“Oracabessa (new film title ‘Constraint’) -
...A smart contemporary thriller with social awareness - has the aura of a rich contemporary cautionary tale.”
Produced, Written & Directed
by
Richard Anthony Nelson
Starring: Brooklyn Sabino Smith as 'Oracabessa'
With: Jeff Benjamin, Catherine Blair-Wilhelm, Heather Caldwell, Mimi Celestin, Jeff Cunningham, Naomi Eddy, Clint Elmore, Jim Foreman, Kenyatta Foster, Aaron Geib, Sheldon Gleisser, Franklin Grace, Ashley Anne Henderson, Jenny Hickey, Kristina Kopf, John Kuhn, Aubrey Likens, Geraldine Mason, Shannelle Hinkley-Moore, Dani Mann, Jarud Miller, Lindsay N. Miller, JJ Moine, Abbey Monin, Mason Pryor, Maya Sayre, John Randall Scott, Ralph Scott, Walter Semke, Aaron Sinclair, Dino Tripodis and Phillip Wilson.
a Tigist Films production in association with ZoeN Films
Logline:
'A University Grad student goes on a redemptive journey to find a missing 6 year old boy.'
Synopsis:
Oracabessa Lee, a university grad student, is in the midst of a breakup when she sees a poster of a missing 6 year old boy, Tim Rinehart. Oracabessa becomes fixated on the missing boy and attempts to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Along the way, she encounters Tuco, a bottom feeder, who is thick in the midst of a human trafficking group. Oracabessa's life hangs in the balance, as inexplicably, she continues searching for the boy. We're along for the ride and discover her troubling childhood past on the island of Jamaica.
Filming Locations:
Columbus, Ohio
Gahanna, Ohio (Creekside)
Zanesville, Ohio
Newark, Ohio
Miami, Florida
Oracabessa, Jamaica, West Indies
Cinematography:
Cine Process: Negative 35mm Film, Techniscope (2 Perf Format)
Aspect: 2.35:1
Acquisition: 2K Scans
Lens: Canon K35 Superspeed Cine lenes
“Oracabessa (new film title ‘Constraint’) -
...A smart contemporary thriller with social awareness - has the aura of a rich contemporary cautionary tale.”