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LOGLINE
After the death of her estranged father, LouEster faces the battle of her life when his family tries to evict her and her grandmother from the only home she has ever known. LouEster must gather all her courage and skill as a lawyer to demand the justice that is her birthright.
SYNOPSIS
BULLSTREET follows LouEster Sadie Gibbs (played by newcomer Malynda Hale), a 39 year old small-town personal injury lawyer whose mother died in childbirth. Her grandmother, Mrs. Big-Gal (Loretta Devine), has raised her in their humble family home with love and a rich spiritual tradition. When an entitled Ivy League lawyer questions their ownership of the home and its surrounding land, the stage is set for a clash of privilege against family. Judge Motley (Amy Madigan) must determine whether LouEster’s lifelong home really is her birthright or if the handshake transfer of land doesn’t hold up in court.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Whenmygrandmotherdiedafewyearsago,Iwastheonlyfamily memberscheduledtospeakatherfuneral.Butwhenitwastimefor myremarks,Ifoundmyselfparalyzedbygrief,unabletomovefrom myseat.AlthoughIfeltguiltyforyearsaboutnotspeaking,the experienceultimatelyallowedmetohonorherlegacywithBULL STREET. Mygrandmother’sabilitytoembracelifewithdignity, kindnessandcompassioniswoventhroughoutthetapestryofBULL STREETandinformsthecharacterofMrs.BigGal,playedbythe incomparableLorettaDevine.
AsIeulogizedmygrandmotherinthescript,Ilearnedmoreaboutmy ownfamily’sstruggleswithmentalillnessandalostlegacy.Shotin mymaternalfamily'sbirthplaceofClarendonCounty,BULLSTREET takesitsnamefromtheSouthCarolinaStateHospitalwhere mygreatgreat-grandmotherdiedin1958.Likesomanybeforeher, therewasnodeedtoshowwhatwasrightfullyhersandshelosther landwhileshewashospitalized.FromtheBiblicalrootsofland ownershiptothecontemporarystruggle,preservinggenerational wealthisimperative.BULLSTREETisbothacalltoactionandthe ultimatetributetomygrandmother’sdetermination. Nevertakeyoureyeofftheprize.
CREW
LYNN DOW
Writer/Director/Producer
WENDY TUCKER TANNOCK
Executive Producer/Producer
ANNE DUDLEY Composer
CAST
DEVINE As Mrs. Big Gal
ARIELLE PREPETIT
As Kendra Reed
AMY MADIGAN As Mary Ann
GARY RAY MOORE
As Mayor Bucky
HALE As LouEster Gibbs
MATHEW GREER
As Bo Gipson
LORETTA
MALYNDA
CREDITS
Written & Directed By: LYNN DOW
Consulting Producer: JAMAL JOSEPH
Produced By: LYNN DOW, WENDY TUCKER TANNOCK
Executive Producer: WENDY TUCKER TANNOCK
Co producer: DONNA FEWELL
Director of Photography: RYAN DEAN
Costume Designer: BEVERLY SAFIER
Editor: MARC J. ALCORN
Production Designer: GENEVA RILEY TIGGLE
Colorist: ANDREW GEARY
Sound Mixer: VINNY ALFANO
Music Supervisor: RON LAWRENCE
Composer: ANNE DUDLEY
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