Actor.
Director.
Activist.
An Authentic & Powerful Voice.
Reinventing storytelling to make an impact for a new generation.
Sophisticated and stunning, cutting-edge and timeless, passion and genius – few talents are as dynamic onscreen and off as Cherrelle éLan.
WORK IN DEVELOPMENT
Storytelling with an impact.
Cinema meets life, as Cherrelle éLan combines drama with her background in journalism to produce original award-winning stories from vibrant and diverse perspectives that make an impact:
Black in the Future
Reporter/Host of BITF (Black In The Future) News, Jackie e'Lan, sends her Robo-Clone, outfitted with "drone crew", into the field to gather footage to complete her feature segment about "Reparations for African Americans". While policing the community, the drone stumbles across what appears to be domestic violence.
Seoul, U.S.A
Born in crime-infested inner cities of America, two “badass” women under the guidance of Grand Master Sang Lee, find their escape as undefeated martial arts…
Antar’s Niece
A fictitious, psychological suspense drama, 69’ Howard University-trained actor, Antar, finds himself on trial for murder until he’s set free with the help of his clairvoyant niece.
Anthropological
Intelligent, beautiful and in the final stages of obtaining her Doctorate Degree in Anthropology, LISSETTE LOUVIERE is on her way of joining the ranks of “Who’s Who in Black America.” From the looks of things every gifted and talented girl dreams of walking in Lissette’s shoes one day.
Freedom of Speech
Inspired by Eboni Love-Peel, Freedom of Speech is a coming-of-age short screenplay about a headstrong girl beating the odds…e.
Triggery
Linda, a confident, mature woman, unexpectedly becomes the object of obsession for Troy, a much younger man, leading her to navigate the delicate balance between desire, self-worth, and the complexities of modern love.
Akwaaba!
Considered aged out, Vicki, an unemployed filmmaker pitches a bold documentary about assembling a football team in Ghana to take on the NFL Cleveland Browns, but when a charming connection turns out to be a lie, she must choose between risking everything for her dream or letting it slip away.
ODD BALLS
Terry, a sharp-witted "It girl" and boxwoman at a struggling Vegas dive bar, runs a quirky matchmaking app that pairs polar opposites, but when a persistent admirer named Clarence starts testing her professional detachment, she begins to wonder if he might be the one man who could change her world forever.
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Noteworthy Organizations
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY
The sorority is one of the nation's largest Greek-letter organizations consisting of college-educated women of many diverse backgrounds from around the world, it serves through a membership of more than 300,000 women in 1,024 chapters in the United States and several other countries.
SAG AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals.
WOMEN IN FILM
WIF advocates for and advances the careers of women working in the screen industries — to achieve parity and transform culture.
Film Freeway
FilmFreeway is a website for filmmakers to submit their films to hundreds of film festivals globally. FilmFreeway is the official sponsor of Orlando Film Festival, 2020.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.