Marriage Prep
Marriage Prep[edit]
Marriage Prep
Marriage Prep is an American romantic comedy directed and written by Donahue Tuitt. It won the Audience Choice Award at the Hollywood Black Film Festival in 2000. The film was released on February 25, 2000.
Plot
The story revolves around four engaged couples coming from different backgrounds who attend a premarital camp designed to teach the importance of marriage, including what love, loyalty and trust really is.[1] Long-time married couple Cornelius and Charmaine Cleveland are the camp instructors. Their methods are unconventional but are designed to develop trust, draw out insecurities and open spirituality. Some of the participants want to be there and some do not. Some participants understand what fidelity is and some do not. But as the couples spend their time getting to know each other and learning about the other couples, they begin to share details about themselves that allow them to grow and understand the importance of marriage.[2]
Cast
- Donahue Tuitt as Darren Williams
- Temple Parker as Carla Alexander
- Skip Mullen as Cornelius Cleveland
- Darlene Rene as Charmaine Cleveland
- Thomas Lazare as Jerome
- Sonya Leslie as Candy Stevenson
- Joel Kindrick as Paul Tollini
- Rose Williams as Trina Molloy
- Baron Jay as Harold
- Alicia Mallory as Maddie Richards
Release
Marriage Prep was released on February 25, 2000 by Lighted Pathway Productions.[3] It was distributed nationally by Blockbuster Video.[4]
Review
Variety described the film as "an appealing intimate feel...supported by a talented but largely inexperienced cast willing to take risks. ...tech elements are bad, beginning with key continuity lapses and sound design so poor and static-filled that much of the dialogue simply goes unheard."[5]
Awards
Marriage Prep won the Hollywood Black Film Festival 2000 Audience Choice Award.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ McCluskey, Audrey Thomas. Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004. Indiana University Press, 2007. p. 474.
- ↑ Loewenstein, Lael. "Marriage Prep." Variety, March 19, 2000. variety.com/2000/film/reviews/marriage-prep-1200461096/ Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0239596/?ref_=urv Marriage Prep Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ Lighted Pathway Productions. http://donahuetuitt.com/about/ The History. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ Loewenstein, Lael. "Marriage Prep." Variety, March 19, 2000. variety.com/2000/film/reviews/marriage-prep-1200461096/ Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ Griffin, Moira. "Hollywood Black Film Festival." Filmmaker Magazine, Spring 2000, www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/issues/spring2000/columns/hbff.php Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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