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EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Braham Entertainment will be at the Cannes Market this year with Angel City<\/em>, the debut feature from Noel Braham.<\/p>\n Noel Braham wrote, directed, and produced the film. He also stars in the film alongside Saturday Night Live<\/em> alum Chris Kattan, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins, two-time Super Bowl champion and four-time Pro Bowler Dwight Hicks, and Emmy winner Kim Estes.<\/p>\n More from Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n The ensemble is joined by Stakiah Lynn Washington (Primo<\/em>), Helen Madelyn Kim (Station 19<\/em>), Roxanne Beckford (A Different World<\/em>), and Bria Samon\u00e9 Henderson (The Good Doctor<\/em>).<\/p>\n Angel City<\/em> follows a second-generation immigrant rideshare driver who defies his family\u2019s expectations to pursue his childhood love of acting, only to watch his housing security collapse as he chases the dream.<\/p>\n The film\u2019s official synopsis reads: \u201cAs the looming specter of homelessness closes in, he maintains a carefully curated social media persona that hides his growing desperation, navigating the beautiful and brutal realities of a city built on perception. Described as a dramatic odyssey with comedic undertones, the film is a raw, soulful portrait of ambition, identity, and the cost of chasing what you love.\u201d<\/p>\n Angel City<\/em> is an adaptation of Braham\u2019s short film Watchtower<\/em>, which received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Special Class Film and Outstanding Special Class Directing. The film draws from Braham\u2019s own experience sleeping in hostels and out of his car when he first moved to Los Angeles in 2013. Braham is also the founder of the Micheaux Film Festival.<\/p>\n \u201cI was sleeping in hostels and out of my car when I first moved to Los Angeles. One of my PAs was sleeping in a tent encampment between days on our set. That\u2019s the LA most people never see \u2014 the city beneath the city,\u201d Braham said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cAngel City<\/em> is my attempt to make it visible. The film is about chasing your dreams while paying a cost most people won\u2019t talk about. It\u2019s for anyone \u2014 artist or not \u2014 who refuses to give up on what they believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Deadline’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Braham Entertainment will be at the Cannes Market this year with Angel City, the debut feature from Noel Braham. Noel Braham wrote, directed, and produced the film. 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