Parity Pipeline
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Synopsis
Beautiful photos of Black society life from the 1920s to present unfold, landing us at the
monthly meeting of a current chapter of Jacky-N-Jilly (Black moms sorority) in a tense
meeting over the ousting of member Cecily Van Pelton, our eyes and ears character.
Her friends, Jennifer, Sabine, and Mika, vehemently argue on her behalf, while Cecily
rushes through the airport, but arrives too late to plead her case. Via this group she
hopes to give her sons opportunities she didn’t have. Jennifer, Sabine, and Mika
console Cecily afterwards, conveying a sisterly love and familiarity between them.
We see them each in everyday life: Jennifer desperately tries to wrangle her family (in
spring) for a Christmas photo; Mika manages her older husband’s insatiable desire;
Sabine seesaws between Minnesota-nice and anger issues over her daughter’s
affection for her Nanny; and Cecily spends her days as sex therapist, and nights as
mommy to sweet twin boys — and secret booty-call to her ex.
This all sets the scene for the subtle social sabotage at play via Madam President as
payback for Cecily’s sin of being sexy and divorced: Kids’ social lives are upended…
and Sabine’s laser hair removal services are denied. Together the women smartly
finagle social triage, including Jennifer going “full Moesha Stewart.”
We end at weekly 'framily' dinner, with all four families. In the final view of the house full
of conversations, laughter, and children running about, it's clear that Cecily has
succeeded in curating a loving community for her sons.
Bio
Charise M. Studesville is a bestselling writer, filmmaker, and mixed media artist who uses truth to illuminate darkness within the human experience. She has a life-long obsession with secrets, and loves the discovery process of untangling them and finding the universal truths hidden within. She believes it’s how we discover the common bonds that build cosmic connection.
Charise has recently been delving into stories of women that center what she calls the midlife second puberty, where we have the opportunity to apply the life lessons and discoveries that are the rewards for our growing pains. All of this is integral to her current art, including such projects as: REASONS TO LIVE, a “mixed media memoir” and film project that revisit her adventures through the zeitgeist of the cultural and social scene of 1980s New York City; THE WAVES, a feature film about what happens to the friends left behind when ALS moves their mutual bestie to choose an assisted suicide exit and leaves one last wish for them to honor; and THE COMPOUND, a film that illuminates a non-traditional love story amongst unlikely friends who discover their happily-ever-after in their self-made homestead community.
Charise has films, tv, and book projects in the hopper, and is always excited to take on new projects that elevate her storytelling journey. As a fierce advocate for women, she is a proud member of WIF, Film Fatales, Women In Media, and Alliance of Women Directors, and is the founder of Hollywood Chick Mafia, a community of creative rebel chicks supporting each others' badassery.
Screening History
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Awards History
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