Beez
And Honey, Poppington & Only Popcorn present “Y’All Put It Together”, a new
series of films and discussions at Gene Frankel Theater. The series unspools
with a screening of the urban drama “Paid In Full,” on Tuesday, March 26th at
7:00pm followed by a Q&A with Producer Damon Dash. Doors open at
6:00pm.
“Paid
in Full” marks the feature debut of director Charles Stone III, who rose to
fame after creating Budweiser's "Wassup" commercials. The urban
gangster drama is loosely based on the true story of 1980s Harlem drug kingpins
AZ, Rich Porter, and Alpo. (This story was also the basis for a documentary,
Game Over (Part 1).) Ace (Wood Harris) works at a laundromat, struggling to get
by, while his friend Mitch (Mekhi Phifer) lives the high life selling heroin.
His sister's boyfriend, Calvin (Kevin Carroll) also sells drugs, and looks down
on Ace for struggling to earn a living. Out delivering laundry one day, Ace
meets Lulu (Esai Morales), a big time coke dealer, who lives better than anyone
Ace has ever known. When Lulu leaves some coke in the pocket of a coat he's
having cleaned, Ace returns it to him, and Lulu rewards him for his honesty by
letting him keep the drugs. When Calvin gets busted, Ace hesitantly takes his
place in the neighborhood, and starts working for Lulu. As the crack business
takes off, Ace finds himself making more money than he knows what to do with.
Mitch goes to jail for a short time, where another inmate, Rico (rapper Cam'ron
in his acting debut), defends him in a fight. By the time Mitch gets out of
prison, Ace is running the neighborhood. Ace makes Mitch his right-hand man,
and when Rico gets out of jail, he joins the crew. The drugs and money flow,
and Ace tries to keep everyone happy, but there are some who want what's his,
and will stop at nothing to get it. “Paid in Full” was shown at the 2002
Urbanworld Film Festival.
Beverages
will be served and attendees can view a screening of the Art Film, “The Art of
Nothing,” directed by Derrick B. Harden. “Y’ALL PUT IT TOGETHER” is a series of
films curated by Gail Thacker, Nicollette Ramirez and Derrick B. Harden.
Additional titles in the film series will be announced.
Tickets
are available at the Gene Frankel Theater Box Office, located at 24 Bond
Street, New York, NY 10012, (212) 777-1767 or genefrankeltheatre@gmail.com and will be $20 at the door.
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