The Tale of Four
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| Directed by | Gabourey Sidibe |
| Written by | Ayanna McMichael Kia Perry |
| Based on | A song by Nina Simone |
| Produced by | Lisa Cortes Shannon Gibson |
| Starring | Ledisi Young Meagan Kimberly Smith Dana Gourrier Aisha Hinds |
| Cinematography | Daniel Patterson |
| Edited by | Dean Gonzalez |
| Music by | Mark Batson |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Tale of Four, is a 2017 United States short film directed by Gabourey Sidibe as her directorial debut[1] and co-produced by Kia Perry, Lisa Cortes and Shannon Gibson.[2] The shot revolves among four different women with four different paths where ironically all their lives interconnected. It is based on the song "Four Women" sung by singer and political activist Nina Simone.[3]
The film stars Ledisi Young, Meagan Kimberly Smith, Dana Gourrier and Aisha Hinds in lead roles.[4] The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[5] The film had its premier in September 2016 in New York City, New York and then screened on 25 June 2017 at Nantucket Film Festival. It won the award for the Best Short at the 2017 Urbanworld Film Festival.[6]
Cast[edit]
- Ledisi Young as Aunt Sara
- Meagan Kimberly Smith as Saffronia
- Dana Gourrier as Sweet Thing
- Aisha Hinds as Peaches
- Brett Gray as Greg
- Jacob Berger as Officer Shields
- Daniel G. Cunningham as Jason
- Ta'Rhonda Jones as Sister
- Okema Moore as Jesse
- Jussie Smollett
- Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
- Victoria Wallace as Quincy
References[edit]
- ^ "Gabby Sidibe Debuts New Film, Tale of Four". thesource. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Watch Now: Gabourey Sidibe's "The Tale of Four". The blonde misfit. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "The Tale Of Four". Urbanworld Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "BlackStar Film Festival Spotlight: 'The Tale Of Four,' directed by Gabourey Sidibe, starring Aisha Hinds, Ledisi & more". shadowandact. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Ledisi + Jussie Smollett + Aisha Hinds star in Gabby Sidibe's 'The Tale of Four'". WCLK. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Watch Gabourey Sidibe's Short The Tale Of Four Online". Black Film. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
