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GOLD DOGMA (2024)

  • Jun 18, 2023
  • 6 min read

Updated: Jan 21

The President of a Black fraternity faces the antiquated views of LGBTQ representation when his brother is outed on social media.

Designed By Kai Hoffman
Designed By Kai Hoffman

Genre: Drama

Type: Short

Duration: 16 Mins + Credits


TRAILERS




M.F.A. Thesis Film, The University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts


Overview: Kasim Brown, the President of the prestigious Alpha Beta Gamma, a historically Black fraternity, welcomes his younger brother, Nasir Brown, into the organization. Amidst celebration, an anonymous tweet alluding to Nasir being gay creates division among the brotherhood as not all of the members are accepting of it. It further damages the organization's reputation as students who were once interested in joining distance themselves from the opportunity during a time where the fraternity must bring in new members or it will lose university recognition. Kasim, burdened with his responsibilities of the presidency, seeks the advice of different members and navigates tough conversations with his younger brother to ease this dilemma. In doing so he ends up confronting his own ignorance and the authenticity of the values the fraternity upholds.


This drama engages the audience in a dialogue using the backdrop of a college fraternity with a core set of values. The characters are faced with a new situation that challenges the authenticity of those values. In many of our own lives, by affiliation or teaching, we subscribe to our own set of values. But how committed are we to them when it becomes harder to stand firm? When the consequences of that commitment may be detrimental to other endeavors that we have? Are those values deeply held or only in convenience? This film invites the audience to hold a mirror and ask these questions in the various spaces of influence it may dwell.


CREDITS


DIRECTOR

Directed By Asar Saint Lamont

WRITERS

Written By Asar Saint Lamont

Screenplay By LaQuan Ford

Screenplay By Madison Hatchett

PRODUCERS

Executive Produced By Ora Giles, Yong Chu, Shikya L. Harrison


Produced By Devin O'Guinn, Hailee Chu, Lamont Lamar


ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS

Milan Kinnemore (Finance)

Christen Vanderbilt (Casting)

Bita Arefnia (Marketing)

Erica Johnson (Distribution)


LINE PRODUCER

Joshua Nicolás Prits

CAST

Terrence Wayne, Jr. - KASIM

Don Daniels, Jr. - VON

Dareionte' Kinder - JASON

Lawrence Green - NASIR

Christian Elam - MARC

Larel Martin - TEVIN

Jimmie Frazier - CHRIS


Casting By Chirsten Vanderbilt


Izzy Batiste, Tony Cole, Isaiah Simon - Casting Associates

BACKGROUND ACTORS

INTERESTS

Jacob Viyuoh | Ennis Brooks | Rob Butler | Laura Ortiz |


ALUMNI BROTHERS

Maurice Hubbard | Casseus Limes | Javier Oliva | Anthony Roberson |


PARTY / CHURCH / COMMUNITY SERVICE ATTENDEES

Bita Arefnia | Ahmad Bosier | Kristoffer Carrillo | Reesé Deon | Isabella Dominguez | Carin Dorghalli | Jericho Flores | Natalie Gibson | QuiNeshia Graham | Matthew Harper-Johnson | Camille Headen | Kai Hoffman | Milan Kinnemore | Jeison Lee | KeeAnna McCaulley | Giovanni Meza | Andreas Mickelopoulos | Kaia Neely | Safiya Nicol | Devin O'Guinn | Megan Ortiz | Jane Powers | Joshua Nicolás Prits | Janae Stowers | Kyle Sykes | Lee'Andre Travis | Monty Tyler |


PASTOR

Rev. Dr. James Thomas


PEDESTRIAN

Hailee Chu

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Milan Kinnemore - Unit Production Manager

Alexander McNab - Post Production Supervisor

Joshua Nicolás Prits - Location Manager

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

Katja - 1st Assistant Director

Tony Cole, Luna de Buretel - 2nd Assistant Director

Izzy Goihman - 2nd 2nd Assistant Director

CONTINUITY

Rachael Dahl, Carin Dorghalli, Jericho Flores - Script Supervisors

CAMERA

Cinematography By Luke Sargent


Emiko Ohta, Bibikova - 1st Assistant Camera

Kyle Sykes, Morgan Roberts, Tiffany Damon, Valery Li - 2nd Assistant Camera

Khana Tillman - Digital Imaging Technician

GRIP AND ELECTRIC

Hunter Cibula, Jordan Renville - Gaffers

Andreas Mickelopoulos - Key Grips

Carin Dorghalli, Byron Mason II, Anthony Roberson, Alani Marie Smith - Grips

SOUND AND MUSIC

Misha Gankin - Production Sound Mixer

Matthew Alden Gibson, Jericho Flores - Boom Operators


Sound Design By Jordan Vertison-Hardy, Aidan Barringer


Jordan Vertison-Hardy - Sound Mixer

Areen V. Gharibian, Avo John Kambourian - Foley Artists


Score By Andrew Asemokai


Music By Seun Babalola

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Production Design By Emma Donahue


Kai Hoffman - Art Director

Isabella Dominguez - Assistant Art Director

Kristoffer Carrillo, Jericho Flores, Natalie Gibson - Set Dressers

COSTUME AND WARDROBE

Costume Design By Emerson Bualat


Giovanni Meza - Assistant Costume Designer Peyton Isabella Kim - Wardrobe Supervisor

