Nov 30, 2023
Today on Too Opinionated, we sit down with Author and Screenwriter Lynne Stoltz about her new project.
“Sons 2 The Grave” filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, tells the story
of basketball phenom, Marcus Jennings. With one foot in Hudson
and one in the NBA, Marcus is taken out. After midnight on a
footbridge that separates the million-dollar homes of the rich,
famous and the politically connected from subsidized
housing, Marcus Jennings is shot twice in the head. A message sent
to the community. A code of silence remains in place,
fostering a common element that binds this community, fear and
the currency of payback will always be bloodshed. We are our
brother’s keeper is just a slogan in Hudson.
Ruth Jennings moved to Hudson for her son, his school regularly
visited by scouts. A strong, hardworking single mother, she thought
she could protect her child against all odds & choices, but
Marcus found it hard to fight off his new surroundings and mislaid
loyalties. Marcus thought he was in control. A boy living in a
man’s body, living up to his and others exaggerated egos. He
attracted the attention of scouts, agents, and Division 1 NCAA
schools in the US, a pitstop before the NBA. Marcus also attracted
the attention of RD. RD controlled Hudson and worked for those who
controlled him. In the end it was what they all had in common that
ended Marcus’s life…fear. Fear of staying, fear of leaving and fear
of appearing weak. Murder is a sin. There is no justification…
but there is understanding. “We’re born sons and we die sons.
Somewhere in between is the story.” Ruth Jennings believes God
sees all. There is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. But for
now, there is Hudson. “Sons 2 The Grave” tells that story.
Have Faith Productions is currently preparing for a television
series, “Hudson” inspired by the film, with music from Hip
hop/ R&B royalty. The episodes will echo a line from the movie,
“This Ain’t No Fairy Tale… This Is Hudson.”
The episodes will take you into the heart of the city from upscale
streets to back alleys, social status not always
pre-determining who turns up where. HUDSON captures the
politics and the temperament of the city in raw and truthful
episodes. As producers and writers, we need to tell the
stories that hold us accountable to the reality of the truth,
not just what feels comfortable. The police drama takes
you inside the 34th precinct, it’s heartbeat sometimes on life
support. The officers and detectives like the rest of us are
flawed. Most conceal their personal fears and demons, visiting
them on their own terms, not letting them take over. But there
is a point when some officers break, or yes, come broken to the
job. Their safety net, stretched as it is, an eager young pastor
assigned to the precinct, who’s faith is fully intact, a
seasoned but weary shrink whose faith has long been scarred
and a Captain who makes the hard decisions whatever side
of the blue line they fall on.
“HUDSON” deals with relationships that run as high up the ladder as
City Hall. Mayor Ron Langston came from the wrong side of the
bridge to take office, a move some say is merely geography.
His loyalty to popular club owner/entrepreneur and childhood
friend, Quincy “Q” Harris, a man comfortable on both sides of
the bridge, is a source of constant concern for his supporters. HFP
looks
forward to the next leg of the journey.
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