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“After the Reign,” a mockumentary about the rise and fall of a social media persona, has sold North American distribution rights to Gravitas Ventures.

The film, which premiered at the New York Latino Film Festival, will debut on premium video-on-demand on March 2, 2021.

“After the Reign” is a satirical documentary following the newfound viral fame of social media prankster Benito Cruz, who is known to the internet as Lil Tito. When one of his high jinks gets him arrested, his following skyrockets. His notoriety inspires a career pivot into rapping, which ultimately turns sour.

Geo Santini wrote and directed “After the Reign,” which stars Rene Rosado (“The Conners”), Lisa Roumain (“Avatar”), Tiffany Daniels (“Grace and Frankie”), Jessica Meza (“East Los High”) and Scotty Tovar (“Empire”). The film was produced by MPM Productions co-founder Luis C. Arellano and Tracy Keshek.

“I’m a Hip Hop kid,” Santini said. “I grew up in...

Stars: Mario Van Peebles, Michael Balin, Tony Dew, Kevin Bach, Hao Do, Dang Tran, Mandela Van Peebles, Jessica Meza, Marshal Hilton, David Fernandez Jr., Lance Woods, Sandra Gutierrez, Jeanne Carr, Diana Acevedo, Alex Felix | Written and Directed by Nick Leisure

“I’m not the manager and I don’t get paid enough for this sh*t!”

Intercutting its opening titles with the loading of a gun, ​A Clear Shot​ ​immediately hooks you in with its projected intensity. To top things off? None other than the routine, yet always chilling, “Based on a true story.” The terrifying thing here, however, is that the true story here is the tragic 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis, the largest hostage siege negotiation ever attempted in the United States.

Initially, it’s just a normal working day within The Leisure Guys! electronics store – employees joking with one another, curious customers, and shoplifting. A group of four Vietnamese barge their way in,...

"They seem like scared kids." Uncork'd Ent. has debuted an official trailer for A Clear Shot, an intense action thriller inspired by the true story of the 1991 Good Guys Electronics hostage crisis in Sacramento, California, the largest hostage siege negotiation ever attempted in the United States. A Clear Shot examines a bizarre turn of events as law enforcement attempt to save the hostages, as well the emotional trials and social pressures of immigrant assimilation into the American culture. Starring Mario Van Peebles as Rick Gomez, Sacramento Police Departments' top negotiator; he's joined by Mandela Van Peebles, Jessica Meza, David Fernandez Jr, Marshal Hilton, and Glenn Plummer. Looks like a solid hostage thriller. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Nick Leisure's A Clear Shot, direct from YouTube: An electronics store erupts into chaos as four gunmen storm the premises. Rick Gomez, Sacramento Police Departments' top negotiator, realizes he...

East Los High returns this summer hotter than ever with a capital 'Ever' as romance, sex, dancing and mystery once again fill the halls with a new cast of students at East Los High! Ceci (Danielle Vega) returns to coach the Bomb Squad, struggling to take the unruly dance team to state championships. Working as a single mom, Ceci faces new challenges with a hot new boyfriend who turns out to be more than meets the eye. Things get heated as mysterious turns of events make it another breathtaking year. “East Los High” was created by Carlos Portugal and Kathleen Bedoya and is produced by Prajna Productions, The Alchemists, Into Action Films, and Population Media Center. Featuring an all Latino cast introducing Vannessa Vasquez, Andrea Sixtos, Ray Diaz, Alexandra Rodriguez, Ashley Campuzano, Rick Mancia, Jeremy Chavarria & Vivian Lamoli. Along with Danielle Vega, East Los High season 2 also sees the return of fan faves Team Jacob & Maya: Gabriel Chavarria, Alicia Sixtos and resident bad girl Tracy Perez as Vanessa. The new 12 episode season will tackle issues such as domestic abuse, coming out as gay in high school and bullying, promising to bring the high school drama to a whole new level.

Alexandra Rodriguez

Alicia Sixtos

Andrea Sixtos

Ashley Campuzano

Danielle Vega

Gabriel Chavarria

Jeremy Chavarria

Jessica Meza

Ray Diaz

Rene Alvorado

Rick Mancia

Tracy Perez

Vannessa Vasquez

Vivian Lamolli

If you missed season 1 catch up to speed at: http://www.hulu.com/east-los-high & give them some love at https://www.facebook.com/EastLosHigh

Written by Juan Caceres . LatinoBuzz is a weekly feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow [At]LatinoBuzz on Twitter and Facebook .

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