chasing tales - a short film by mr. wesley brown

Our resident videographer/multi-media guru, Mr. Wesley Brown, will be debuting his contribution to The Olney Embrace Project, a short film called Chasing Tales  – a slice of contemporary dance / musical theatre magic realism, created in collaboration with X-Press Yourself: Creative & Performing Arts. Set in the environs of Tacony Creek Park, the film chronicles the story of a young girl, her lost dog and the denizens she encounters on her journey of rescue and discovery and learning what it means to care for the nature around her.


photos from behind-the-scenes at film shoot (August 21, 2021)

photos taken by Paola Nogueras

film credits

Executive Producer – Olney Culture Lab of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia

Director / Producer / Cinematographer / Writer– Wesley Brown
 

Dance Coach – Jasmine Brown 

Acting Coach – Kennedy Miller

Vocal Coach – Deka S. Janifer

Costume Designer – Fayette Coppeck

Production Assistants – Meg Pearson, Donald McCollough

Sound Tech – Nate ‘Tre’ Teagle

Makeup Artist – Vanessa Wilson

Film Colorist – Michael Williams

Sound Mixer – Robert Lawson Jr.

Performance Artists

Alayah Carter, Gabrielle Fetherson, Zuriel Jones, Ava Lafortune, Gabrielle McDonald, Logan Murphy, Indigo Pearson, EvaRose Phillips, Imani Phillips, Sky Ryals-Cooper, Kamryn Scruggs, Soleil Smith, Nyla Stewart, Alex Wall, Zora Wasserman-Curtis, Taylor Wasserman-Curtis, McKenzie Williams, McKenzie A. Williams, Madison Wright, Amari Anderson, Zion Boggs-Brown, Nelissa Bryan, Sanai Cole, Imani Curtis, Victoria Hennix, Aaliyah Jones, Ivy Lacy, Malayah Mitchell, Erin-Marie Smith, Makayla Talley-Jackson, Miyah Tillman and Noelle Whyte
 

Narrator – Mama Carla Wiley