DeJuan Ford Productions and Faim Film has years of experience creating independent films such as First Lady Series, Paper Heart, Red Flagz, Diamond Girls, TINA & LORI, and most recently Black Strait Blues and All the Shine. With so much experience in such a wide variety of films DeJuan Ford Productions has made a big splash in the independent film scene. After watching the burgeoning Detroit FIlm scene grow in leaps and bounds in recent years, and with some initial successes as a co-producer, DeJuan Ford doubled down on his position by creating Faim Films and later DeJuan Ford Productions. From fast paced crime dramas to slow burning psychological thrillers, DeJuan Ford’s projects often feature strong female leads and a keen sensibility of Detroit culture.
Tina & Lori, an independent drama starring Elizabeth Foxx and DaCarla Strong centers on
two young girls ready for college who find themselves in an unpredictable situation
when they have to do the unthinkable. Theirs is a story of survival and a thrilling journey
to adulthood byway of one normal day that evolves into something extraordinary.
Diamond Girls, starring Nunu Thurman, Angeleah Speights, Keiona Evans and
Domonique Leonard follows the wife of a murdered kingpin leaves the streets and tries
to convince her girlfriends to do the same before the street life takes its toll.
Black Strait Blues, an ensemble film written and directed by Xavier Miles features Ciara
Angelia, Reginald Pass, James Williams, George Middlebrook as well as Detroit cinema
staples, Kamaal Hasaun and K-Deezy. Filmed primarily on Detroit’s Westside, Black
Strait Blues follows a bounty hunter, sex worker, a gangster and a baby-faced hustler as
they navigate the perilous streets of Detroit.
Most recently, DeJuan Ford executive produced a slow burning, psychological thriller
entitled All the Shine. All the Shine, a story of two young women who flee from a crime
lord to a horse farm to distill a priceless varietal of Absinthe, only to find themselves
caught up in the farm’s horrifying past. All the Shine stars Ciara Angelia, Cassandra
Chesneau and marks the second time DeJuan Ford, Ciara Angelia and Xavier Miles
have partnered to bring a unique story to life.
About DeJuan Ford Productions
DeJuan Ford Productions is an award winning production company specializing in
urban dramas that showcase Detroit culture. Additionally DeJuan Ford Productions
partners with a wide list of production houses with the goal of telling unique stories that
push the envelope of what is to be expected from independent Detroit cinema.
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