'Intended Parents' is a short film about a Black millennial couple, seeking to expand their family through surrogacy. With one partner identifying as a transgender woman, the couple (Alexandra Grey as "Robyn" and Lawrence Locke as "Anthony") find themselves continously educating or being imprisoned by outdated traditions and opinions from loved ones. While the film explores the intersections of love, gender, surrogacy, acceptance, and desperation; the powerful couple aims to deflate multiple negative stigmas as they prepare for the life-alternating roller coaster of fertility and surrogacy.
Cast
Alexandra Grey
Robyn Brown
Lawrence Locke
Anthony Brown
Amanda Michelle Smith
Veronica Williams
Marcc Rose
Gary Carter
Frederick Irvin
Mr. Matthews
Taylor Byron Barr
Friend
Joseph Blackwell
Marcus Robinson
Andre Davis Jr.
Friend
Joycelyn Guarneri
Mama Tina
Desmond Hayes
Malcolm Scott
Varinia Justine
Dr. Washington
Thomas Mackie
Kyle Scott
Cierra Marie
Robyn's Cousin
Matthew Oh
Reporter
Stevie A. Phillips II
Randall Matthews
Crew
Lloyd Ambrose
Lead Editor, Associate Producer
Jabari Redd
Director, Executive Producer, Set Designer
Louis Deon Jones
Co-Director, Writer, Producer
Jataun Gilbert
Editor, Associate Producer
Sean Coit
Director of Photography
Marquez Williams
Executive Producer
Zane Jones
Executive Producer, Second Assistant Camera
Alexandra Grey
Executive Producer
Milan Christopher
Executive Producer
Rob Gordon
Executive Producer
Dario M. Harris
Executive Producer
Tori Kay
Executive Producer
Pierre Phipps
Executive Producer
Anita Robinson
Executive Producer
Andre Davis Jr.
Producer
Taylor Byron Barr
Producer
Shar Jossell
Associate Producer
Marcc Rose
Associate Producer
Joseph Blackwell
Associate Producer
Frederick Irvin
Associate Producer
Varinia Justine
Associate Producer
Lawrence Locke
Associate Producer
Amanda Michelle Smith
Associate Producer
Marcus LeBlanc
Camera Operator
Carlee Wyman
Assistant Camera, Set Designer
Mario Garcia
Key Grip
Mayur Patankar
Gaffer