Lock City Filmworks and Polychrome Pictures join forces to release a new crime-drama based on actual events of the Brooklyn street gang Deceptikons.
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New York, NY (1888PressRelease) April 09, 2009 - Writer/Director Shawn Baker offered, “I brought a myriad of life experiences from script to screen with the Eddie Black Story. And I’m honored to collaborate with Polychrome, because I know they will give the film clear visibility in this competitive market place.”
Shot on location in Brooklyn, NY with producer Kevin Spice Greene of Boss Entertainment, Eddie Black stars Onyx’s Fredro Starr (Torque, Save the Last Dance), newcomer Daniel Philip, Chyna Layne (Push, HBO’s Life Support), and Mike Lubik. Eddie Black is a first year college student on the honor role but after financial hardship and a broken heart he attempts to find refuge in a street gang called Deceptikons.
About Lock City Film Works
Lock City Film Works (http://www.lockcityonline.com) is a production company that develops and produces quality films and videos, providing great entertainment with inventive stories designed for both enjoyment and education.
Currently, in post-production, the slick and witty comedy Peanut & Bang, starring Chris Williams and a host of fresh, new innovative talent and also prepped for filming is the docu-drama tentatively titled Conspiracy X, set in New York, this feature will measure the fairness of the United States judicial system. In addition, Shawn Baker wrote and intends to collaborate with West Coast King Snoop Dogg in the gangster drama tentatively titled Snoopafly.
About Polychrome Pictures
Polychrome Pictures (http://www.polychromepictures.com) is a multi-faceted home entertainment producer and distributor with an eclectic line up of quality titles in the genres of drama, comedy, horror, urban, music and special interest. With a prolific release schedule of 10-12 features yearly, Polychrome content is exclusively distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Vivendi Entertainment.
Launched in June 2005, Polychrome consistently finds and utilizes the brightest creative minds around the globe in an effort to preserve the soul of independent filmmaking and expose the masses to creative flavor often overlooked by the Hollywood machine.