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Rivers Wash Over Me
Rivers Wash Over Me
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John G. Young
Written by	John G. Young; Darien Sills-Evans
Produced by	Darien Sills-Evans; Dexter Davis
Starring	Derrick L. Middleton; Aidan Schultz-Meyer; Elizabeth Dennis; Darien Sills-Evans; Cameron Mitchell Mason; Duane McLaughlin; Pamela Holden Stewart
Cinematography	Robert Ansbro
Edited by	Steven Thomas
Music by	Kenneth Lampl
Production; company	D Street Pictures
Distributed by	Strand Releasing
Release date	June 6, 2009;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Rivers Wash Over Me is a 2009 drama film directed by John G. Young. Young shares the screenplay with Darien Sills-Evans. The film was produced by Sills-Evans, with Dexter Davis as executive producer.

Plot

The film touches on race relations, incest, drugs, and growing up gay in the American South. A recent New York City transplant, Sequan Greene (Derrick L. Middleton) has been sent to live in Alabama after the recent death of his mother. He is brutally raped by his cousin Michael Wilis (Cameron Mitchell Mason). It becomes clear that Michael also is gay - a victim as well as a victimizer. He says, "I can’t be a faggot ...You’re the faggot. You’re my faggot." Sequan is also bullied and beaten up at school.

Sequan soon finds a friend in Lori Anderson (Elizabeth Dennis), the girlfriend of drug dealer/basketball player Ahmed Robins (Duane McLaughlin). Lori is the town's "bad girl" who has a heart of gold. Although she freebases, snorts coke throughout the school day, steals guns and sleeps with the town basketball star, she is immediately taken by admiration of Sequan and his brazen nonconformity. Despite Sequan's unwillingness, Lori manages to befriend him, bringing him out of his shell and eventually introducing him to both moonshine and her gay brother, Jake (Aidan Schultz-Meyer).

Cast

Derrick L. Middleton as Sequan Greene
Aidan Schultz-Meyer as Jake Anderson
Elizabeth Dennis as Lori Anderson
Darien Sills-Evans as Charles King
Cameron Mitchell Mason as Michael Willis
Duane McLaughlin as Ahmed Robins
Pamela Holden Stewart as Alice
Julia Carothers Hughes as Celeste Anderson
Terrance Epps as Coach Williams
Tina Jetter as Charity
Leslie Jones as LuEllen
Paul Kelly as Mr. Hack
Alain Lauture as Skinny Tim Buchanan
Sonequa Martin as Shawna King
Conor Romero as Billy
Xosha Roquemore as Racine Buchanan
Chester A. Sims II as Mayor Rickets
Don Striano as Tom Lemmings
Damian Washington as Dwayne
Eric Watson Williams as Deputy Lewis Ratch

