Yahoo Lifestyle Charles Tolbert and Jenna Mack Team as Producers, Short Film ‘Ghost Bike’ Debuts on Apple TV
Producers Charles Tolbert and Jenna Mack have joined forces in a production partnership designed to nurture movies and documentaries that “challenge perceptions and established conventions.”
The pair’s first short film effort, “Ghost Bike,” starring “Law & Order: SVU’s” Tamara Tunie and Mike Doyle of “New Amsterdam,” debuted Sept. 4 on Apple TV.
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The short has recently made the rounds at the PanAfrican Film Festival, Brief Encounters Film Festival and the Indy Film Festival. Per its logline, the short “unfolds in a suspenseful and startling way to uncover the depths of human emotions and truth.”
Mark Blane (“Cubby,” “Little Voice”) wrote and directed “Ghost Bike” and co-stars with Tunie and Doyle. Tolbert is an IP and business attorney who heads Tolbert Counsel in New York and New Jersey. Mack is a former producer for PBS’ “Charlie Rose.” Both are executive producers of “Ghost Bike.”
“This was our first project working together, and we loved every minute of making this film,” Tolbert and Mack told Variety. “Mark has incredibly original ideas, and when we first read his ‘Ghost Bike’ script, we said we must make this film. And we were so fortunate to have assembled such a dedicated and talented cast and crew that were committed to this project as though it were a full-length feature film.”
Mack, who is shepherding a biopic of Vivien Leigh, is a former client of Tolbert Counsel. The pair joined forces after realizing they liked to consume similar stories. Their similar tastes and interests made for a natural fit to establish an as-yet unnamed production banner.
“We’ve been very clear from the beginning that in any venture that we do together, we want to make sure that we push the boundaries of what we as a collective believe. What stories can we help promote and get out to the masses that can help challenge old perceptions? That’s what we’re interested in,” Mack told Variety.
Mack was host and producer of the web series “In the Grey” in 2016-2017.
“There’s nothing better than being in business with a lawyer,” Mack said. “I would recommend that to anyone. Every ‘I’ is dotted, and every ‘T’ is crossed, and I now have a pseudo-legal degree. We have a keen eye and idea of what we’re trying to do.”
The duo are based in New York and London. They are at work on the documentary short “Singular,” which zeroes in on efforts to break the cycle of gang violence in American cities. And they recently optioned the rights to a true story about three generations of women and their work to succeed in the American West.
Watch the trailer for “Ghost Bike” below:
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