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ABOUT...
The ReWrite. is the feature directorial debut of Writer/Director Terry Dawson.
It follows frustrated Hollywood screenwriter, and all around tortured artist, Elliott Adams who is so obsessed with portraying Black Excellence and authenticity on the big screen that he’s blind to his own lack of inner authenticity.
The film finds him working on an impossible deadline to rewrite his latest screenplay to save his dying career, which sends him on a journey through his own inner psyche... challenging both the Hollywood machine and the man in the mirror about what “authentically Black” even means.
A darling of the Black film festival circuit, its' run began with a World Premiere at ABFF (American Black Film Festival) 2025. It won Best Feature at Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival and Best Director at Harlem International Film Festival. The film had its' Los Angeles Premiere at the Micheaux Film Festival where it was awarded in three categories:
Best Feature (Jury), Outstanding Writing and Oustanding Performance.
The film landed an exclusive distribution deal with FilmHub
and can be seen on AppleTV and Amazon Prime Video.
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THE STORY
When struggling Hollywood screenwriter Elliott Adams gets the note from a team of White Executives that the characters in his latest script don’t feel "authentically Black enough” he goes on the defensive and almost blows up the deal. Stepping in to mediate is his agent Lynwood, who's slick, ambitious, and eager to prove he’s not just some DEI hire. Knowing Elliott's career is desperately on the ropes, Lynwood assures the Execs that a rewrite of the draft can be completed in a record time. He then tells Elliott what the fix is: to revisit all of his characters in real life to have some authentic conversations that he can bring to the page.
Elliott reluctantly takes the prescription, but when all the most important people in his world begin calling his authenticity into question he is forced to face the messiest parts of himself. With his deadline fast approaching, he struggles with appeasing the White Execs while satisfying his own soul.
Written, Directed & Edited by
Terry Dawson
Produced by
Julie Bersani
Producers
Bill Benenson and Laurie Benenson
Starring
Stephen Barrington, Freddy Ramsey Jr., Elijah R. Reed, Anthony Riggins, Jr., Taylor Leigh Edwards, Holly Hyman, Don Wallace, Felice Heather Monteith, Jhey Castles, Jordan Murphy
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