Otis' Dream
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Otis' dream was to vote. He never got the chance. Voting is a sacred right. Exercise Yours. For resources on voting: otisdream.com/votingresources #votethedream
The film was marketed in the weeks prior to the election with great success. It screened in over 500 churches across the nation and gained attention from major media outlets, including Joy Reid on MSNBC, Angela Rye, Shaun King and by Oprah on Facebook live as part of her SuperSoul Sunday programming. The film is also now an official SuperSoul short film.
Oprah's channels alone garnered over 470,000 views and nearly 9,000 comments, inspiring many to #VoteTheDream.
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Directed by - Jason & Blue Executive Producer - Reverend Dr. Otis Moss III Original Screenplay & Story by - Reverend Dr. Otis Moss III Written for the Screen by - Jason & Blue Produced by - Stacey Buckner Director of Photography - Keith Walker Edited by - Andrew Schuurmann Musical Score & Composition by - Bryan Johnson
Unashamed Media Group presents an Invisible Landscapes production
Cast in order of appearance Otis Moss Sr. – Christopher Greer Magnolia Moss (Portrait )- Tiffany Renee Johnson Otis Moss Jr. – Cole Kennerly Suzie Moss – Ryann Werner Callie Moss – Grace Keithley Joesy Moss – Lauren Robinson Mitchell Moss – Daniel Portis Supervisor – MJ Starshak Clerk 1 – Casey Freund Clerk 2 – Ruth Kaufman Clerk 3 – Nolan Scates
Narrators Reverend Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Reverend Dr. Otis Moss III Elijah Moss
Crew Production Coordinator - Gabe Weir Production Manager - Timothy Voelker 1st AD - Ronnie Kwasman 1st Assistant Camera - J’mme Love 1st Assistant Camera - Rosaleah Gonzalez 2nd Assistant Camera - Colin Hughes Production Designer - Stacey Buckner Art Director - Ronnie Kwasman Set Dresser - Stephanie Mac Donald Gaffer - Yon Ziebarth Key Grip - Caitlyn Spiritus Sound Mixer - Jacob Brown Hair & Makeup - Catherine Woods
Wardrobe & Styling Carole Jacobs Latanda Terry-Graves Jocelyn Johnson Melanie Allison
Locations provided by Invisible Landscapes Picture Cars Provided by Spencer Leak Jr.
Catering by Fork Fantasy
Post Production Colorist - Clark Griffith Re-Recording Mixer - J.R. Chappell Sound Design by Andrew Schuurmann
Music Score Vocals - Rev. Angela Walton Harmonica - Lamont Harris Cello - Khari Lemuel
“Walk With Me Lord” Performed by Common Hymnal Vocalist - Brittney Spencer Producer - Mark Alan Schoolmeesters Guitar - JonCarlos Velez Bass - Jason Foster Guitar - Nico Barboza
Background Talent Julie Medina David James Slama Jonathan Goldthwaite Bryant Alexander Renee Lockett Hannah Frugia Ed “Bumpy” Davis Timothy Voelker Spencer Leak Jr.
For Trinity & Unashamed Media Group Melody Morgan & the Office of the Senior Pastor Support to Executive Producer - Monica & Makayla Moss Rev. Dr. Stacey Edwards-Dunn Wilfred Bentley & the Accounting Team Rev. Dr. Arrie Denise Thomas-Williams & the HR Team Multimedia Communications - Daryle Brown, Donna Hammond, William Kilgore, Anthony Carpenter, Relana Johnson, Cody Knatze Building Steward - Cecil Bush Building Engineer - LaQuarn Edwards Security - Lisa Thomas Office PA - Karen Cupil
Cameras provided by Camera Ambassador Media Process Group
Eugene Talmadge speech July 13, 1946 from the WSB Radio Records Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library
Historical photos provided by the LBJ Library Photographers - Cecil Stoughton & Yoichi Okamoto
Special Thanks to Edwina Moss
Special Thanks The Moss Family Media Process Group DuSable Museum of African American History Spencer Leak Jr. - Leak & Sons Funeral Home Rod Martin - Agile Technologies Group