Jamie Broadnax
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Bar Star City follows two star-crossed lovers from opposite ends of time who decide to make a bar on the Southside of Chicago their home. The dive bar hovers at the intersection of Time, Memory and Love and finds “the magic in the ordinary” among its cast of offbeat
patrons. Think the TV sitcom Cheers meets Flying Lotus meets that wacky dream you had last night. A Sci-Fi film with Afrofuturist themes, Bar Star City looks at love, deception, memory, nd alienation among a group of not so regular regulars who just want a place to call home.
patrons. Think the TV sitcom Cheers meets Flying Lotus meets that wacky dream you had last night. A Sci-Fi film with Afrofuturist themes, Bar Star City looks at love, deception, memory, nd alienation among a group of not so regular regulars who just want a place to call home.
Look out for surprises throughout the year before the film’s release
Also, read the “Chasing Black Unicorns” time travel love story series on the website
Director/Writer: Ytasha L. Womack
* Author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture
*Author of Rayla 2212 and Rayla 2213
*Screenwriter – The romantic comedy Couples Night
Co producers
Tiffany Tapley
Aisha Murph
Shooting in Chicago
Status: In Flight
Release Date – Later this year…stay posted!
website: www.barstarcity.com
Instagram: barstarcityfilm
Twitter:@barstarcityfilm
Photos: Fanta Celah as Hathor
Photos: (l-r) Tiffany Tapley, Ytasha Womack, Kenn “Jedi” Russell, and Sarah Cigan.
Photos: Fanta Celah as Hathor
Photo: (l-r) Erynn Mackenzie, Ytasha Womack
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Jamie Broadnax
Jamie Broadnax is the creator of the online publication and multimedia space for Black women called Black Girl Nerds. Jamie has appeared on MSNBC's The Melissa Harris-Perry Show and The Grio's Top 100. Her Twitter personality has been recognized by Shonda Rhimes as one of her favorites to follow. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association and executive producer of the Black Girl Nerds Podcast.