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THE BOW WOW CLUB - Lavender Marriage Productions

THE GUEST AT CENTRAL PARK WEST - Vendetta Films

On The Market - SERIES

CENTRAL AVENUE - Series

Written and created by Levy Lee Simon and Paula Neiman  

 We want to take you on a journey, a ride, back to a time, where the men were so dashing and the women were so fine, if you weren’t careful you might lose your mind.  Back to a time when men kept their hair cut and their shoes shined, and you could get a chicken sandwich for a dime.  Come with us back to, the 30s, 40s and 50s on Central Avenue in LA, where jazz was the music of the day. Where danger was ever present as gangsters and the police competed for the spoils, gambling, liquor and call girls. --- Sunshine and palm trees, cruising on Central Avenue with ease, where the Duke, the Count, Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne performed your favorite songs, and intellectuals debated the politics going on, and the average everyday folk felt right at home. Feel that LA night breeze, as the jazz music makes you tab your feet and grab your knees. Where was this place you might ask, this place to be, that had all that jazz! This place that was fresh, alive, and new? Come with us to Central Avenue.

SSC THE BRONX - TV series developed by Javon Johnson and Levy Lee Simon

SSC the Bronx, is a hour long, dramatic character driven series, that focuses on caseworkers working for Special Services for Children, The Bronx Field Office, NYC. The series centers on seven main characters, five caseworkers that make up the “Unit,” and two immediate supervisors. The caseworkers are the first responders to investigate reports, child abuse, sex abuse and neglect. Their job is to save the lives of children. The series will focus on the cases these caseworkers encounter, their personal relationships on and off the job.

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CENTRAL AVENUE - Feature Film

It’s Los Angeles 1941. The jazz movement is in full swing and Central Avenue is the place to be. Charlotta Bass, editor of the California Eagle is the voice and soul of the Black community, reporting the news of the community and fighting against all forms of racism. When WWII breaks out the Black community is in flux, to fight or not to fight. Charlotta steps up. The Zoot Suit riots become a symbol for the times. A struggle brews for control of Central Avenue by underworld figures, Lucius Lomax and mob boss Jack Dragna. Lucius, owner of the Dunbar Hotel, is arguably the wealthiest man in California, but the Italian mob is demanding their cut. Charlotta’s lover boy nephew, the young charismatic John Kinloch views Central Avenue as his personal playground with all the young beauties as his playmates, until he receives a "Dear John," letter from his intended fiancé’ in NY, which causes him to make a decision that will change Charlotta’s life and those on Central Avenue forever.

FALLEN ANGELS - Feature Film

It’s the 90s and three Black friends come to Hollywood to seek fame and fortune. One becomes a celebrity actor but then commits an act that will cause him to fall from grace. The second friend, the most handsome but least talented, will sell his very soul for fame, and fortune. The third, an intellectual writer, ends up on the streets and then skid row, only to find his true self and rise to salvation.

TOUSSAINT - Feature Film

Toussaint is a feature film about the rise of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution of 1791. It’s the only time in world history that a people freed themselves from bondage by a violent revolution. Toussaint, an ex-slave, defeats the English, Spanish and eventually the French. But before Haiti is liberated he is betrayed. However his betrayal sparks a rebellion that leads to the liberation of Haiti, and complete freedom from colonialism. Haiti becomes the first free Black country on the western hemisphere. It's a story filled with drama, intrigue, sex, and violence.

IN THE JAZZ TIME 369 - Feature Film

This is a biopic about James Reese Europe, one of the creators of jazz music, who led Harlem’s Fighting 369, onto the battlefield during WWI, and changed the tide which led to the allies being victorious. Upon return he encounters racism while becoming the most celebrated artist entertainer of the time, until his tragic and unexpected death.

SUNSET DREAMS - Series

Sunset Dreams is a television series created by Kevin Morrow and written by Levy Lee Simon. The series takes place during the vibrant 90s when Sunset Blvd was the hottest place to be and “The Club” was the hottest club on the Blvd. It’s the behind the scenes look at a The Club filled with celebrities from all genres, rock, blues, jazz, R&B and Hip Hop, sex and drugs. While Kevin and his close second  "ex-gang banger," Tyrone attempt to navigate every night activities among the many different personalities who frequent The Club every night.