Premium (2006)
Written & Directed by: Pete Chatmon
Produced by: Kevin Scott Frakes, Lynn Appelle
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Zoe Saldana, Hill Harper, Dorian Missick, Frankie Faison, Eva Pickford, Tanya Pinkins, Keith Nobbs, Sean Nelson, Novella Nelson
Status: Completed

Summary: In Premium, Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African American roles and waiting for his big break in a legitimate production. Until this time comes, he works at his mother's boyfriend's gas station to repay him for covering his college tuition. One day at the station, his ex-fiancée – and one true love – reappears at the pumps after 3 years of silence. Cool discovers that it is 36 hours until her wedding to a local lawyer. As Cool embarks on last-ditch attempts to win her back, he takes on the biggest “role” of his life while also learning the secret to mastering his craft.
Reviews:

“Standout thesping by stars Dorian Missick and Zoe Saldana, along with fully fleshed-out secondary roles, distinguish Pete Chatmon's gentle comedy.”
–, Variety

“Chatmon reworks many elements of Robert Townsend's erratic 1987 film Hollywood Shuffle into a fluent story that favors character over satire.”
–, Chicago Sun-Times
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