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Hidden Empire Film Group
Hidden Empire Film Group (“HEFG”), founded in 2007 by filmmaking team Deon Taylor and Roxanne Avent in partnership with investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith, is a next generation film production, distribution and marketing company. HEFG’s company portfolio consists of HIDDEN EMPIRE FILMS, its film & television production company, HYPER ENGINE, it’s marketing & branding agency that specializes in reaching diverse audiences, and CLIMB, a social impact focused non-profit organization that aims to create opportunities that will help young people of color raise themselves up, improve lifestyles and realize their highest potential. HEFG’s core objective is to super serve the global multi-cultural community with relevant, entertaining, quality content and inspired experiences -- positioning HEFG with a unique ability to place its content and partners at the center of influence.
December 18, 2020 | Suspense / Thriller | Lionsgate
Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank stars in this noir thriller “Fatale” directed by Deon Taylor. After a wild one-night stand, Derrick (Michael Ealy), a successful sports agent, watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers that the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything for, is a determined police detective (Hilary Swank) who entangles him in her latest investigation. As he tries desperately to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career, and even his life. FATALE is a suspenseful and provocative psychological thriller and an unpredictable game of cat and mouse where one mistake can change your life.
2019 | Drama / Action / Thriller | Sony Screen Gems | R
BLACK AND BLUE is an action thriller about a rookie cop (Academy Award® nominee Naomie Harris) who inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. She teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her (Tyrese Gibson) as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
June 11, 2021 | Comedy | Hidden Empire Film Group | R
After surviving a night of terror and becoming a best selling author, stressed-out Carl Black (Mike Epps) moves his family back to his childhood home where he hopes to work in peace and quiet on a new book that he owes his publisher. Carl soon learns his quirky neighborhood has become the host to a mysteriously extravagant pimp (Katt Williams).
2019 | Suspense / Thriller | Sony Screen Gems | PG-13
When a young married couple (Michael Ealy and Meagan Good) buys their dream house in the Napa Valley, they think they have found the perfect home to take their next steps as a family. But when the strangely attached seller (Dennis Quaid) continues to infiltrate their lives, they begin to suspect that he has hidden motivations beyond a quick sale.
2018 | Thriller | Lionsgate / Summit Entertainment | R
Brea, a journalist (Paula Patton) and her boyfriend John (Omar Epps) are off for a romantic weekend in the mountains. On their way up the coast they stop in a small town and are accosted a group of men on motorcycles. Barely avoiding a fight, Brea and John continue on their trip, unaware that they have inadvertently come into possession of a mobile phone… A mobile phone that the bikers are desperate to retrieve. Brea and John must defend themselves against a group of conspirators, who will stop at nothing to get the phone, destroy the evidence it holds and kill anyone who would expose their secrets.
2016 | Comedy | Lionsgate / Freestyle Releasing | R
When some unexpected money comes his way, Carl Black (Mike Epps) moves his family from cold and windy Chicago to bright and sunny Beverly Hills, Calif. As the Blacks settle into their beautiful new home, they start to notice some strange behavior in the neighborhood. Nighttime is approaching, and President El Bama (George Lopez) announces that the annual purge is about to begin. Carl and his loved ones must now endure a 12-hour period of lawlessness before they can enjoy life once again.
2014 | Thriller | Hidden Empire Film Group | R
After a fugitive white supremacist (Joe Anderson) takes him and his family hostage, a black man (Danny Glover) uses their common background as ex-cons to try to convince his captor not to kill his loved ones.
Hidden EmpireFilm Group
Hidden Empire Film Group (“HEFG”), founded in 2007 by filmmaking team Deon Taylor and Roxanne Avent in partnership with investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith, is a next generation film production, distribution and marketing company. HEFG’s company portfolio consists of HIDDEN EMPIRE FILMS, its film & television production company, HYPER ENGINE, it’s marketing & branding agency that specializes in reaching diverse audiences, and CLIMB, a social impact focused non-profit organization that aims to create opportunities that will help young people of color raise themselves up, improve lifestyles and realize their highest potential.
2019 | Drama / Action / Thriller | Sony Screen Gems | R
2020 | Comedy
2019 | Drama / Thriller | Sony Screen Gems | PG-13
2018 | Thriller | Lionsgate / Summit | R
2016 | Comedy | Lionsgate / Freestyle Releasing | R
Supremacy
2014 | Thriller | | Hidden Empire Film Group | R