Title. ImPossible (Formerly 100)
Status. Festival Release
Written by. Brandon Lewis, Seckeita Lewis
Director. Seckeita Lewis
Producers. Seckeita Lewis, Brandon Lewis, Milan Chakraborty
Executive producer. Donald Driver and Rose Kaur
Co-executive producers. Beverley Castillo, Riico Dodson, Anthony Eiland, Felicia Enuha, Darrius Freeman, Jeannette Ingram, Willie Ingram
Starring. JoMarie Payton, Brandon Lewis, Gregg Daniel, and Sherri Shepherd
Shooting Locations. Abiquiu, New Mexico/Dallas, Texas
Camera. - Arri Alexa Amira and Alexa Mini
- DJI Inpsire 2 and Ronin 4D
Logline.
When a man with big dreams is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, he forms an unbreakable bond with a widowed fast food worker to do the impossible; transform his life and pursue his passion of becoming a police officer.
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Synopsis.
Meet Brandon, once a kid with big dreams to become a police officer just like his long-lost hero, Officer Kevin Thompson (Gregg Daniel). But now, those dreams are just a memory as he's overweight and working a sedentary desk job with no future. Down on his luck, Brandon (Brandon Keith Lewis) spends most nights binging to cope with his depression. It seems life can’t get any worse when his physician tells him he has Type 2 Diabetes and must lose weight. Brandon can’t turn to his mother, Angela (Sherri Shepherd), whose diabetes is out of control. Fortunately, Brandon befriends a newly hired fast food worker, Margaret (JoMarie Payton), a lonesome widow who becomes determined to help him find life outside of the greasy bag.
With the help of Margaret, Brandon’s desire to be a police officer is rekindled and he believes he can do anything. But after a few setbacks, he finds himself going back to the comfort of food. Brandon must make a choice. Will he continue to eat his way into an early grave? Be content with taking his daily cocktail of meds to survive? Or can he really transform his entire life? Brandon goes on a remarkable journey to prove he’s worth it, conquer his demons, and capture his elusive dreams.
Who?
ImPossible is was created and co-written by husband and wife team, Brandon and Seckeita Lewis. Brandon is a LA native and was a mental health clinician and probation officer before becoming a filmmaker. Seckeita is a Chicago native with a background in engineering and corporate marketing before becoming a filmmaker and co-founding Lewis Taylor Productions with her husband.
Status.
Festival Release
Official Selection:
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World Premiere : 30th Austin Film Festival - October 2023
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Denton Black Film Festival - Winner
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32nd Pan African Film Festival
Awards.
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Best Narrative Feature - Denton Black Film Festival
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Audience Choice Award - Denton Black Film Festival
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Austin Film Society Grant
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Panavision New Filmmaker Grant
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Fiscal sponsorship from the Film Collaborative! That means you can make a tax deductible donation to our project today!!
Why?
ImPossible is inspired by the real life health journey of the co-writer and actor, Brandon Keith Lewis spurred by his own Type 2 diabetes diagnosis. This silent killer is an epidemic affecting over 100M people with little discussion. Brandon will live out this vulnerable process and dramatic natural weight loss goal on-screen to inspire, educate and motivate others to take this journey with him, because we are all worth it!
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