References

External links

Rivers Wash Over Me at IMDb
Trailer on YouTube

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+{{Infobox film
 | name           = Rivers Wash Over Me
 | image          = Rivers-wash-over-me-poster.jpg
+| alt            =
 | caption        = Theatrical release poster
-| director       = [[John G. Young]]
+| director       = [[John G. Young (filmmaker)|John G. Young]]
-| producer       = [[Darien Sills-Evans]]<br>Exec. producer [[Dexter Davis]]
+| producer       = [[Darien Sills-Evans]]<br>Dexter Davis
-| writer         = John G. Young <br> Darien Sills-Evans
+| writer         = John G. Young<br>Darien Sills-Evans
+| starring       = Derrick L. Middleton<br>Aidan Schultz-Meyer<br>Elizabeth Dennis<br>Darien Sills-Evans<br>Cameron Mitchell Mason<br>Duane McLaughlin<br>Pamela Holden Stewart
-| narrator       =
+| music          = Kenneth Lampl
-| starring       = [[Derrick L. Middleton ]]<br>[[Aidan Schultz-Meyer ]]<br>[[Elizabeth Dennis]]<br>[[Darien Sills-Evans]]<br>[[Cameron Mitchell Mason]]<br>[[Duane McLaughlin]]<br> [[Pamela Holden Stewart]]
+| cinematography = Robert Ansbro
-| music          = [[Kenneth Lampl]]
-| cinematography = [[Robert Ansbro]]
 | editing        = Steven Thomas
-| distributor    = [[D Street Pictures]]<br>[[dasefatcap films]]
+| studio         = D Street Pictures
-| released       = 2009
+| distributor    = [[Strand Releasing]]
+| released       = {{Film date|2009|6|6}}
 | runtime        = 87 minutes
 | country        = United States
-| language       = [[English language|English]]
+| language       = English
 | budget         =
-| preceded_by    = ''[[The Reception (film)|The Reception]]''
 }}
-'''Rivers Wash Over Me''' is a 2009 American feature film by [[Film director|director]] [[John G. Young]] whose earlier films include ''[[Parallel Sons]]'' in 1995 and ''The Reception'' in 2005. Young shares the [[screenwriter|screenwriting]] with [[Darien Sills-Evans]]. The film was produced by Darien Sills-Evans, with Dexter Davis as the Executive Producer.
+'''''Rivers Wash Over Me''''' is a 2009 [[drama film]] directed by [[John G. Young (filmmaker)|John G. Young]]. Young shares the screenplay with [[Darien Sills-Evans]]. The film was produced by Sills-Evans, with Dexter Davis as executive producer.
 ==Plot==
-The film touches on race relations, incest, drugs, and growing up gay in the American South. A recent New York City transplant, Sequan Greene (played by newcomer Derrick L. Middleton) has been sent south after the recent death of his mother. He is brutally raped by his cousin Michael Wilis (played by Cameron Mitchell Mason). It slowly becomes clear that the cousin is gay, too: a victim as well as a victimizer. He says "I can’t be a faggot… You’re the faggot. You’re my faggot." Sequan is also bullied and beaten up at school.
+The film touches on [[race relations]], [[incest]], drugs, and growing up gay in the American South. A recent [[New York City]] transplant, Sequan Greene (Derrick L. Middleton) has been sent to live in [[Alabama]] after the recent death of his mother. He is brutally raped by his cousin Michael Wilis (Cameron Mitchell Mason). It becomes clear that Michael also is gay - a victim as well as a victimizer. He says, "I can’t be a faggot ...You’re the faggot. You’re my faggot." Sequan is also bullied and beaten up at school.
-Sequan finds a friend in Lori Anderson, the girlfriend of the drug dealer/basketball player Ahmed Robin (played by Duane McLaughlin). Lori (played by Elizabeth Dennis) is the town's "bad girl" who has a heart of gold. Although she freebases, snorts coke throughout the school day, steals guns, and sleeps with the town basketball star, she is immediately taken by admiration of Sequan and his brazen non-conformity. And, despite Sequan’s unwillingness, Lori manages to befriend him, brings him out of his shell, eventually introduces him to both moonshine and her gay brother, Jake Anderson (played by Aidan Schultz-Meyer).
+Sequan soon finds a friend in Lori Anderson (Elizabeth Dennis), the girlfriend of drug dealer/basketball player Ahmed Robins (Duane McLaughlin). Lori is the town's "bad girl" who has a heart of gold. Although she freebases, snorts coke throughout the school day, steals guns and sleeps with the town basketball star, she is immediately taken by admiration of Sequan and his brazen nonconformity. Despite Sequan's unwillingness, Lori manages to befriend him, bringing him out of his shell and eventually introducing him to both moonshine and her gay brother, Jake (Aidan Schultz-Meyer).
 ==Cast==
+{{Cast listing|* Derrick L. Middleton as Sequan Greene
-Major roles are:
+* Aidan Schultz-Meyer as Jake Anderson
-*Derrick L. Middleton as Sequan Greene
-*Aidan Schultz-Meyer as Jake Anderson
+* Elizabeth Dennis as Lori Anderson
+* Darien Sills-Evans as Charles King
-*Elizabeth Dennis as Lori Anderson
+* Cameron Mitchell Mason as Michael Willis
-*Darien Sills-Evans as Charles King
+* Duane McLaughlin as Ahmed Robins
-*Cameron Mitchell Mason as Michael Willis
+* Pamela Holden Stewart as Alice
-*Duane McLaughlin as Ahmed Robins
+* Julia Carothers Hughes as Celeste Anderson
-*Pamela Holden Stewart as Alice
+* Terrance Epps as Coach Williams
+* Tina Jetter as Charity
-Other roles in alphabetical order of family name:
+* Leslie Jones as LuEllen
-*Julia Carothers Hughes as Celeste Anderson
+* Paul Kelly as Mr. Hack
-*Terrance Epps as Coach Williams
+* Alain Lauture as Skinny Tim Buchanan
-*Tina Jetter as Charity
+* Sonequa Martin as Shawna King
-*Leslie Jones as LuEllen
+* Conor Romero as Billy
-*Paul Kelly as Mr. Hack
-*Alain Lauture as Skinny Tim Buchanan
+* Xosha Roquemore as Racine Buchanan
+* Chester A. Sims II as Mayor Rickets
-*Sonequa Martin as Shawna King
+* Don Striano as Tom Lemmings
-*Conor Romero as Billy
+* Damian Washington as Dwayne
-*Xosha Roquemore as Racine Buchanan
+* Eric Watson Williams as Deputy Lewis Ratch}}
-*Chester A. Sims II as Mayor Rickets
-*Don Striano as Tom Lemmings
-*Damian Washington as Dwayne
-*Eric Watson Williams as Deputy Lewis Ratch
-==Awards==
-*The film became the centerpiece movie of the 2009 NewFest Festival.{{fact}}
-*At the 2009 [[Outfest]] in Los Angeles, the leading role actor Derrick L. Middleton of ''Rivers Wash Over Me'' won the Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film"{{fact}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+* {{IMDb title|1279966}}
-*[http://www.riverswashoverme.com/ Rivers Wash Over Me Official website]
+* {{YouTube|-NvOIFAesY8|Trailer}}
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NvOIFAesY8 ''Rivers Wash Over Me'' trailer]
-*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1279966/ IMDb page for Rivers Wash Over Me]
+{{John G. Young}}
-*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949714/ IMDb page for director John G. Young]
 [[Category:2009 films]]
-[[Category:American LGBT-related films]]
+[[Category:2009 drama films]]
+[[Category:American LGBTQ-related films]]
+[[Category:African-American drama films]]
-{{John G. Young}}
+[[Category:African-American LGBTQ-related films]]
+[[Category:Films about drugs]]
+[[Category:Films about incest]]
+[[Category:Films about race and ethnicity]]
+[[Category:2009 LGBTQ-related films]]
+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
+[[Category:2000s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language drama films]]