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

Jeremy Bennett

Production Coordinator: Jeremy Bennett

Production CoordinAtor
 

Based in Columbus, OH and Seattle, WA Jeremy is an arts enthusiast. He holds a BA in Pop Culture Studies from Ohio University, and a Masters in Museology from Kent State. 

Film, music, and museums are his passion. 

Jeremy served as the Production Coordinator on Oracabessa, his first feature film. 

He traveled to London, U.K. in the last year to attend the London International Filmmakers Festival, where Oracabessa was nominated and won multiple awards. 

In addition to Oracabessa, Jeremy has worked behind the scenes on several short films and stage plays. He is excited for the next project.