Safiya Nicol - Set Costumer

HAIR AND MAKEUP

Hair And Makeup By Quineshia Graham

EDITORIAL

Edited By Avo John Kambourian


Khana Tillman - Assistant Editor

Kai Hoffman - Title And Credits Designer

Luke Sargent - Colorist

ADDITIONAL CREW

PRODUTION ASSISTANTS

Vaughn Arterberry, CeCe Benyam, Jericho Flores, Kristoffer Carrillo

MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION

Marketing Overseen By Bita Arefnia


Chaveria Williams - Marketing Manager

Trevon Burton, Martel McCornell - Marketing Editors

Kai Hoffman - Graphic Designer

Jesus Cruz, Oseije - Marketing Photographer

Ahmed Uthman - Marketing Videographer

Kristoffer Carrillo, Jordan Renville - BTS Photographers


Shikya L. Harrison - Clearance Coordinator

GOLD DOGMA: THE ALBUM

Executively Produced by Seun Babalola (IG: @seunnyc)




Tracklist

  1. The Program by Lawrence Green featuring Terrence Wayne, Jr., Dareionte' Kinder

  2. Suburbans by Fergie Baby

  3. Handle It (Tevin's Interlude) by Larel Martin featuring Terrence Wayne, Jr.; Don Daniels, Jr.

  4. Alaska by Myko Lyric

  5. We're Black by Christian Elam featuring Jimmie Frazier

  6. Through The Night by Sarina *

  7. Radical Love by Rev. Dr. James M. Thomas

  8. Old Dog Down (Kasim's Interlude) by Terrence Wayne, Jr. featuring Don Daniels, Jr.

  9. Cappers by Scorey featuring Lil Roc4TS

  10. Still Your Brother (Nasir's Interlude) by Lawrence Green featuring Terrence Wayne, Jr., Larel Martin

  11. STS by Tobby Drillz

  12. Make Me Proud by Lawrence Green

  13. Darkness by Jacques Laine featuring Hadji Gaviota




Credits

Executive Producer:

  • Seun Babalola


Music Director:

  • Seun Babalola


Producers:

  • Asar Saint Lamont (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • Andrew Asemokai (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • Kako (Suburbans)

  • Taylor Morrow-Simmons (Alaska)

  • Stephan Hicks (Alaska)

  • Cherry Beatz (Through The Night)

  • Brook Beatz (Cappers)

  • E-Trou (Cappers)

  • Marko Lenz (Cappers)

  • DJ KO (STS)

  • BADNEWs (Make Me Proud, Darkness)


Composers:

  • Andrew Asemokai (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • Vincent Ferguson (Suburbans)

  • Franco Biondi (Suburbans)

  • Myko Lyric (Alaska)

  • Taylor Morrow-Simmons (Alaska)

  • Stephan Hicks (Alaska)

  • Brad Puette (Alaska)

  • Sarina (Through The Night)

  • Jeremy Cherry (Through The Night)

  • Corey Ward (Cappers)

  • Ayeni Oluwatobi (STS)

  • Kojo Damptey (STS)

  • Jacques Simeon Laine (Make Me Proud, Darkness)

  • Hadji Gaviota (Make Me Proud, Darkness)

  • Daniel Goma (Make Me Proud, Darkness)


Songwriters:

  • Asar Saint Lamont (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • LaQuan Ford (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • Madison Hatchett (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • Vincent Ferguson (Suburbans)

  • Myko Lyric (Alaska)

  • Sarina (Through The Night)

  • Jeremy Cherry (Through The Night)

  • Corey Ward (Cappers)

  • Ayeni Oluwatobi (STS)

  • Jacques Simeon Laine (Make Me Proud, Darkness)

  • Hadji Gaviota (Make Me Proud, Darkness)

  • Daniel Goma (Make Me Proud)


Vocals - Rappers:

  • Fergie Baby (Suburbans)

  • Scorey (Cappers)

  • Lil Roc4TS (Cappers)

Vocals - Lead Vocal Performers:

  • Myko Lyric (Alaska)

  • Sarina (Through The Night)

  • Tobby Drillz (STS)

  • Jacques Laine (Darkness)


Vocals - Backing Vocal Performer:

  • Hadji Gaviota (Darkness)


Vocals - Spoken Word Performers:

  • Lawrence Green (The Program, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • Terrence Wayne, Jr. (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude)

  • Dareionte' Kinder (The Program)

  • Larel Martin (Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude)

  • Don Daniels, Jr. (Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude)

  • Christian Elam (We're Black: Marc's Interlude)

  • Jimmie Frazier (We're Black: Marc's Interlude)

  • Rev. Dr. James M. Thomas (Radical Love)


Studio Personnel:

  • Misha Gankin - Sound Recordist (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • Jordan Vertison-Hardy - Sound Mixer (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)

  • Aidan Barringer - Sound Mixer (The Program, Handle It: Tevin's Interlude, We're Black: Marc's Interlude, Radical Love, Old Dog Down: Kasim's Interlude, Still Your Brother: Nasir's Interlude, Make Me Proud)


Set Playlist

Curated by the Director.


A collection for when you need to put in work.



STILLS



BEHIND THE SCENES


BTS Photographers: Jordan Renville (IG: @joren.photography), Kristoffer Carrillo (IG: @viollante), Oseije (IG: @Oseije). Some photos supplied by Cast &Crew.


CAST IMAGES


Photographer: Oseije (IG: @Oseije).


POSTERS


Marketing Manager: Chaveria Williams (IG: @vee_thealchemist)

Graphic Designer: Kai Hoffman (IG: @yai_bad)

NEWS


June 4th, 2024 • San Francisco, California • Dolby Laboratories, Inc.


An exclusive screening of the award-winning USC MFA thesis "GOLD DOGMA" showcasing the synergy between Dolby U and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences via the prestigious Academy Gold Rising program preceded by a Q&A with the Writer & Director.


Led by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. MBA Marketing Intern and Marketing Coordinator for GOLD DOGMA, Chaveria "Vera" Williams.



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