Truffle Sauce was a community film project made with love in an effort to utilize our art as awareness. Stream the full short below. If you decide to donate, a portion of your contributions will go to a non-profit organization to continue the fight against human trafficking.
Q&A W/ CREATORS
IMAGERY
When curating images for this film we wanted them to feel intimate so the audience could connect with our characters in a personal way. Our cinematographer Isaac Yowman went with a very dramatic feel so the viewer could feel the suspense of this motion picture.
The IYO team, alongside The Professional team curated a 7-stop awareness activation tour to bring light to the challenges of Sex Trafficking. Each stop integrated live poetry, a screening and a panel with cast, crew and real-life trafficking over-comers. The tour spanned across Texas & California, which are the top 2 ranked states for trafficking in America. The goal was utilize art to shed light on this taboo topic to individuals who otherwise may not have been exposed to the information of this multi-billion dollar monstrosity happening in their own backyards.
STOP 7: ANDAZ W. HOLLYWOOD
STOP 6: STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
STOP 5: DELUXE THEATER
STOP 4: VGN BAE
STOP 3: MATCH THEATER
STOP 2: THE ENSEMBLE THEATER
STOP 1: A 2ND CUP
PRESS
CREDITS
Creator + Writer + EP: Shannan E. Johnson
Director + DP: Isaac Yowman
Creative Producer: Miriam Heads
Co-Producer: Jarnell Stokes
Production Co: IYO Visuals
Production Manager: Tann Williams
Casting Director: Erin L. Burnett
Storyboard Artist + PA: Kelsi Sadler
Key Grip: Kailen Alvarado-Carney
Gaffer: Damola Ajanaku
1st AC: Kerwin Escobar
On Set Content: Justin Markell Blake
Boom Operator: Tim Saunders
MUA & Glam: Nati Jones
Hair Stylist: Jimishia Roberts + Barnella Douglas
Editing + Sound Design: Pivot Content
Assistant Editor: Daniel Augustin
Colorist: Bryan Smaller ℅ Company 3
Motion Graphics + Compositing: Hoody FX Calabasas
Post Sound Mix: Wire Road Studios
Branding: IYO Agency
[ CAST ]
Simone Haines | as Tweet
Shelton Jolivette | as Bald Headed Man
Julie Fontenot | as Store Clerk
Jonathan Karpicke | as Customer 2
Ashlyn Evans | as Customer 1
Lisa Hernandez | as Customer 3
Laura Williams | as Customer 4
Abby Falls | as Customer 5
Judy Lee | as Customer 6
[ MUSIC ]
AJ McQueen | "Routine"
Stoppa | "Hurricanes"
Cheryl Fortune | "Lost In The Crowd"