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Christopher Scott Cherot(I)

  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Director
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In order to survive, a father-daughter relationship turns into a business partnership crossing two countries. A dictating father in Afghanistan and his obedient daughter LAYLA in Los Angeles enter the high-stakes, high-risk world of drug smuggling. LAYLA's loyalty is questioned when she betrays a local drug distributor
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Christopher Scott Cherot was born in November 1967 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is an editor and producer, known for Hav Plenty (1998), G (2002) and Andre Royo's Big Scene (2004).
BornNovember 1967
BornNovember 1967
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Hill Harper, Tammi Jones Tanaka, Robinne Lee, and Chenoa Maxwell in Hav Plenty (1998)
    Hav Plenty
    6.3
    • Editor(edited by)
    • 1998
    Blair Underwood, Richard T. Jones, and Chenoa Maxwell in G (2002)
    G
    5.1
    • Director
    • 2002
    Andre Royo's Big Scene
    7.4
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2004
    College Hill (2004)
    College Hill
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Editor

    • D.L. Hughley, Tamia, Grant Hill, Sterling K. Brown, Eddie George, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Ladonna Hughley, DeWanda Wise, Taj George, Alano Miller, Devale Ellis, and Khadeen Ellis in Black Love (2017)
      Black Love
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2017–2022
    • Sex and Violence! or: A Brief Review of Simple Physics
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Laurie Kilmartin in 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad (2016)
      45 Jokes About My Dead Dad
      7.0
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Kahil El Zabar in Be Known (2015)
      Be Known
      7.4
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Low Watt (2012)
      Low Watt
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Bathroom Vanities
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Danny Glover, Nia Long, Roger Guenveur Smith, Evan Ross, and Qasim Basir in Mooz-Lum (2010)
      Mooz-Lum
      6.6
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Slicing Time
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Whiskey Neat (2009)
      Whiskey Neat
      6.0
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2009
    • It Takes a Village (2008)
      It Takes a Village
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2008
    • Spin (2007)
      Spin
      7.9
      Short
      • Editor (as Christopher Cherot)
      • 2007
    • Results (2006)
      Results
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2006
    • Noah's Arc (2005)
      Noah's Arc
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2005
    • The Male Groupie (2004)
      The Male Groupie
      8.6
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2004
    • Andre Royo's Big Scene
      7.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2004

    Producer

    • D.L. Hughley, Tamia, Grant Hill, Sterling K. Brown, Eddie George, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Ladonna Hughley, DeWanda Wise, Taj George, Alano Miller, Devale Ellis, and Khadeen Ellis in Black Love (2017)
      Black Love
      6.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2018–2020
    • Sex and Violence! or: A Brief Review of Simple Physics
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Kahil El Zabar in Be Known (2015)
      Be Known
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Andre Royo's Big Scene
      7.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2004
    • College Hill (2004)
      College Hill
      5.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Hill Harper, Tammi Jones Tanaka, Robinne Lee, and Chenoa Maxwell in Hav Plenty (1998)
      Hav Plenty
      6.3
      • producer (as Chris Cherot, produced by)
      • 1998

    Director

    • Sex and Violence! or: A Brief Review of Simple Physics
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Bathroom Vanities
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Male Groupie (2004)
      The Male Groupie
      8.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Andre Royo's Big Scene
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • College Hill (2004)
      College Hill
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director (lead)
      • 2004
    • Blair Underwood, Richard T. Jones, and Chenoa Maxwell in G (2002)
      G
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Box Marley (2000)
      Box Marley
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Hill Harper, Tammi Jones Tanaka, Robinne Lee, and Chenoa Maxwell in Hav Plenty (1998)
      Hav Plenty
      6.3
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1998

    Videos4

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    RESULTS
    RESULTS
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    RESULTS
    RESULTS
    Clip 22:05
    RESULTS
    Trailer
    Trailer 1:59
    Trailer
    Layla
    Trailer 1:00
    Layla

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Christopher Cherot
    • Born
      • November 1967
      • The Bronx, New York, USA
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