"BABY OF THE FAMILY" A DownSouth Filmworks Production - a Jonee Ansa film - A Novel by-Tina McElroy Ansa - Screenplay written by Jonee Ansa & Tina McElroy Ansa - Directed by Jonee Ansa - Tina McElroy Ansa and Jonee Ansa take us into an absorbing world of eccentric characters with this evocative, delicately comic story of a young girls coming of age. From the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in Georgia. Lena McPherson is recognized by all the nurses as a special child, one with the power to see ghost and predict the future. Only Nurse Bloom knows the spells to ensure that the child will see benevolent spirits, not evil ones, but she hasn't bargained for Lena's mother, who scoffs at "old timey ideas " and discreetly disposes of the special tea the nurse has brewed. No ill effects are immediately apparent to Lena's relatives in their spacious house on the prosperous side of town. But early on there are signs of trouble, and Lena is prey to suspicions no one else need consider: a new face may be a new kid in town-or it may be the face from the grave. From a special little girl, Lena grows into an especially fearful adolescent. Ultimately, she must accept that those she loves can give her love and nothing more and that she must find her own, uncertain way.------ Jonee' Ansa is an award-winning filmmaker - Screenwriter, Director of Photography and Director - also a film and video editor who broke new ground as a first- and second-year Director of Photography Fellow at the American Film Institute (AFI). I prepared to be a cinematographer by studying the works of the old master and impressionistic painters. I can tell you which side of a face the light falls on in a Degas Painting and describe how the light fell on a subway ride or on the beach I walked on at sunset years ago. But most important we filmmakers must always remember the choices of tools and canvas are forever changing, but unchanged is the dedication of the serious artists behind and in front of the camera, who share their souls with fellow filmmakers and with audiences everywhere. I have learned that you have to be willing to take chances and improvise. Sometimes it's the little things you do which can change the nature of a movie. Married to Tina McElroy Ansa, author of the novels Baby of the Family, Ugly Ways, The Hand I Fan With and You Know Better. We are turning Tina's first novel "Baby of the Family" into a film. My daughter Lana Fallon is about to drop her hit album and hit single, any day now.
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