September 27, 2017 The Skanner Page 7
Angela White: The ‘A Question of Faith’ Interview
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
A
ngela White is
a film producer,
talent and busi-
ness affairs ex-
ecutive and member of
the Producer’s Guild of
America who special-
izes in creating com-
pelling,
commercial
material with a distinct
perspective. She is the
founder of Silver Lining
Entertainment, a fam-
ily-owned Multimedia
Entertainment Compa-
ny based in Los Angeles.
Angela earned a Bach-
elor of Arts degree from
the University of Dela-
ware prior to receiving
a master of arts degree
in political science from
Rutgers
University.
While still at Rutgers,
she produced the criti-
cally-acclaimed “Hypo-
critical War on Drugs.”
That riveting, PBS doc-
umentary conducted an
uncensored investiga-
tion of the so-called “es-
calating war on drugs.”
Even though the expe-
rience sparked Angela’s
interest in the enter-
tainment industry, she
nevertheless decided to
become a lawyer before
launching her career.
Whether renting a
movie or surfing cable
TV or Netflix, one would
likely have seen some
of her recent films. Her
impressive resume in-
cludes “Busted,” which
was released by Lions-
gate in March and stars
Rockmond Dunbar; the
dark thriller, “The Sin
Seer,” which was re-
leased nationwide last
year and stars Isaiah
Washington and Salli
Richardson; the inspi-
rational, made-for-TV
film, “Who Can I Run
To?” starring gospel
artists Tasha Page Lock-
hart, Marvin Sapp and
Jessica Reedy; the ro-
mantic comedy, and “My
Favorite Five,” which
stars Rochelle Aytes,
Brian White and Jay El-
lis.
Among Angela’s oth-
er offerings are “4Play,”
“My Sister’s Wedding,”
“The Last Letter,” “Af-
ter Effect” and “C’mon
Man.” Here, she talks
about “A Question of
Faith,” her highly-an-
ticipated Christian film
co-starring stars Rich-
ard T. Jones, Kim Fields,
T.C. Stallings, C. Thomas
Howell, Jaci Velasquez,
Gregory Alan Williams
and Renee O’Connor.
Kam Williams: Hi An-
gela, thanks for the in-
terview.
Angela White: Hello
Kam, thank you for al-
lowing me to interview
with you and I am happy
to be here today.
Angela White
KW: I was very moved
by “A Question of Faith.”
What interested you in
the project?
AW: Kam, my execu-
tive producer, Dr. Cam-
eron Lewis, woke up one
morning and encour-
aged me to look for a
“
Kevan Otto, on board.
He flushed the story out
and made sure we were
able to have a solid plo-
tline from beginning to
end that could be execut-
ed on screen
KW: How did you go
about assembling the
The film shows families in
situations that most people
can relate to or know peo-
ple who have been in those
situations and are seeking
some form of guidance or
comfort
“faith-based movie” for
our next production, so
I started to reach out to
my network to see who
had a good inspiration-
al story and found “A
Question of Faith” after
a long and extensive
search. This script had
some of the elements
I was seeking and the
writer was willing to
allow me to develop the
film into a broader sto-
ry, which was essential
to me and Dr. Lewis.
The film evolved from
the initial script and I
brought the director,
cast?
AW: With all my fea-
ture films, I hire a cast-
ing director, and we
start with a wish list of
actor’s names that we
think could embody the
story and characters.
My wish list never quite
works out, but God al-
ways knows what he is
doing as the cast was
perfectly made for this
film. We had an exten-
sive casting call in At-
lanta, and found at least
a dozen, local Georgia
residents, all of whom
starred in the picture.
KW: What does it
mean to you to be the
first African American
female to release a faith-
based film theatrically?
AW: It is a mixture of
emotions from, “Wow,
we are in 2017 and there
are still firsts, to I am
honored to carry that
torch, as so many before
me have done. I would
not be in this position if
it weren’t for the many
African American pi-
oneer filmmakers who
enabled us new ones to
excel at our jobs.
KW: What’s your tar-
get demo? Evangelicals,
Blacks or general audi-
ences?
AW: This film is for
general audiences, as we
discuss several, timely
social themes relevant
to all demographics. Ev-
eryone can understand
and empathize with feel-
ings of compassion, loss,
anger, feelings of guilt,
shame, and not being
able to forgive. The film
shows families in situ-
ations that most people
can relate to or know
people who have been in
those situations and are
seeking some form of
guidance or comfort.
KW: What message do
you want people to take
away from the film?
AW: “A Question of
Faith” is a powerful sto-
ry about forgiveness,
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