All of the cast members in Liberia are native to, and live in, the country. This is, for the majority of them, the first film, if not the first feature film, that they have been involved in. We consider ourselves very fortunate to have found such an extraordinarily talented cast in Liberia. There are of course few opportunities for actors to practice their craft in the country of Liberia, due to its small, but resiliently passionate film community. Our hope is that this film will shine light on them, and hopefully contribute in whatever small way to bringing still greater opportunities for them to do what they love. Out of My Hand is a narrative feature film about a struggling Liberian rubber plantation worker, Cisco, who risks family and home to discover a new life as a Yellow Cab driver in New York City. In the Liberian countryside, Cisco works in a rubber plantation when his life is disrupted by a Workers Strike. Risking everything to embark on a new life, he accepts a chance invitation to New York, where he immerses himself in its small Liberian community. But when Cisco meets two Liberians from vastly disparate worlds than his own: one, a former Liberian child solder and the other, a wealthy businessman, he’s forced to confront his own sense of self and of belonging.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:35:23 +0000
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