The Birth of Deceit
THE BIRTH OF DECEIT is the first feature film by Agyapong Films. It premiered in NYC on June 22, 2019.
Directed/Written by: Yaw Agyapong
Edited by: Yaw Agyapong & Carolina Rudas
Director of Photography: Jerry Aquino
Sound & Music Supervisor: Edward Morris II
Colorist: Josh K.
Producers: Devin Richardson & Dennis Scarfeo
Asst. Writers: Ella B. Lynn & Devon McCarthy
FILM SYNOPSIS:
A girl named Ambar returns to her hometown only to find that the fate of her parents wasn't what she originally thought it was.
Role: Riley (Ambar's mom)
The Birth of Deceit was the OFFICIAL SELECTION at the following film festivals:
THE BIRTH OF DECEIT is the first feature film by Agyapong Films. It premiered in NYC on June 22, 2019.
Directed/Written by: Yaw Agyapong
Edited by: Yaw Agyapong & Carolina Rudas
Director of Photography: Jerry Aquino
Sound & Music Supervisor: Edward Morris II
Colorist: Josh K.
Producers: Devin Richardson & Dennis Scarfeo
Asst. Writers: Ella B. Lynn & Devon McCarthy
FILM SYNOPSIS:
A girl named Ambar returns to her hometown only to find that the fate of her parents wasn't what she originally thought it was.
Role: Riley (Ambar's mom)
The Birth of Deceit was the OFFICIAL SELECTION at the following film festivals:
- (2019) Capital City Black Film Festival (Texas)
- (2019) Newark International Film Festival (New Jersey) *Best Director nomination
- (2019) Raleigh Film & Art Festival
- (2019) Urban World Film Festival (NYC)
- (2019) San Antonio Black International Film Festival *Winner for Best Narrative Feature Film
- (2019) Chelsea Film Festival (Closing Night Film)
- (2020) Denton Black Film Festival (Texas) *Winner for Best Narrative Feature Film
- (2020) Pan African Film Festival (Los Angeles)
- (2020) San Francisco Black Film Festival
- (2020) American Black Film Festival (Miami) *Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best First Feature & Best U.S. Narrative nominations
- (2020) Urban Film Festival (Miami) *Best Feature Film & Best Screenplay nominations
- (2020) Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival
- (2020) Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival *HBO Feature Film Nominee
an american family
Director: Truong Phan Kieu-Anh
Producer: Ioana Turcan
Director of Photography: Grace Cannon
FILM SYNOPSIS:
The film quietly observes daily interactions in a kitchen belonging to an African American mother, her teenage son, and their immigrant tenant.
Role: The Mother
an american family was the OFFICIAL SELECTION at the following film festivals:
Director: Truong Phan Kieu-Anh
Producer: Ioana Turcan
Director of Photography: Grace Cannon
FILM SYNOPSIS:
The film quietly observes daily interactions in a kitchen belonging to an African American mother, her teenage son, and their immigrant tenant.
Role: The Mother
an american family was the OFFICIAL SELECTION at the following film festivals:
- (2018) Hiding in Plain Sight, MFA show, CFAC Gallery (Syracuse)
- (2018) mini-Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival
- (2018) Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival - Feminist AF Too program
- (2019) Central Michigan International Film Festival
- (2019) Seattle Asian American Film Festival
- (2019) HER.E i see lotus Part I - Vox Populi Gallery (Philadelphia)
- (2019) Cinema Sisters International Film Festival (North Carolina)
- (2019) Loyola University Feminist Film Festival (Louisiana)
- (2019) International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival (Istanbul, Turkey)
- (2019) West Miami International Film Festival
- (2019) Bechdel Film Festival (Ohio)
- (2019) Adrian International Film Festival (Michigan)
- (2019) Centrally Isolated Film Festival (New York) *Winner for Best Narrative Film
- (2019) Deep Cut Film Festival (Canada) *Drama Award recipient
- (2019) Asian American International Film Festival (NYC)
- (2019) Lulea Film Festival (Sweden)
- (2019) Viet Film Fest (California)
- (2020) Davis Feminist Film Festival (California)