Ka’ramuu Kush, better known for his short films has now been in the news for his first feature film. The teaser trailer for his directorial debut has been launched by Kush.
His project’s title, Die Enormous, was borrowed from the track, Can I Live from Jay-Z’s debut album (1996) Reasonable Doubt considered his crowning achievement in which he expresses, “I’d rather die enormous than live dormant….” The film currently stars actor Omari Hardwick.
He describes his film as unconventional and genre bending work of cinema, which boasts character driven action and drama, explicit plot details on Die Enormous are currently being kept a secret, but -for those interested- a statement was released by the director:
What wouldn’t you do for a million dollars?” is the thematic question which sets this action packed indie feature in motion. The question suggests the moral dilemma of our protagonist, in a world that implores him to, “get yours, by any and all means.” Built to be hyper-realistic, DIE ENORMOUS re-imagines the real life US government $2 million dollar bounty on legendary political exile, Assata Shakur. With DIE ENORMOUS, I’ve set out to revisit tenets of 1970’s independent American cinema; that which tackles a controversial idea while balancing “the sacred” and “the profane”. The emotional journey is that of the motherless child; a metaphor for the Black American experience. Having endured the passing of both parents at a very young age, there are so many life rigors and lessons that I’ve had to negotiate for self; many of which have left indelible marks; a form of psychological scarification, if you will. What I’ve found is that my personal experience is a microcosm of the greater Black American experience. As an artist, I process my deep rooted maternal/paternal neurosis through the medium of cinema. Parents, the loss of parents and the journey that follows as one consciously assembles who and/or what they are, figures prominently in my work.
There’s no word on the other cast members of the movie, though it was mentioned that the hunt was on.
Ephraim Walker (Fruitvale Station) is said to be co-producing the film along with Hardwick and Kush.
Kush says he plans to go into production on Die Enormous, in July or August of 2014, with no ETA just yet.