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Dense (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Dense' is a 2004 American television short film directed and written by Vanessa Williams and Shari Poindexter, and aired on the TV channel Showtime.[http://www.blackfilm.com/20060203/features/traciethomsnews. shtml Blackfilm.com], Vanessa Williams' 'Dense', accessed 01-04-2009[http://www.filmstew.com/showArticle.aspx?ContentID=5285 Film Stew] , by Liz Jeffries (February 26, 2003), "Soul Food Stars Head Behind Camera - Showtime greenlights three shorts to be directed by hit series' stars Vanessa Williams, Rockmond Dunbar and Darrin DeWitt Henson", accessed 01-04-2009[http://bherc.org/Film_Festivals/Sistas/program2008.html Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center website] , "Sistas are Doin' it for Themselves - Program", "As filmmaker, Vanessa, wrote, directed and produced the short film, DENSE, which aired on Showtime Television and is a favorite among film festival goers. ", accessed 01-04-2009[http://www.atabb.com/celebs/2064-vanessa-williams.html Vanessa Williams bio at ATaBB], accessed 01-04-2009[http://www.divxspot.com/artist/148986/vanessa-williams.html Vanessa Wiliams filmography at Divxspot], accessed 01-04-2009[http://tbwt.org/index2.php?option=content&do_pdf=1&id=968 The Black World Today] , accessed 01-04-2009[http://www.jackgrapes.com/grapes_approach.php Jack Grapes], "Vanessa Williams made a film about work done in several claases. The film, 'Dense', is now in distribution", accessed 01-04-2009
Plot
A man gives his girlfriend an ultimatum: to drop her career to start a family or he will leave her. She begins to question the relationship realizing maybe she was dense.
Cast
* Lanei Chapman as Yvette
* Michael Ralph as Julius
* Yolonda Ross as Stacey[http://yolondaross.com/_wsn/page2.html Yolanda Ross website] , accessed 01-04-2009
* Vondie Curtis-Hall as Ross[http://www.filmreference.com/film/53/Vondie-Curtis-Hall.html Vondie Curtis-Hall at filmrefernce.com], accessed 01-04-2009
Festival screenings
* Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, "Some of the entertainers who have presented material at the annual festival include Vanessa A. Williams directorial debut of 'Dense'..."
References
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