In this coming of age dramedy, a wallflower seeks different approaches to deal with her mental health dilemma before the New Year. She connects her past with her present, coming to terms with growing up in her own personal way. Written and Directed by Lauryn Alexander Starring Payj Ruffins Directors of Photography: Paulette Argeres and Mia Upshaw

Mynthia presents PHOENIX: Ashes & Rise, a 73-minute feature concert film capturing his electrifying collegiate senior capstone performance, held on April 13, 2023, at the legendary Cafe Istanbul. The two-part live saga brings Mynthia’s stage prowess and energy to the big screen for all to behold. An action-packed set filled with live vocals, intense choreography, costume changes, SFX, special guests, and much more. The Liberian-American superstar, also known as THE ICON, is proud to present ‘PHOENIX: Ashes & Rise’.

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Thank you for watching, visit our site at https://www.miaupshawprods.com/ Want to read up more on some information about our film? https://www.miaupshawprods.com/blog Music composed by: Kevin Gullage https://www.instagram.com/kevin_gullage/ Subjects featured: Faith Hogg: https://www.instagram.com/faithdlux_/ Darell Honora Jr: https://www.instagram.com/deejayy_/ Robert Morrison III:https://www.instagram.com/robert.morrison30/ Destiny Sanders: https://www.instagram.com/destiny_estean/ Mia Upshaw: https://www.instagram.com/miaupshaw/ Location Filmed: New Orleans, Louisiana Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miaupshawprods/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miaupshawprods Mia Upshaw Productions was founded in 2017. As an independent production company our mission is to give representation and opportunities to other African American filmmakers. The company wants it’s films to “give positive feel good” emotions that inspire young black people.

When Darla gets into an unexpected car accident that causes her to lose her memory. She becomes determined to figure out what happened and who was the cause of the accident. Thank you for watching! View our website here: https://www.miaupshawprods.com/ Follow Mia Upshaw Prods https://twitter.com/miaupshawprods https://www.instagram.com/miaupshawprods/ Info: Location Filmed: Loyola University New Orleans [Deja Vu was originally filmed as an in school project with filmmakers Lauryn Alexander, Maggie Andrews, and Mia Upshaw. To watch our project that we collectively worked on click here: ] Follow and support all of the filmmakers on set: https://www.instagram.com/lauryn.a.lexander/ https://www.instagram.com/magseandrews/ https://www.instagram.com/miaupshaw/ https://www.instagram.com/alfilmedit/ https://www.instagram.com/tal.ya/ Follow and support all of the actors on set: https://www.instagram.com/itsariajackson/ https://www.instagram.com/jo.foyefer/ https://www.instagram.com/myriaa.belle/ https://www.instagram.com/_elijahk/ Music: Elli Moore - Somebody To Talk To - https://thmatc.co/?l=8981B1C7 Fiji Blue - Space Makes Me Sad - https://thmatc.co/?l=8F1B9E83​ HOAX - Beach House - https://thmatc.co/?l=6651E80F Alexi Blue - Easy Love - https://thmatc.co/?l=309E816F [Non Copyrighted Music] Jhene Aiko x Bryson Tiller | R&B | YouTube [Prod by Sejji Bonz] Title: Flight Hymn Type of music: Cinematic Mood: Sad Audio used: Alea Williams, Loyola University’s Maroon Minute, April 5 2017 High school morning announcements

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