Love Stories from the African Diaspora
Here are some of our picks for inclusive Black love stories in film and media. We hope you enjoy these tender love stories and beautiful depictions.
Rest Stop. (2019)
It's 1975, and John Dykstra, a lowly college professor, with not much confidence but a semi-successful author, is on his way home from his monthly meet up group with fellow authors, when he decides to pull off to the nearest rest stop. What he encounters there is an unnerving domestic assault, that will force him to embrace his alter ego, Rick Hardin, the hitman in his novels, and finally decide what kind of man he wants to be.
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It's 1975, and John Dykstra, a lowly college professor, with not much confidence but a semi-successful author, is on his way home from his monthly meet up group with fellow authors, when he decides to pull off to the nearest rest stop. What he encounters there is an unnerving domestic assault, that will force him to embrace his alter ego, Rick Hardin, the hitman in his novels, and finally decide what kind of man he wants to be.
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Genre:Drama, Thriller
Written By:Cameron Schwartz
In Theaters:4/14/2019
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Runtime:25 minutes
Studio:The Gang Productions LLC, Full Lock Media
Cast
Cameron Schwartz
Director
Randy Havens
John Dykstra / Rick Hardin
Steve Coulter
Dean Russell Strathman
Jayson Warner Smith
Mitch Forsyth
Justin Miles
Raymond Fells
Jonathon Pawlowski
Roger Billings
Beth Pilgreen
Christine Lockhart
Candace Mabry
Tracy
Ian Isaksson
Robby
Gisele Frame
Secretary Louise
Allen Hu
Radio Broadcaster (voice)
Michael Schwartz
Background Professor
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