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  • Sounds of Poetry (2009)
  • Short | 21 min | Short, Drama
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Sounds of Poetry (2009)
Short | 21 min | Short, Drama

Abuse, Drugs, Molestation, and Neglect are the elements of her childhood. Monique watched as her mom destroyed her body with drugs. She defended her life from the predators that came in and out of her mothers home in Atlanta. The painful ...See moreAbuse, Drugs, Molestation, and Neglect are the elements of her childhood. Monique watched as her mom destroyed her body with drugs. She defended her life from the predators that came in and out of her mothers home in Atlanta. The painful sounds she took in as a young girl were converted to beautiful sounds of poetry in her journal. The hurtful environment left her with no option but release emotions through poetry. With the constant disappointment of being rejected by the one person she cares the most about (her mother), Monique finds comfort in her journal. With no one left in her corner at the tender age of 8, her poetry becomes her best friend. She writes her innermost dark secrets, never to reveal them. Finally getting the courage to know when enough was enough, running away from the abuse, drugs, molestation, and neglect. Monique left her only best friend (her journal). Finally freed of the horrific life, she begins to blossom into a beautiful women under the loving care of her grandmother. She continues to fall in love with her one true friend, poetry. With time her wounds are healed until she runs into an unexpected visitor from the past. What will she do when the hurtful sounds of her past comes back to hunt her ? Written by Henderson Maddox See less
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Director
Writers
Dawntavia Marrero (story) (as Dawntavia Bullard) | Henderson Maddox (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Joe Ercole (original music by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Willie Jones (edited by)
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52 cast members
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Robin Givens
Eleanor Eleanor   See fewer
Dawntavia Marrero
Monique (as Dawntavia Bullard) Monique (as Dawntavia Bullard)   See fewer
Jasmine Walker
Young Monique Young Monique   See fewer
Jerome Cheatham
Jonathan Jonathan   See fewer
Jasmine Evans
Baby Monique (as Jasiyah Adams) Baby Monique (as Jasiyah Adams)   See fewer
Mia Marshall
Grandma Grandma   See fewer
Andree Pitts
Teacher Teacher   See fewer
Andrew Parker
Drug Addict (as Angela Parker) Drug Addict (as Angela Parker)   See fewer
Jason Tyler
Drug Addict Drug Addict   See fewer
John Powell
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Miquel Walker
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Etosha Coates
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Tangi Price
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Dee Marshall
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Shaniesha Holt
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Dana Buford
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Alison Pack
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Hot Rod
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Jimmy Scott
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Nedra Kendrick
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Troy Faruk
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Cliff Bell
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Gartrell Williams
Drug Dealer Drug Dealer   See fewer
Roslyn D. Evans
Police Woman (as Roslyn Evans) Police Woman (as Roslyn Evans)   See fewer
Leslie Nason
Tack Team Tack Team   See fewer
Timothy Douglas Perez
Tack Team (as Timothy Perez) Tack Team (as Timothy Perez)   See fewer
Zeek Mayes
Friend Friend   See fewer
William Perry
Friend Friend   See fewer
Aston Carr
Friend Friend   See fewer
Sierra Gamble
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Jenee Graham
Friend Friend   See fewer
Madison Franklin
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Jasun Jabbar Wardlaw Jr.
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KeVaugh Hickman
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Gabriella Mullis
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Cindy Bishop
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Nadej K. Bailey
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Issiac Carson
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Isaiah Carson
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Haven Cooper
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Coren Cooper
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Cameron Maddox
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Lorenzo Maddox
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Johnquail Scott
Pimp (as Bossman) Pimp (as Bossman)   See fewer
Ronetta Davis
Prostitute Prostitute   See fewer
Diolita Arnold
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Masika Kalysha
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Sujotta Pace
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