Use Me Up

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Love takes many forms, no matter how uncomfortable that makes your friends and family!

Inspired by the Bill Withers song “Use Me,” this Co-Production with Captain Purple Productions looks at an interracial dom/sub couple and the resistance they face from friends and family.

Shot with an entirely female crew, this film explores the concept of a “female gaze” in fimmaking:  is there one?  If so, what does it look like?  Is it the opposite of the “male gaze” we always see on our screens, or is it something else entirely?

Cast
Lily:  Tamar Kummel
Obi:  Delpaneaux Wills
Baako:  Kenny Cooper
Julie:  Linna Carter
Patrice:  Shana Gregory Williams
Patrice’s date:  Ken Metz
Obi’s co-workers:  Mike Pfaff, Paul Leach
Baako’s co-workers:  Markell Andrew, Elijah Rock
Julie’s co-workers:  Avida Lazo, Jessica Jones
Lily’s co-worker:  Chacko Vadaketh

Crew
Director:  Dawn Alden
DP:  Leslie Bumgarner
Writer:  Tamar Kummel
Editor:  Lindsay Seyffert
Music:  Janet Robin
AD:  Stephanie Keefer
Sound:  Leandra Dichirico
Gaffer:  Kim Culotta
Grips:  Ruth N. West, Dehanza Rogers
Script Supervisor:  Amanda Lippert
PA:  Kasey Fine
On-set Photography:  Eleonora Barna

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