Demetrius Shipp Jr. (All Eyez On Me), Essence Atkins(NBC’s “Marlon”), Terrence Jenkins (MTV’s “SafeWord”) and Edwina Findley (The CW’s “Black Lightning”) have all signed on to star in the indie mysterious drama titled Same Difference.
Already in production in Los Angeles, the film, produced by Datari Turner for Datari Turner
Productions, was written and directed by Derege Harding. Additional co-stars include: Kandi Burruss, Affion Crockett, Kris D. Lofton, Gabby Douglas, Lew Temple, and Page Kennedy.
Same Difference follows a young woman (Atkins) who is told that her death is imminent by a mysterious group of people who all start dying one by one. The woman becomes compelled to let go of the past and reconcile with her estranged twin sister, also played by Atkins, who is suffering from alcohol addiction.
Making his feature film directorial debut, Harding is a Film Independent Project Involve Alum. His short film “First Date, Last Date” won numerous festival awards and was bought and distributed by HBO. He was the Winner of last year’s 2017 Turner (TNT) / ABFF Pilot Screenwriting Competition.
Terrence Jenkins (repped by WME) serves as an Executive Producer on the film along with
Essence Atkins (repped by Don Buchwald and Associates). Tim Weatherspoon, Louis Steyn, TJ Steyn, Phil Thornton, Jash’d Kambui Belcher, Jamal Chilton, Damone Smith, JP Ramzy, and Shaun Livingston also are Executive Producers. Demetrius Shipp Jr. is repped by CAA.
