Surviving in da Hood - DVD and Sound Track now available

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The Movie

Surviving in da Hood

And the Soundtrack

‘Surviving in da Hood’ 

A break through within the UK Black film industry

 

 Mr Midas from the movie ‘Surviving in da Hood’

I happen to attend a free film screening to watch ‘Surviving in da Hood’ at Goldsmith University on Thursday 10^th October 2013. I found this movie to be inspiring, funny entertaining and along with the music and sound tracks it made it a great movie to see.

This production brings an insight into the talent, struggle and success of young    

people from urban communities living in the UK.  

After the movie I had the opportunity to meet and speak with the Directors, Shanice Lindsay and Errol Tucker from Platinum CAT Productions. I found them to be inspiring and ambitious to have risen to the challenge of making such a big production.

I feel there is a huge market for black urban talent in the UK and on the big screen. What Platinum Cat Productions are doing is just excellent work.  I also congratulate Starlight Music Academy on the excellent musical sound track throughout the movie. I’m looking forward to getting a copy of the sound track CD.

I also found out that the ‘Surviving in da Hood’ DVDs will be out by Christmas so I hope to get my hands on a few copies of these too, for Christmas prezies.

Blog written by: Patricia Blair

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Mr Midas Meets Words & Riddims

‘Words & Riddims’ reggae dancehall journalist Chantel’e Marie hosted a podcast session with ‘Surviving in da Hood’ star Mr Midas.

Check out the interview HERE

Celebrities turn out for new independent film.

Picture: Paul Canoville

Photographed by: Simone Dawkins

Platinum Cat Productions is excited to announce that the first private screening of their independent feature film ‘Surviving in da Hood’ was a huge success. The event took place on Tuesday 20^th August at the Leander Community Centre in London. The venue played host to rising stars such as the likes of Mr Midas and Dean Marsh; alongside VIP guests Paul Canoville- the first black professional footballer to be signed to Chelsea FC and Melissa Bell – former member of 80’s R&B group Soul II Soul.

The film, which was produced and directed by Shanice Lindsay and co-written alongside Errol Tucker, is an honest reflection of the challenges that numerous individuals face whilst growing up in London.

Shanice Lindsay has dedicated the last fifteen years to volunteering at Starlight Music Academy a charity organisation that gives disadvantaged youths the space to flourish and excel despite difficult backgrounds. ‘Surviving in the Hood’ a feature length movie that showcases the creative talent of undiscovered performers is a great testament to the focus and drive of young people today. This is in contrast to the messages surrounding the very same groups portrayed in some media as unproductive.

Shanice states, “Not only does the narrative aim to inspire, but the production of the film itself highlights the wealth of talent within our communities and is creating an outlet for it to flourish.”  She says the biggest challenge in making ‘Surviving in da Hood’ was finances, hence why they are preparing to launch a fund raising campaign via Indegogo, an online fund raising platform for worthy causes. 

The private screening confirmed our beliefs that ‘Surviving in da Hood’ is a honest, funny and real portrayal of young people’s lives. The screening helped to gain the support from Melissa Bell who enjoyed the experience and describe it as “compelling, relevant and positive”. She is excited to offer future support for their upcoming events and is happy to spread the word about ‘Surviving in da Hood’.

Platinum Cat Productions would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended last night's screening and a special thank you to Melissa Bell and Paul Canoville.

For more information about Surviving in da Hood visit www.platinumcatproductions.co.uk or www.starlightmusicacademy.co.uk or view the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuceT-uH2fo

For email enquiries contact press@platinumcatproductions.co.uk

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Progress Update

Hi Guys,

I’ve been here in the office since 10.30 this morning (even the bad weather couldn’t stop me) hard at work making plans and writing material for our Indiegogo campaign. The music is on, bright lights are shining, and we’ve even got a fan on because this room is maintaining a ‘tropical climate’ in spite of the rain.

As one of the volunteers for Starlight Music Academy, I’ve spent my morning and afternoon looking at other film campaigns on the fundraising site to decide how to structure our campaign, what key information we want to include, and what ‘perks’ we’re looking to bring to you lovely people. I was then assigned sections to work on, and have been collating information about the cast members and our ‘Dream’ for this project. Now, in my break, I’m sending you this short message to let you know a bit about how we’re getting along, and will continue to do so over the coming weeks!

Remember to keep in touch with us if you have questions about the project, or getting involved, and we will do the same J

Keeping you posted X

Surviving In Da Hood Teaser [CHECK IT OUT!]

Coming Soon!

Surviving in da Hood is a powerful and inspirational coming of age story set on the mean streets of urban London featuring a line up of believable characters everyone can relate to. The film presents a unique snap shot of the lives of five ambitious youngsters making their way in life showing the real adversities and pressing issues faced by young people everyday. The story centres around Drake, a gifted and fast rising rapper with a dark secret, who will do whatever it takes to make it to the top, but is placed in a major dilemma when his manager accepts an advance of £100,000 for a rap deal. Unaware of his artist's double life, the biggest deal of their lives deal will expose Drake to serious danger in endz where he's wanted by both the police and rival gang members out for murderous revenge.

Will he honour the obligations of the deal and put his life at risk or will he give up on his dream of becoming a rap star just as his career is about to take off?

Cast: Mr Midas, Leyton Benta, Chantel Angelina, Leanne Williams, Onosky Ujorha, Elizabeth Taiwo, Donovan Simpson and Tony McPherson,
Director: Shanice Lindsay
Producer: Shanice LIndsay
Writers: Shanice Lindsay and Errol Tucker
Running Time: 75 minutes

Copyright 2013: Platinum Cat Productions

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Putting British Urban Film on the Map

London, UK – Aug 2013 -

Platinum CAT Productions makes its feature film debut with 'Surviving in da Hood', a compelling and inspirational story following five individuals as they struggle to make something of themselves in spite of their circumstances. The film centres round Drake, an up-and-coming rapper portrayed by Mr Midas, who is leading a double life which has fatal consequences for his baby mother and friends. 'Surviving in da Hood' provides a snapshot of the real adversities and pressing issues faced by young people everyday in South East London, and across the UK.

Its creators, Shanice Lindsay and Errol Tucker, saw the making of the film as a significant opportunity to draft in and develop the abilities of young and emerging actors, filmmakers and musicians. Their directorial debut has thus been a platform upon which the likes of Mr Midas, an accomplished recording artist, actor and presenter known from such things as Kiss TV/4Music, alongside a cast of young and exciting new talent, can shine. ‘Surviving in da Hood’ will re-invigorate British Urban Film, and contribute to the development of the Black British Film Industry.

To launch 'Surviving in da Hood', Platinum CAT Productions are currently planning a press event to be held at the BFI, to be followed by an exclusive red-carpet premiere at Greenwich Odeon. They are in the fundraising stage of the film project, and will be launching a campaign on Kickstarter and Indiegogo in forthcoming months.

For further details about the film project, or enquiries into the launch events, please contact Shanice Lindsay at 07415 097 947 or info@platinumcatproductions.co.uk, or Platinum Cat’s publicist Dionne Farrell at 07913 155 413 or deedeef@hotmail.co.uk.

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Platinum CAT Productions is a London-based production company, established in 2012 to bring the wealth of BAME, urban talent to a wider audience, and to help develop the UK Black film industry. In partnership with Starlight Music Academy, an enterprising charity organisation co-founded by Shanice Lindsay, it has spent the past 15 years developing the musical talents of stars in the making, in the hope of launching tomorrow's stars today.

We are keen to collaborate with new and emerging filmmakers, so if you’d like to get in touch please visit our website: www.platinumcatproductions.co.uk.