1998

Lift

"Lift"
(USA)

La Vida Es Silbar(Life Is to Whistle)

"La Vida Es Silbar(Life Is to Whistle)"
(Latin America)

Where Eskimos Live

"Where Eskimos Live"
(Europe)

The Bleep Brothers

"The Bleep Brothers"
(Japan)

Lift

Lift
2001 / USA / 85min.

*2001 Urbanworld Film Festival Grand Jury Prize
*2001 Sundance Film Festival
[SYNOPSIS]
Niecy is a salesclerk and shoplifter; she sells stolen goods at a low price. Niecy decides to give her mother a necklace, which is harder to steal. Around the same time, she finds out about her pregnancy. The baby's father swears to clean up his act, but is caught in the crossfire. Niecy is arrested on suspicion for the jewelry theft and then.
[DIRECTOR]
DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter

DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter's first film "BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER" was screened in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997, Davis and Streeter participated in the Sundance Writer's and Director's Workshops, following which the "LIFT" screenplay won them the Maryland Filmmakers Fellowship. Since then, Streeter and Davis have created many cutting edge commercials, including the Alan Iverson spots for Reebok and a series for K Mart.

[Staff]
Director / Screenwriter : DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter
Music : Ryan Shore
Director of Photography : David Phillips
Editor : Peter Barstis and Lee Percy

[Cast]
Niecy : Kerry Washington
Elaine : Lonette McKee
Angelo : Eugene Byrd
France : Barbara Montgomery
Camille : Samantha Brown
Quik : Sticky Fingaz
Christian : Todd Williams
Aunt Lily : Jacqui Parker
Uncle Michael : Naheem Allah
Shelly : Susan Alger
Miss Kearns : Annette Miller
Kira : Georgia Lyman
Mac : Sean Conant