Negative Exposure Movie Release Date August 8, 2020

Negative Exposure is a compelling and heart-wrenching story that introduces faith to audiences in a different way. Other movies have dealt with racial and socioeconomic stereotypes, but no faith-based film has dealt so directly with the dark side of life in order to reveal the light. American history - the dark and the light - has had a significant and symbolic role in shaping attitudes within society. Negative Exposure filmmakers want this film to be a call to action that sparks discussion built around many issues in our society today.

Filmed entirely in Columbia, South Carolina, from a story developed 8 years ago by Eric Warren Davis of E. D. Legacy Films, Negative Exposure offers a look at a community and people navigating the atrocities of poverty, gang violence and police brutality. “Negative Exposure is a unique film about the dark side of the American story, yet an amalgamation of many stories. It encapsulates...things that are happening currently in our country,” said Davis who stars as Pastor Robert Kingsley, a man at odds with his own biases. The screenplay, artfully crafted by Tite, cleverly deals with issues of societal complexities while providing answers and solutions to today’s racial, religious, and ethnic tensions.

Casting for this independent feature spotlights the talents of young actors already creating a buzz with their hard-hitting, passionate performances. Standouts include Taylor Katsanis, as struggling single father – Jayson Gresham. Darrell Snedeger is both intense and chilling as gang leader Bones. As Jayson’s long-suffering mother, Rebecca Derienzo stands out as a woman fighting to keep her son alive and thriving in a world stacked against him.

In the film, we find Jayson Gresham (Taylor Katsanis) a young White man trapped in a cycle of poverty and neglect. His community is in decay. Drugs, gang violence and police indifference and harassment are common as a cold. Jayson’s dreams for building a better life of his young daughter come crashing down when he is caught in the middle of a dangerous confrontation led by the privileged Black son of Pastor Kingsley.

Partnering with the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), an organization representing more than 50 million Americans of various racial backgrounds, Negative Exposure is the “clarion call”-to-action initiated by more than 700 legislators who are NBCSL members. Described as a “Parabolic Film,” Negative Exposure uses life experiences to highlight spiritual principles. The collaboration with the NBCSL goes one step further, adding to the list of expected outcomes for legislation to transform policing into a model that is equitable and safe for communities of color. “The Solution is in the Resolution,” adds Davis. “We want to take audiences out of the dark into the light. Negative Exposure is the film to do that.”

Negative Exposure will be available for download at www.negativeexposuremovie.com on August 8, 2020.