REDONDO A SHORT FILM BY LUCRETIA STINNETTE

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Story……………….………………………………………………………….…… 04 Structure………………………………………………………………………….. 06 Director’s Statement……………………………………………….…………….. 08 Who We Are…………………………………………………………………….… 09 Characters……………………………………………………………….…….….. 12 Location…………………………………………………………………………… 15 Camera Approach……………………………………………………………….. 16 AFI DWW Program…………………………………….………………………… 18 Successful AFI DWW Projects…………………………………………………. 19 Production Timeline…….………………………………………….….…………. 20 Budget Top Sheet………………………………………………………………… 21 Donation Levels…………………………………………………….………..…… 22

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A misunderstanding between Brittany, a Black woman, and Eugene, a Korean shop owner, explodes into a violent confrontation that is recorded by a bystander. Redondo is a Rashomon-esque story that examines this encounter from 3 different perspectives.

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We will see the story unfold from THREE distinct points of view - Brittany’s, Eugene’s, and the bystander who records their fight.

There is no clear answer on who’s right or wrong - only questions.

What informs how we see others?

How do we as individuals “other” others?

What personal baggage color our perceptions in everyday interactions?

How much of what we see in viral videos can be trusted?

The differences between the two perspectives are subtle.

It’s based on how people see themselves, and how they think others see them 05 R E D O N D O 8 / 23 Director’s Statement

There is a long history of not only cultural and economic exchange between Blacks and Koreans in the United States, but violence and conflict as well. Black and Korean Americans have a very specific history, especially within the socio-political history of Los Angeles, where Redondo takes place.

The 1992 Los Angeles riots, in many ways, sparked after the murder of 15-year old Latasha Harlins by a Korean shop owner. The shop owner went on to serve no prison time. This history serves as the backdrop to Redondo.

Redondo takes place present day, where viral videos of Black Americans in violent confrontations with law enforcement and fellow citizens go viral on a regular basis. Often times with racially polarizing consequences.

But race in Redondo is just the dressing on the window. Both sides in this particular story act from some sort of racial bias. But this Rashomon-esque story goes deeper. Both Eugene and Brittany's points of view feel realistic and believable. Their truths are nuanced. Each side, and how "the” truth is perceived, is colored by their individual realities, lived experiences, racial trauma, stereotypes gleaned from media and popular culture, etc. Their perception of reality isn’t necessarily “the” truth it’s “their” truth.

The differences between the two perspectives are subtle. It’s based on how people see themselves, and how they think others see them R E D O N D O 9 / 23 Who We Are

LUCRETIA STINNETTE // WRITER & DIRECTOR Lucretia Stinnette is a Los Angeles based filmmaker, whose work takes a nuanced look at the ways that class, economics and racial identity shape the interior lives and lived experiences of women of color. She is currently a fellow in the 2021 class of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Stinnette is the recipient of the Princess Grace Graduate Film Scholarship, the Lynn Weston Fellowship in Film, the Women in Film Foundation/Verna Fields Memorial Fellowship and the Four Sisters Scholarship in Directing.

Her short film Quyen, about a young Vietnamese woman's first week with her new Korean husband, was informed by her four years living and teaching in South Korea. Quyen was awarded the KQED Film School Shorts Best Film, and her work has been screened at the New Orleans Film Festival, L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival, Munich Festival of Film Schools, among many others. Born and raised in Chicago, Lucretia Stinnette has worked and studied in countries such as Ghana, South Africa and South Korea. She earned her BA in International Relations from the University of Southern California, and MFA in Film from UCLA.

Link to Previous Work: “QUYEN" (pw: Quyen26) R E D O N D O 10 / 23 Who We Are

KADY KAMAKATE // PRODUCER

Hailing from Côte d’Ivoire, Kady Kamakate moved to the U.S. with her family as a child and turned her childhood love for film into a career. Kady has honed her craft by spearheading industry-leading digital and broadcast campaigns for major brands such as Netflix, Google, Clorox, Redbull, Taco Bell, Sony, Universal Pictures, and on the 200-million view spectacle YouTube Rewind. Outside of branded projects, Kady continues to build a strong body of work with her narrative projects. Most notably, Leimert Park, an original digital series she produced and co-created, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Other works include festival favorite They Charge For The Sun, and Project Involve films Drowning, This Little Light.

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BRITTANY

Brittany is a recent graduate of USC who lives in South LA with her best friend Cambria. She’s at an age where she is trying to figure out who she is and how to navigate the world. Despite her private school education, Brittany is not ignorant to how the world perceives her race as a threat.

She visits Redondo Beauty Supply to buy what she needs to prepare for a job interview. R E D O N D O 13 / 23 Characters

EUGENE

Eugene is the only child of Korean immigrants. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he grew up helping his parents around their beauty supply store in South Los Angeles. A recent college graduate, Eugene has had trouble finding employment and reluctantly returns home to work with his parents. The last thing he ever wanted was to work with his parents and dreads every moment he has to spend behind the counter. R E D O N D O 14 / 23 SANG MI Supporting Characters Sang Mi immigrated to Los Angeles 30 years ago. During the 1992 LA riots she witnessed friends lose everything. She vowed to be a business owner of integrity, and to have an open and warm relationship with members of the South LA Community where Redondo Beauty is located.

