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Films - After All FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; January 26, 2000, Bet.com HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE STARS IN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION’S FOURTH MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOVIE, "AFTER ALL."
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 I’ve 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 BET’s new film production unit, BET Arabesque Films in conjunction with Director’s 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. BET’s 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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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.
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 Michelle’s loyal assistant,
Michael Warren ("Hill Street Blues") as
Hilliard’s wealthy uncle and Hattie Winston ("Becker")
as a community activist attempting to free her son who is
accused of murdering his girlfriend.