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Dense (film)

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Dense
Written byVanessa Estelle Williams
Shari Poindexter
Directed byVanessa Estelle Williams
StarringLanei Chapman
Michael Ralph
Yolonda Ross
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Theme music composerMichael Bearden
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersVanessa Estelle Williams
Andre Wiseman
Carol Ann Shine
CinematographyJohn L. Demps Jr.
EditorDebra I. Moore
Running time35 minutes
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseApril 21, 2004 (2004-04-21)

Dense is a 2004 American television short film directed and written by Vanessa Williams and Shari Poindexter, and aired on the TV channel Showtime.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Plot

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A man gives his girlfriend an ultimatum: to drop her career to start a family or he will leave her. She begins to question the relationship realizing maybe she was dense.

Cast

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Festival screenings

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  • Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, "Some of the entertainers who have presented material at the annual festival include Vanessa A. Williams directorial debut of Dense..."[6]

References

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  1. ^ shtml Blackfilm.com[permanent dead link], Vanessa Williams' Dense, accessed 01-04-2009
  2. ^ Film Stew Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, by Liz Jeffries (February 26, 2003), "Soul Food Stars Head Behind Camera - Showtime greenlights three shorts to be directed by hit series' stars Vanessa Williams, Rockmond Dunbar and Darrin DeWitt Henson", accessed 01-04-2009
  3. ^ Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center website Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, "Sistas are Doin' it for Themselves - Program", "As filmmaker, Vanessa, wrote, directed and produced the short film, DENSE, which aired on Showtime Television and is a favorite among film festival goers. ", accessed 01-04-2009
  4. ^ Vanessa Williams bio at ATaBB, accessed 01-04-2009
  5. ^ Vanessa Williams filmography at Divxspot[permanent dead link], accessed 01-04-2009
  6. ^ a b The Black World Today Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 01-04-2009
  7. ^ Jack Grapes, "Vanessa Williams made a film about work done in several claases. The film, Dense, is now in distribution", accessed 01-04-2009
  8. ^ Yolanda Ross website Archived 2007-08-03 at archive.today, accessed 01-04-2009
  9. ^ Vondie Curtis-Hall at filmrefernce.com, accessed 01-04-2009
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