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Release Date:
September 26, 2019
Original Title:
Toxic: A Black Woman's Story
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
First Year Cleveland’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss Committee
Healthy Neighborhoods Committee of Healthy Cleveland
Stimuli Film
Your Story On Film
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 26
Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes. How are these things intertwined? The short film, Toxic: A Black Woman's Story, seeks to explore that question - Peer into the world of the film's lead protagonist, Nina. An elite lawyer, loyal wife, and loving mother of a teen boy, Nina is navigating life (and a pregnancy) to the best of her ability. But sometimes the forces on a woman - especially a black woman - can be too much to bear. Follow Nina in this day-in-the-life drama, and see the world through the eyes of a successful black woman who must navigate an unjust world while trying to protect the world she has created for herself and her family.
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Casting Director:
Jillian Holt
Director:
Devon V. Collins
Director of Photography:
Kahlil I. Pedizisai
Editor:
Devon V. Collins
First Assistant "A" Camera:
Chris Leszkowicz
Gaffer:
Wesley H. Crump
Alex Shoykhet
Key Grip:
Bradley Penman
Makeup & Hair:
Kylee Cook
Producer:
Chris Benninger
Production Assistant:
Ravenae Bigsby
Isaiah P. Collins
Bryan Clark
Script Supervisor:
Diane Rhynes
Second Unit Director of Photography:
Chris Leszkowicz
Sound:
Vince Reed Camuto
Writer:
Mayank Kushwah
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