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Arabesque
Films - After All FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; January 26, 2000, Bet.com HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE STARS IN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISIONS FOURTH MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOVIE, "AFTER ALL." Michelle Touissiant, a hard-working, ambitious broadcast reporter, refuses to let anything, or more importantly, anyone, come between her dream of becoming an anchorwoman. But when she meets a head-strong news cameraman, their stormy relationship pushes Michelle to a major turning point in her life, forcing her not only to confront her past, but re-evaluate her future. Black Entertainment Television presents the world premiere of the made-for-television-movie, AFTER ALL, a romantic drama adapted from the popular Arabesque line of African American romance novels. Veteran director Helaine Head ("L.A. Law" and "Law and Order") was thrilled to be a part of the unprecedented production. "Working with veteran actors such as Holly Robinson Peete and the rest of the very talented cast definitely made this a very rewarding project," Head said. "In all the years Ive been in the business, I have rarely seen a production with so many African Americans in front of and behind the camera." Adapted from the novel penned by Lynn Emery, AFTER ALL features Peete as the driven, independent television reporter, Michelle. After being paired up with an attractive but contentious news cameraman, Anthony Hilliard (played by D.B. Woodside from the "The Temptations" mini-series), Michelle inadvertently finds herself fighting to stop corruption in a housing project in her old South Central neighborhood that she worked so hard to get away from. Supporting players include Kellie Williams ("Family Matters") as Michelles loyal assistant, Michael Warren ("Hill Street Blues") as Hilliards wealthy uncle and Hattie Winston ("Becker") as a community activist attempting to free her son who is accused of murdering his girlfriend. BETs new film production unit, BET Arabesque Films in conjunction with Directors Circle Filmworks, has produced seven films since March. These films portray contemporary, multi-dimensional African American relationships and lifestyles in all types of genres suspense thrillers, dramas and comedies. The production slate represents the largest single production order of feature-length films starring African Americans in history. Stars in the films include Phil Morris, Ron Glass, LisaRaye, Richard T. Jones, Anna Maria Horsford, Brent Jennings and Vanessa Williams. All 10 films are adapted from the popular Arabesque line of African American romance novels which BET Holdings, Inc. acquired in June 1998. Roy Campanella II ("Brother Future") of Directors Circle Filmworks is executive producer of the entire film series. Roderick Plummer is supervising producer of the film. BETs Vice President of Film and Development, Njeri Karago, is the executive-in-charge of production. AFTER ALL is a BET Arabesque Films production, a subsidiary of BET Holdings, Inc., a multi-media entertainment company which owns and operates Black Entertainment Television. BET is the first national cable network targeted toward African American consumers and is currently available in 58 million cable households nationwide, according to Nielsen media research.
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