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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 3, 2015 12:56:32 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/nas-the-land-erykah-badu-1201652777/ Nas Executive Producing Erykah Badu’s Sundance Film ‘The Land’ Hip-hop artist Nas has joined the indie drama “The Land” as executive producer and will also produce the film’s soundtrack. The news comes following the announcement that the film will premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival next month. Steve Caple Jr. wrote and directed the film with Lizzie Friedman. Greg Little and Karen Lauder of Priority Pictures are producing alongside Tyler Davidson of Low Spark Films as well as Blake Pickens and Stephen Love. Priority Pictures is also financing the film with Charles D. King’s MACRO, marking their first project together. “[I’m a] huge fan of my man Steve Caple Jr. I think he can become the next great filmmaker. [I’m] also, very excited to be working with my former agent and friend Charles King on his first film with his new venture. All great energy around the film which I believe will yield amazing results,” Nas said. “The Land” tells the story of four teenage boys who devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio to pursue a dream life of professional skateboarding. When they get caught in the web of a local drug queen-pin, their motley brotherhood is put to the test. The film stars eight-time Grammy Award nominee Erykah Badu, Moises Arias, Rafi Gavron, Michael K. Williams, Kim Coates, Machine Gun Kelly, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Ezri Walker. Nas Jones is repped by WME & Anthony Saleh. WME Global helped arrange the financing for the film and is handling the worldwide rights. Low Spark Films financed the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit.
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