JIHO

CAMBRIA Cambria is from Fort Wayne Indiana, and moved to Los Angeles to attend USC. She and Brittany are best friend’s and roommates. She has been braiding hair professionally since her teenaged years. R E D O N D O 15 / 23 Location CAMERA APPROACH: PERSPECTIVES 16 / 23 17 / 23 14 / 23 18 / 23

This project is being done in partnership with the AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Lucretia was one of 8 filmmakers chosen to participate in this years’ workshop.

The AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) — AFI’s filmmaker training program launched in 1974 — continues its longstanding commitment to increasing the number of women and gender nonbinary directors working in film and television. The prestigious program has announced eight new participants for the 2020-2021 cycle. Participants receive several months of tuition-free film education, culminating in the production of a short film. The films will premiere at the annual DWW Showcase in Los Angeles in 2021.

Since its inception in 1974, the DWW has graduated over 300 alumnae, including accomplished filmmakers such as Lesli Linka Glatter (HOMELAND), Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (UNREAL), Tricia Brock (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK), Neema Barnette (LUKE CAGE), Jennifer Getzinger (MAD MEN) and Hanelle Culpepper (STAR TREK: DISCOVERY).

Past faculty and mentors who have championed the DWW mission include Ava DuVernay (WHEN THEY SEE US), Patty Jenkins (WONDER WOMAN), Kimberly Peirce (BOYS DON’T CRY), Jamie Babbit (RUSSIAN DOLL), Issa Rae (INSECURE) and Lena Waithe (MASTER OF NONE).

READ MORE ABOUT THE 2021 CLASS HERE THE AFI DIRECTING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SUCCESSFUL 19 / 23 PROJECTS

BLOCKS - SUNDANCE, SXSW SHARE - CINEFONDATION, HBO FEATURE FILM Bridget Maloney DWW ’20 Pippa Bianco DWW ‘15 Share was Pippa Bianco’s DWW short that premiered at SXSW and played at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the first prize Cinefondation award. It was later developed into a feature film released on HBO in 2019.

WARPAINT - SUNDANCE SEQUIN RAZE - UNREAL TV SERIES Katrelle Kindred DWW ‘18 Sarah Gertrude Shapiro DWW ‘13 Sequin Raze was a short film directed by DWW alum Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, that went on to be developed into Lifetime TV’s series UNREAL. 20 / 23 R E D O N D O Production Timeline

Upon securing financing by February 2021, REDONDO will officially begin our prep for principal photography. This timeline illustrates the steps- past, present and future- towards completing our film

DECEMBER 2020 MARCH 2021 Production attaches key members of production team Principal photography commences Launch Crowdfunding campaign Principal photography wraps

JANUARY 2021 MARCH 2021 Casting begins Post-production begins Full financing secured JUNE 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 Post-production wraps Location scouting Lock cast and crew AUGUST 2021 Submitted to film festivals/screened for potential distributors

JANUARY 2022 - DECEMBER 2022 Film screens at film festivals 21 / 23 R E D O N D O Budget Top Sheet R E D O N D O 22 / 23 Donation Levels

$10K AND ABOVE // EXECUTIVE PRODUCER $1K // BENEFACTOR $150 // SO YOU KNOW IT’S REAL • Executive Producer credit (including IMDB credit) • Signed Poster • Special Thanks in Credits • All previous perks • Digital Copy of Storyboards • Link to director’s previous work • Private Link to View Film • Social Media Shoutout $5K // CO-PRODUCER • Special Thanks in Credits • Co-Producer credit (including IMDB credit) • Link to director’s previous work $75 // WE SEE YOU • Virtual Dinner with Filmmakers • Social Media Shoutout • Link to director’s previous work • Virtual Invitation to set to watch scene live • Social Media Shoutout • Signed Poster $500 // SIGNATURE • Digital Copy of Storyboards • Digital Copy of Storyboards $50 // FOR REAL - THANK YOU • Private Link to View Film • Private Link to View Film • Social Media Shoutout • Special Thanks in Credits • Special Thanks in Credits • Link to director’s previous work • Link to director’s previous work $25 // THANK YOU • Social Media Shoutout • Social Media Shoutout • Thank you!

$2.5K // ASSOCIATE PRODUCER $250 // SPECIAL ACCESS • Associate Producer credit (including IMDB credit) • Private Link to View Film • Virtual Invitation to set to watch scene live • Special Thanks in Credits • Signed Poster • Link to director’s previous work • Digital Copy of Storyboards • Social Media Shoutout • Private Link to View Film • Special Thanks in Credits Link to director’s previous work • *CLICK HERE to donate directly to Lucretia Stinnette’s donation page on the AFI website. • Social Media Shoutout

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