A poetic tale of love and sacrifice, The Last Week details the emotional rollercoaster one couple faces during their last week together as a prison sentence threatens to tear them apart. From the perspective of the woman, the effects that black male incarceration has on everyone involved becomes very clear and hardly bearable.
Next Screening:
Essence Film Festival
Friday, July 5, 2025 | 10:20 AM
New Orleans Convention Center: 900 Convention Center Blvd
2nd Floor, EFF Theater 3
In a single weekend, three African-American families confront a harsh reality: there’s no escape from gun violence. Our film follows each of their lives through the criminal justice system and on the journey to physical and emotional healing.
Communities Saving Communities is a video series commissioned by Everytown for Gun Safety in partnership with Emmy-award-winning filmmaker, Santana Coleman. The goal of CSC is to elevate five grassroots CVI organizations' work while educating everyday citizens on what community-violence intervention programs are, the people leading this lifesaving work, and their transformative daily impact.
This coming of age - and race - comedy series follows a transracial adoptee who escapes from her rural, white, town on a journey to truly find herself. When her new college roommates put her through a real life Black Girl Training, the search for belonging quickly becomes more than she bargained for.
Short Film | Proof of Concept
Director, Writer, Producer
2024 Festivals: MKE Film, Black Girls Rock, Essence Film Festival, Black August Film Festival, + more to come
Feature Length Documentary
Co-Producer
Produced by 371 Productions & Stickfigure Productions
Executive Produced by Snoop Dogg
2021- SXSW / 2022 - PBS
Comedy television series
Co-Creator
When ___ Got Shot; Digital Series - Director
Two American Families - Producer
American Reckoning; Short Documentary - Archival Researcher
Project Perspective; Virtual Reality Film - Actress & Production Assistant
Becoming; Documentary - Production Assistant
Empire; Television Series - Directors shadow
Godfather of Harlem; Television Series - Directors shadow
Gun violence is personal and its aftermath is complicated, Xavier’s story is proof of that. Let’s talk about the whole story and how we can heal.
Directed by me
Debra’s story shows us the many impacts of gun violence and asks us to unpack the complexities to heal as a community.
Directed by me
We heal by sharing our stories - Laporche’s experience is one of thousands.
Directed by me
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