Film Short "Powerless" Starring Lazarus Guidry Debut Screening at the Pan African Film Festival

LOS ANGELES - Feb. 19, 2020 - PRLog -- Conqueror Studio in partnership with Shonathen Lindsey Films is proud to announce "Powerless" the compelling movie short based on a true story starring rapper/actor Lazarus Guidry and Jet Dope has been selected to screen at the 28^th Annual Pan African Film Festival. The long-anticipated screening will take place on Friday February 21st at the Cinemark 15 Theaters, located at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles.

"Powerless" centers around a young man by the name of Sadiq who recently paroled from prison after serving a 10-year stint for conspiracy to sell cocaine.  He had no idea his next struggling would be to regain his position as father to his 8-year-old daughter Amber who had been raised by her mother and stepfather.  Desperate to regain the love and respect of his daughter and to make up for lost time, Sadiq finds himself at war with his ex and her husband. The story takes its viewers on a true life emotional roller-coaster.

The film short was written and directed by Shonathen Lindsey and exec Produced by Lazarus Guidry.

"We are excited to showcase our film in the PAFF! We want to tell real stories that people can identify with. This is a story about a man who made some mistakes but, is desperate to get himself together be an active part of his child's life." says Guidry.

Powerless is produced by Imani Malik Butler and stars Lazarus Guidry as Sadiq, Patrick John Boyle as Matt, Jet "Dope" Thomas as Dana, Kayla Washington as Amber.

Simultaneously, Guidry is starring in yet another movie short title "Gritty"written and produced by Reggie Gaskins, which was accepted into the San Diego Film Festival. The short screened on January 31, 2020 and received rave reviews.  Gritty is based on a true story of the life of Curtis Manning. Manning has been was released from prison 15 years ago, however, the horrible experience of prison has changed him forever.  The compelling story talks of the physical and psychological torture he went thru at the hands of the notorious prison gang called "The Gritty Gang" he no longer believes he will ever be "normal" again.  He blames his lack of ability to be fully rehabilitated on the gang he simply calls "Gritty".

"These movies are based on real life experiences and being able to bring them to the screen to tell their stories is not just entertaining but, it also gives people an opportunity to understand the mindsets of these individuals on both sides" says Guidry.