We have previously reported on writer/director Katherine Nero's independently-made feature film, For The Cause, which was shot last July in Chicago. The film, which is currently in the last stages of post-production, deals with "Mirai Scott, a civil rights attorney, who is contacted by her father, Rolly Spencer, a former Black Panther who went underground 30 years ago to escape a murder charge and who urges her to take his case. Initially, Mirai is hesitant to defend a man she doesn't know. However, Mirai's passion for justice and curiosity about her father take over, and she commits herself wholeheartedly to his defense, despite warnings from...
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