Company: Rising Starr Entertainment d/b/a Starr Studded Entertainment in NYC
Founder: Akua Agyemang
Mission: To make films and television series’ that empower and encourage others that they too can overcome their problems. Also to give up-and-coming talent a platform to show their skills and expose their talent on the same level as the celebrities we see over and over again on TV and on film.
Films/Projects: COMPLETED-trailer for “I Got A Story to Tell” (network/cable series), “Don’t Knock the Hustle” (short film). Pre-production-”Keep the Party Going(full-length feature), “I Got a Story to tell” series, a monthly theme-based artist showcase.
Acclaim: premiere screening at IFNY (Independent Filmmakers of New York) and “Short Shorts” hosted by Pete Chatmon.
What are you looking for? Investment funds to hire the proper crews and proper equipment to produce various projects.
Company Foreshadow: We suspect by the end of 2010 to have grossed at least 1 million dollars from either of the projects listed.