Mark your calendars for August 7th. At 3 PM Charlene Jeter returns to the big screen for her production of “The Sisters.” A 48 Hour Film Challenge submission, this short film stars Charlene Jeter as (Weesie), Sean Lee (as Weesie’s husband Gary), K’yana Finch (as Melissa ), Cicily Gooden (as Weesie’s sister Patty), Foresteen Hood (as her sister Flor). Included in the cast are Lisha Leelee (as Christy Turnaby) and Kyana Finch (as Melissa).
In “The Sisters”, Weesie admires the love relationships her sisters have with their mates. Set in 1973, Weesie is forced to face the reality of her failed marriage with her husband when Patty’s husband Willie (Calvin Treadwell) returns home from Vietnam.
Directed by Charlene Jeter, this is the first time, certainly in over a year and a half, that she has participated in this Challenge. Last year, because of the pandemic the Detroit 48 Film Challenge was canceled. Over the years since she first participated in this challenge, Charlene has created some 17 different films for these competitive films.
These film challenges are as demanding as any sport. Each challenge has an allotted time in which a project must be completed. Just one minute late and a project is disqualified. In the case of the 48 Hour Film Challenge Detroit, you have precisely 48 hours – 2 days – one weekend to make a film. Here’s the catch – you don’t know the genre of your film until right before the clock starts ticking! But until that moment, you have time to assemble a cast and crew, scout locations, and pull your gear together – putting everything in place for the filmmaking weekend.
Charlene has been competing in film challenges since she entered the 2013 Ypsi 24-Hour Film Shootout. Her short film, “The Infidelity Cure,” coming in at 6 minutes17 seconds, was her first.
Filmmakers from all over the Detroit area have competed to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The 48 Hour Film Project weekend starts on a Friday night with the Kickoff Event for each city. At the Kickoff:
- Each team receives the genre for its film in a random drawing
- Then the required elements are announced – a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue – each of which must appear in all films
Then it is off to the races. Filmmakers have just forty-eight hours to write, shoot and edit their films.
Although a film may not finish first in any film challenge, what is completed is often good enough to find acceptance by film festivals throughout the world. After these participating films have screened at the Redford Theater next week, they will be allowed to be submitted by their respective filmmakers.
The films that do finish first are advanced to compete against films from around the world at Filmapalooza 2021 for a chance at the grand prize and an opportunity to screen at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 Short Film Corner.
To enter a film challenge you must bring your A-game. As demanding as each challenge is, both physically and creatively, Charlene has spent hours a day, weeks, and months in preparation for the challenge.
To improve her physical endurance, Charlene spends hours a day exercising. As well as being an active exercise enthusiast, she also plays golf, and she has entered her first tennis tournament this year. You can say that Charlene Jeter is in it to win it. Go, Charlene. You have the spirit of a winner and we are rooting for you.
Premiere Screenings details
- Tickets: $12.00 USD
- Group B: Sat, Aug 7, 2021 @ 1:00pm
Group C: Sat, Aug 7, 2021 @ 3:00pm
Group D: Sat, Aug 7, 2021 @ 5:00pm - The Redford Theater
- 17360 Lahser Rd, Detroit 48219
- This year’s screening event will be held on Saturday, August 7th at the beautiful, historic Redford Theater in Detroit. We will be screening all the films on this day but in different screening groups and times. Group B at 1 PM, Group C at 3 PM, and Group D at 5 PM. The awards ceremony will follow the screenings after a brief intermission at 8 PM. Tickets for each screening are just $12 and a day pass for all the screenings is $30. Tickets can be purchased at the box office the day of the screening. Cash and Credit excepted.
Group B Saturday, August 7, 2021 @ 1:00pm
Listed alphabetically, not by screening order
- 1197 Productions Anna Pereny
- FWF Pictures Charlie Hunt
- Holiday Park Productions Joe Harris
- L. I. V. I. N. David Oster, Jr.
- L.Levation Films Larry Gentry
- Magic Hour Media Kelli Rademacher
- Pardi Productions Johannes Pardi
- PREproductions Premier Wiggins
- Rollin’ Detroit Films Jim Selleck
- Stargazer Digital Media Marguerite Wasinski
- The Farm Yard Dan Haushalter
Group C Saturday, August 7, 2021 @ 3:00pm
Listed alphabetically, not by screening order
- Ace High Productions Sarah Root
- Channel Iris Bryan Cuello
- Detroit Film Studio Charlene Jeter
- HFC Film Hawks D. Mark Hall
- Lady of the the Lake Julesia Chrishon
- Preacher Productions Matthew Kent
- Reel Studio Jack Hale
- Rocket Boot Studios Howard Randolph
- Studio B Heather Irvine
- Team Omni646 Seann Lewis
- White Beard Films Mark Keady
Group D Saturday, August 7, 2021 @ 5:00pm
Listed alphabetically, not by screening order
- 52 Scripts Scott Gordon
- Broken Multiverse Michael Rizzo
- Cardboard Camera Production Kevin Gusmano
- Fosca Features LLC Jesse McAnally
- High Voltage Vincent Sabatini
- PALMERI DIGITAL Marissa Palmeri
- Play Nice Sherry McLaughlin
- Rebel Pictures Michael McCallum
- Stranger House Films Heather Moody
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle. James Hayden
- Timeless Classics Unlimited Jon Boyd
Premier for “The Sisters” will be at The Redford Theater on August 7th at 3 PM sharp for the 48 Hour Film Festival. Come out and see a great film. A Charlene Jeter/Detroit Film Studio film.
Charlene’s other films can be found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/CharleneJeter/videos