Lady Magdalene's is a film directed, written and produced by J. Neil Schulman and starring Nichelle Nichols (who also received an executive producer credit). The movie was J. Neil Schulman's debut as a director, and Nichelle Nichols' debut as a producer.

Lady Magdalene's
Directed byJ. Neil Schulman
Written byJ. Neil Schulman
Produced byJ. Neil Schulman
StarringNichelle Nichols
CinematographyScott MacDonald
Edited byJ. Kent Hastings
Music byDaniel May
Distributed byAmazon Prime
Release date
  • February 2, 2008 (2008-02-02) (San Diego Black Film Festival)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000[2]

Plot

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Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. senator, and finds himself exiled to a humiliating desk job in Nevada as the federal receiver managing a legal brothel in tax default, where—with the help of the brothel Madam, Lady Magdalene—he uncovers an Al Qaeda plot to unload a nuclear-bomb-sized crate at Hoover Dam.

Cast (opening titles)

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  • Nichelle Nichols as Lady Magdalene
  • Ethan Keogh as Jack Goldwater
  • Susan Smythe as Angel
  • Claudia Lynx as Scheherazade
  • Alexander Wraith as Yassin Salem
  • Mark Gilvary as The Director & FBI SAC Broderick
  • J. Neil Schulman as Ali the American
  • Said Faraj as Gamal Hosny
  • Mara Marini as Nurse Gretchen
  • Vince Martorano as IRS Agent Lewis Heinlein
  • Hope McBane as Sinead
  • Michele Redmond as Eden
  • Keyaria Rodriguez as Pixie

Release

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The movie was produced by Schulman's own film company Jesulu Productions. After film-festival play the full movie was released on YouTube.[3]

Awards

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The film won three film-festival awards: "Best Cutting Edge Film" at the 2008 San Diego Film Festival,[4] "Audience Choice -- Feature-Length Narrative Film" at the 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival held on the Universal Hollywood Citywalk,[5] and "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals" at the 2011 Anthem Film Festival/FreedomFest held at Bally's Las Vegas.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Magdalene's Production Info". Dujpepperman.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  2. ^ J. Neil Schulman at Libertopia 2010: Reloading the American Revolution on YouTube
  3. ^ Lady Magdalene's: Free Web Edition (Full Movie) on YouTube
  4. ^ "Lady Magdalene's (2008) - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  5. ^ "Cinema City International Film Festival Review - A Savior of Short Films". Lasplash.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  6. ^ "Anthem : The Libertarian Film Festival : homepage". Anthemfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
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