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Synopsis
New Ghaiana, Pennsylvania 1860 -1887 An isolated area which spans 39 acres where free and recently freed blacks live under the watch of the mayor and local shot expert, Ezra. Known for their enterprise, steel production, and gun manufacturing or simply BLACK STEEL, this prosperous black town excels during The End of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the rise of Jim Crow despite growing opposition from neighboring whites. But their biggest challenges are coming from two sources. France. Being commissioned to construct part of the statue of liberty. And the South. With the birth and expansion of the Ku Klux Klan.
But what their neighbors fail to realize is that Ezra isn't the only shot in New Ghaiana. They manufacture weapons first and foremost for their own people. New Ghaiana is as much an army as it is a strong community. BLACK STEEL is more than industry, more than weaponry... BLACK STEEL is the people.
Bio
Alana Barrett-Adkins is a director, actor, producer, an NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Atlantic Theater Acting School, and Stonestreet Studios alumni. She is also the CEO/Artistic Director of Rock Alari Studios, LLC which is a production company committed to Creating Inspiring, and Empowering Excellence in the theatrical and cinematic arts through faith. Rock Alari Studios has produced ongoing successful projects including the play Women of Adonai (sold out performances in Harlem), the web series Women of Adonai Project, and her debut feature film Asunder, One Flesh Divided (Amazon Prime, Apple TV). Alana's recent film credits include: Fish Out of Water, Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always (Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival), The Box (Official Selection, SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival), and The Foundation. Alana's mission and passion is to create, provoke, inspire, and empower through the arts specifically women and the African diaspora. Alana currently teaches Screen Acting Technique and Film Production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and the City University of New York.
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Actor - Kadeem Hardison
Actor - Christian "CKing" King
Actor - Denise Burse
