Created Equal (film)

2017 American film

Created Equal

Directed by| Bill Duke
Screenplay by| Ned Bowman
Joyce Renee Lewis
Michael Ricigliano Jr.
Thada Catalon
Produced by| Thada Catalon
Starring| Lou Diamond Phillips
Aaron Tveit
Edy Ganem
Cinematography| Steven Parker
Edited by| Cari Coughlin
Music by| Kurt Farquhar

Production
companies

Created Equal Productions
T-CAT Films

Distributed by| Vision Films

Release date

* June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) (ABFF)

Running time

| 91 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $1.6 million[1]

Created Equal is a 2017 legal drama film directed by Bill Duke. It was shown at several festivals in 2017 before being released in the United States on January 16, 2018.

## Plot

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A woman attempting to become a priest solicits the help of a young attorney to sue the Archdiocese of New Orleans for sex discrimination.

## Cast

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* Lou Diamond Phillips as Monsignor Renzulli
* Aaron Tveit as Tommy Reilly
* Gregory Alan Williams as Judge Watford
* Edy Ganem as Alejandra Batista

## Production

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Production began in 2016.[2]

## Release

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The film premiered at the American Black Film Festival at 4:00 p.m. on June 15, 2017,[3][4][5] before being released in the United States on January 16, 2018.

## References

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1. ^ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Created Equal" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
2. ^ McNary, Dave (September 6, 2016). "'Created Equal': Aaron Tveit, Edy Ganem Co-Starring, Bill Duke to Direct".
3. ^ "NYFA's Bill Duke Directs "Created Equal"". June 13, 2017.
4. ^ "American Black Film Festival : : : : JUNE 13-17, 2018, MIAMI BEACH". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
5. ^ "NYFA Instructor Bill Duke's". article.wn.com.

## External links

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* Created Equal at IMDb

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Films directed by Bill Duke

* The Killing Floor (1984)
* A Rage in Harlem (1991)
* Deep Cover (1992)
* The Cemetery Club (1993)
* Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
* America's Dream (1996)
* Hoodlum (1997)
* The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
* Deacons for Defense (2003)
* Cover (2007)
* Not Easily Broken (2009)
* Dark Girls (2011)
* Created Equal (2017)

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