Birmingham red carpet premiere for The Tale of the Fatherless

midlandsmovies • May 16, 2021
Birmingham red carpet premiere for The Tale of the Fatherless

Shot primarily in the West Midlands new film The Tale Of The Fatherless is launching at a premiere in Birmingham and seeks to portray a deep message that will challenge stereotypes within black urban youth.

Produced by G.A.P Entertainment, the film is also being screened on a limited national release in Odeon cinemas timed for Father’s Day weekend.

G.A.P Entertainment provides a platform of opportunities for disadvantaged and miss-represented groups within arts media and entertainment as well as aims to bridge the GAP in communities.

Co-director Stefan Davis says, “The Tale of The Fatherless has become a major success and a huge milestone for us and with your help would like it to be a milestone for Birmingham’s entertainment sector”.

The Tale of the Fatherless promises to be a thought-provoking urban drama which centres around a group of young adults trying to navigate life without the presence of their fathers.

The film is adapted for screen by 29-year-old twin sisters Sadé Davis and Misha Elliott from the stage play also titled 'The Tale of the Fatherless' written by Misha Elliott, The film seek to highlight the importance of father figures and the varying impacts they have primarily on young males but also on the wider family unit.

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Sadé Davis serves as Executive Producer whilst Misha directs alongside actor and Director Stefan Davis who also features in the lead role of the film. Stefan's performance in The Tale of The Fatherless earned him a best actor award British Urban film festival in 2020.

 

The film also received a best feature film nomination and a best actress nomination for Laura Autumn Rai at the same festival.

 

The Tale of The Fatherless hopes to break major barriers of representation for Black British film, by being the first film to feature a predominantly Black British Caribbean cast from Birmingham to be released in cinemas in over 10 years.

 

The film is also set up to be the first to be produced by a majority minority crew from Birmingham and the West Midlands exclusively for G.A.P Entertainment.
 
Stefan explains, “The film is targeted at the 16-35 age group and seeks to push the boundaries and spark further conversations regarding the negative stereotypes often associated with Black youth and endeavours to bridge the gap, by succeeding to provide a different outlook into the lives of young people often defined as troubled or hard to reach”. 

 

“The Tale of The Fatherless at its core has a deep message that seeks to speak the minds of its audience through its central characters' experiences and hopes to evoke a change in the way Black people are portrayed on screen and how their stories are told in British film”.

 

UK Cinema general release date: June 18th 2021

 

Birmingham Red carpet Premiere and Press Screening, June 6th, 2021

ODEON LUXE Birmingham (Father’s Day weekend ONLY)
Birmingham New Street B2 4NU

Manchester Great Northern M3 4EN

London Greenwich SE10 0QJ

www.thetaleofthefatherless.com


www.gap-entertainment.co.uk

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