SOMETHING DIFFERENT – From The Creators of Down By The River | 041 - Actors Talk - Come Inside The Acting Business

SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAS A NEW TITLE

WALK BY FAITH

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A new independent feature film from WISDOM PRODUCTIONS and the same family of filmmakers who brought us DOWN BY THE RIVER, Sean Johnson Jr. , LaMarcus Tinker and Trina Brown.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT had its premiere on September 29,2013. If you were able to attend the premiere, or if you've seen the film since, please leave comments below about the story, acting, production quality or any other aspects of the film you'd like to comment on. I'm sure the filmmakers will appreciate all honest feedback.

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Something Different takes you through the journey of a teenager living with the disease [sickle-cell] on a daily basis. While researching a school project he discovers a potential cure that sets him off on a journey of faith and hope - hoping to one day become disease free.

Something Different Trailer from Trina Montreuil Brown on Vimeo.

THE CAST
Here are a few of the cast members from SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Find out more about this film at the SOMETHING DIFFERENT web site.

Dominyck McCargo (Corey), Rochelle Ojeda (Carrie), Bradley Smith (Kevin) and Trina Brown (Ms. Fortune)

Sean Johnson Jr. and LaMarcus Tinker have joined us previously on Actors Talk.

I first became aware of Sean sometime around May of 2012 when I saw a trailer for a film he wrote and starred in called DOWN BY THE RIVER. The trailer for that film really caught my attention and I wanted to learn more about this talented writer-actor-filmmaker.

Then in January of 2013, I was able to convince Sean and his brother actor, LaMarcus Tinker ( Glee, Friday Night Lights, etc) to join me along with two other indie filmmakers on an experimental live broadcast via Google's Hangout On Air technology.

Sean recently got in touch to tell me about a new film he and LaMarcus and their mother, Trina Brown have produced called SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

Like Down By The River, a major plot element for Something Different is a disease called Sickle Cell, also referred to as sickle-cell anemia or sickle-cell disease.
SICKLE CELL
Sickle-cell disease (SCD), or sickle-cell anaemia (SCA) or drepanocytosis, is a hereditary blood disorder, characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. Sickling decreases the cells' flexibility and results in a risk of various complications. The sickling occurs because of a mutation in the haemoglobin gene. Individuals with one copy of the defunct gene display both normal and abnormal haemoglobin. This is an example of codominance.

Life expectancy is shortened. In 1994, in the US, the average life expectancy of persons with this condition was estimated to be 42 years in males and 48 years in females, but today, thanks to better management of the disease, patients can live into their 70s or beyond.

The term disease is applied because the inherited abnormality causes a pathological condition that can lead to death and severe complications. Not all inherited variants of haemoglobin are detrimental, a concept known as genetic polymorphism.
Like many of you I have heard of sickle-cell, but don't really know much about it. My presumption was that this was a disease that was limited to the black or African-American community.

In doing just a small amount of research, I discovered that this presumption was not accurate.

I began my conversation with Trina, LaMarcus and Sean asking for a little background on sickle-cell to better understand the disease and to understand why it is a compelling story element in Something Different.

Trina explained that September is sickle-cell month and the goal was to have the film finished to premiere during this time period.