Lila and Eve2014 | written by Pat Gilfillan | directed by Charles Stone III
producers: Sara Risher, Darrin Reed, Julius Tennon, Viola Davis | Starring: Viola Davis, Jennifer Lopez
On the heels of a tragic drive-by shooting, two distraught mothers team up to avenge the deaths of their children when local inner city authorities fail to find the culprits.
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Written by Pat Gilfillan.
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Gilfillan, a former labor layer and Nichol Fellowship winner, has vigilante action film, Lila & Eve, slated to go into production in January.
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While you have continued to work, you haven’t done a film since Mr. 3000? Any reason why?
CS: There were other films. What’s been wonderfully humbling about the business is that I’m doing projects where I’m using other peoples’ money to do projects. When you are doing so, you have to take into consideration their concerns to make a great movie but also make sure they will make their money back. With that being said, there were other film projects that I was on that I either stepped away from because I wasn’t getting along with production; meaning that the producers and I had different visions for the film. Years ago, I was attached to a film and sought out the star for the film, and while she loved the script, she told the studio she didn’t think I was right for the project. The studio was wanted to make the movie so I ended up stepping off. There are a variety of things that a director goes through when you’re trying to make something happen with other people’s money. It’s been humbling and blessing that I was able to do three movies in a row, and then there were about six to seven films that almost happened or I didn’t get as I auditioned for it as a director. While I was going that process in the film world, I wanted to do television. There’s a lot of great writing and production coming out from TV now. It’s not the major networks like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, putting out product, but HBO, FX, AMC and others are also in the mix. I’m still trying to develop movies and there’s a bunch of projects that’s looking good in terms of financing. One of them is a psychological thriller with Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez. It’s like ‘Thelma and Louise meets ‘Fight Club.’ I’ll know in another week if it happens.
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