A private detective takes a job, hoping for redemption, and finds herself in the midst of an ever-expanding world of corruption.
Novo Estado is a fictional coastal city on the continent of Eden, where our story begins. Lady, our hero, used to work for The Guard but was forced out and became a private investigator. When we meet her she’s making a living scrounging up dirt on the lovers and enemies of government officials until a young officer begs for her help in a case that will uncover corruption in The Guard. Maybe Lady wants revenge on the institution that ousted her or maybe she’s tired of the morally questionable work she’s been doing, but she takes the job. As she digs, she realizes the corruption is deeper than she could have imagined and will pull her inextricably into a web of politics and greed, where she will have to risk everything to find the truth.
Bridget Stokes’ masterful direction won her an Emmy for HBO’s, A Black Lady Sketch Show, making her the first woman to win in the category. In addition to her win, Bridget has received four Emmy nominations for her directing work on Apple’s Hello Jack and producing work on A Black Lady Sketch Show. Stokes received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing on ABLSS and won the award for producing.
As a feature director Stokes’ second feature, Boy Genius, starring Rita Wilson and Miles Brown was an award winner at Bentonville and Newport Film Festivals before being acquired for domestic theatrical distribution and streaming as well as selling internationally in Africa, Asia and South America. Stokes has directed two feature films and 30 episodes of television in addition to helming the award-winning short film, Think Fast.
As a producer, Stokes has co-executive produced seasons 1 & 2 of Hello Jack and seasons 3 & 4 of A Black Lady Sketch Show as well as six feature films, including Netflix’s The Lost Husband and documentary, The Rachel Divide.
Stokes lives in Los Angeles with her family and sits on the boards of the Independent Shakespeare Company and Parity Productions.
Bentonville Film Festival - Best Family Film
Newport Beach Film Festival - Best Family Film
Harlem Film Festival - Mira Nair Rising Filmmaker Award
Actor - Rita Wilson
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