First-Time Director Pays Homage to His Jersey Roots in Upcoming Urban Flick, "Interrogation Room 109"
New director, Anthony Malachi, is set to release his first film, "Interrogation Room 109", a fast-paced, urban drama set in Jersey City, NJ. The movie, starring both seasoned veterans and newcomers is slated for release on January 9, 2015
Jersey City, NJ, December 18, 2014 (Newswire.com) - First-time director, Anthony Malachi, is slated to release his highly anticipated independent urban film, “Interrogation Room 109”, set in his hometown of Jersey City, NJ. Malachi also wrote and stars in the film which was inspired by his own former involvement in the streets.
The urban flick follows a local drug dealer, Slice, determined to win back his beloved ex-girlfriend, Sharon. However, Sharon’s new love, G-low, (played by Malachi) stands firmly in his way. Thus Slice plots a devious scheme, complete with crooked cops, drugs, set-ups, murder, and blackmail to ensure his rival goes down, and stays down.
While some of the feature was filmed in Manhattan where he was born, Malachi stayed true to his NJ roots by bringing several fellow New Jerseyans onto the project. The film was shot and edited by Patterson resident Safiyah Smith and stars Jersey City natives Lance Booth, as Slice, the sinister protagonist, Claude Joseph as G-low’s confidant, Joffrey “Crash” Gant, Michael Royes, Mohammad Kamara, CiCi Steed, and Rochelle Walker. The film also features Joey Grant, and Gil Gilead as the crooked officers, Juan M. Montaño, Vern Wilson, Reco Alford, Jillian Goytia as Slice’s current lady, and Tayo Oredein as Sharon.
Director Malachi comments “I wrote 109 because there are a lot people who are living beyond their means and they end up putting themselves in extreme situations just to keep up with the Jones’. This movie is meant to show that you shouldn’t get involved with certain people and activities just to impress someone. Image isn’t important at the end of the day. Your life is what’s important.”
The film has already garnered some attention from some of black Hollywood’s most elite actors. Interrogation Room 109 will be screened across the state of New Jersey, and is set to premier fittingly on January 9th (1/09) in 2015.
Interrogation Room 109 was produced by O-Park Productionz.