Dana Verde, an independent afro-Cuban filmmaker we've interviewed in the past, and whose work we've written about before on this blog, is ready to tour the independent film circuit with her latest feature titled "Grand Gesture", a micro-budget (10k) romantic comedy about a man named Craig, played by Alfred E. Rutherford ("Popus Pane"), desperate to win Naima back. Played by Serena Reeder ("Get Rich or Die Tryin'"), she's the one that got away and the woman he loves. While waiting for her to meet up with him at a cafe in Harlem, NYC - for one last chance to win her affections, Craig recounts the love story to cafe patrons, who provide...
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