O R A C A B E S S A (new title Constraint)

Produced, Written & Directed
by
Richard Anthony Nelson

Starring:  Brooklyn Sabino Smith as 'Oracabessa'

With:  Jeff Benjamin, Catherine Blair-Wilhelm, Heather Caldwell, Mimi Celestin, Jeff Cunningham, Naomi Eddy, Clint Elmore, Jim Foreman, Kenyatta Foster, Aaron Geib, Sheldon Gleisser, Franklin Grace, Ashley Anne Henderson, Jenny Hickey, Kristina Kopf, John Kuhn, Aubrey Likens, Geraldine Mason, Shannelle Hinkley-Moore, Dani Mann, Jarud Miller, Lindsay N. Miller, JJ Moine, Abbey Monin, Mason Pryor, Maya Sayre, John Randall Scott, Ralph Scott, Walter Semke, Aaron Sinclair, Dino Tripodis and Phillip Wilson.

a Tigist Films production in association with ZoeN Films

Logline:

'A University Grad student goes on a redemptive journey to find a missing 6 year old boy.'

Synopsis:

Oracabessa Lee, a university grad student, is in the midst of a breakup when she sees a poster of a missing 6 year old boy, Tim Rinehart. Oracabessa becomes fixated on the missing boy and attempts to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Along the way, she encounters Tuco, a bottom feeder, who is thick in the midst of a human trafficking group. Oracabessa's life hangs in the balance, as inexplicably, she continues searching for the boy. We're along for the ride and discover her troubling childhood past on the island of Jamaica.

Filming Locations:

Columbus, Ohio

Gahanna, Ohio (Creekside)

Zanesville, Ohio

Newark, Ohio

Miami, Florida

Oracabessa, Jamaica, West  Indies 

Cinematography:

Cine Process:  Negative 35mm Film, Techniscope (2 Perf Format)

Aspect:  2.35:1 

Acquisition: 2K Scans 

Lens:  Canon K35 Superspeed Cine lenes

Winners:

Best Lead Actress: Brooklyn Sabino Smith

Best Director: Richard Nelson

Rising Star Award: Brooklyn Sabino Smith

 


Nominations:

Best Film: Oracabessa

Best Lead Actress: Brooklyn Sabino Smith

Best Supporting Actor: Phillip S. Wilson

Best Director: Richard Nelson

Best Producer: Richard Nelson

Rising Star Award: Brooklyn Sabino Smith