loner in a volatile high school, has devised a plan to reveal his affections to Aasha, the class beauty. Sanders, Chadwick Boseman, Brian Tucker, Deb Clapp, Emmett Chapman Jr., Lanier & Bettye Sanders - Screenwriters: Derrick L.
Though Tommy and Alyssa are later reunited when their paths intersect at the club where Tommy is DJ'ing, the resulting rage of jealous Hector threatens to spell tragedy for all involved.FILM LIBRARY » 2014 » SHORT NARRATIVE » FILM DETAILSįormat: Digital (screening) - Other (shooting)Įxecutive Producers: Derrick L. Subsequently torn apart by Tommy's anger and Alyssa's sorrow, the pair both embark on solitary journeys that find Tommy making a name for himself in the Melbourne club scene, and self-destructive Alyssa falling under the drug-addled influence of powerful music producer and nightclub owner Hector Lee (Andrew Lee). When Emma and Alysse go out for a night of partying and Emma suffers a fatal overdose, Alysse's burden of guilt becomes too weighty to bear and she soon seeks to tell Tommy the truth about his sister's death. Consumed by his unrelenting search for inspiration and his powerful love for girlfriend Alysse (Leeanna Walsman), Tommy remains deaf to the desperate cries of his younger sister Emma (Abbie Cornish). Twenty-two-year-old Tommy Matisse (Dan Spielman) is a student at the Royal Academy of Music in London who dreams of writing an opera that will speak truth in the chaos of the contemporary world.
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