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

Columbus, Ohio United States

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

Clint Elmore

Associate Producer/ First A.D.  Clint Elmore

Associate Producer / First A.D. 

Clint Elmore is a filmmaker native to England, currently residing in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

Mr. Elmore enjoys working in Film and Television and appreciates spending time on both sides of the camera.

As a filmmaker, his most notable projects are:

  • Associate Producer, First Assistant Director, and Set Builder for the award nominated film,  'The Endangered' (2009).
  • Associate Producer, First Assistant Director  & Focus Puller for the award winning feature film 'Oracabessa' (2016) 

Mr. Elmore has also produced several Faith based short films which garnered several nominations and made the best of compilation for world-wide winning festival tour.

Mr. Elmore has performed as an actor and has appeared in several  independent features and shorts. He  further supplements his role as a performer as an in-demand voice talent for Movie Trailers, TV and Radio.

He  was Co-host for CW Network’s Columbus Model Quest, and most recently, appeared as  on air talent for the A&E  FYI networks new reality show, 'Rowhouse Showdown.'

Mr. Elmore serves as a producer on the short film 'Perspective' which was an official selection in the Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival  (  http://www.visionforafrica-intl.org/en/news/2011/20110930.html ).

AWARDS

  1. 2011 - Producer (Short Film) 'Perspective' - Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival

WINS (Feature films worked on): 

  1. 2015 - Winner - Best Director (Richard Nelson) / Feature Film 'Oracabessa' - London International Filmmaker Festival
  2. 2015 Best Lead Actress - Brooklyn Sabino-Smith 'Oracabessa' London International Filmmaker Festival 
  3. 2015 Rising Star (Lead Actress) - Brooklyn Sabino-Smith 'Oracabessa' London International Filmmaker Festival
  4. 2015 Action On Film - Honorable Mention Brooklyn Sabino-Smith.

NOMINATIONS (Feature films worked on):

  1. 2016 - Best Feature Film 'Oracabessa' - Pembroke Taparelli Arts & Film Festival (Los Angeles).
  2. 2015 -  Best Producer / Feature Film 'Oracabessa'  - London International Filmmaker Festival (World Cinema)
  3. 2015 -  Best Director / Feature Film 'Oracabessa' - London International Filmmaker Festival
  4. 2015 -  Best Film  'Oracabessa' - London International Filmmaker Festival
  5. 2015 Best Lead Actress - Brooklyn Sabino-Smith 'Oracabessa' London International Filmmaker Festival 
  6. 2015 -Best Supporting Actor - Philip S. Wilson 'Oracabessa' - London International Filmmaking Festival
  7. 2009 – Best Feature Film for 'The Endangered' (Hollywood Black Film Festival – Jury Award)

Filmography

Oracabessa (2016)

  • Associate Producer / First A.D. / Focus Puller 
  • Suspense / Drama / Thriller - 105 Minutes
  • Technical Specification: 35mm Techniscope 2.35:1 Widescreen

The Endangered (2009)

  • Actor / First Assistant Director / Grip
  • Suspense / Thriller, 70 Minutes
  • Technical Specification: HD 1080P

The Furlough (2007)

  • Actor