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Rekha Shankar at the BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE Premiere
‘Hustle’ Features Two Friends Fighting Racism, Video-Game Style
Rekha Shankar at the BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE Premiere
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress, as presented by the creators themselves. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.

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Hustle

Logline: “Hustle” is a series about two Woc best friends chasing their creative goals while battling the supervillains of racism and unequal opportunity. It’s like Scott Pilgrim meets freelance.

Elevator Pitch:

2 Woc, 1 bad system. These women are trying to level up in a world that’s unfair by design, so they think in terms of levels/achievements (shown via surreal video game sequences/sound effects). For example, if one character wants the last chair in a cafe, it’s not just a race for that chair – it’s a Mortal Kombat fight-to-the-death where...
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  • 10/27/2016
  • by Steve Greene
  • Indiewire
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