Catfish Christmas

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Catfish Christmas
Directed by Victoria Rowell [1]
Written byDara Frazier
Produced byDara Frazier
Frank Merle
Victoria Rowell
Clelia El Adl Clemens
Todd Clemens
George Hartman
Starring
  • Tony Todd
  • Ella Joyce
  • Leigh-Ann Rose [2] [3]
  • Anthony B. Riggins Jr
  • Devin Laster
  • Andrae Todd James Bicy
  • Charlotte Evelyn Williams
CinematographyDanilo Rodriguez
Edited byGary Lee Cohen
Music by Talip Peshkepia
DeAna Fai
Production
company
Lone Morsel Productions
Distributed byVision Films
Release date
  • December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Catfish Christmas is an American romantic holiday drama film directed by Victoria Rowell. [4] [5] The film stars Tony Todd, [6] Ella Joyce, Leigh-Ann Rose, Devin Laster, Anthony B. Riggins Jr., Andrae Todd James Bicy, and Charlotte Evelyn Williams. [7]

Contents

Premise

Online Dating becomes a disaster when a woman (Rose) learns that the handsome football player (Riggins) she's interested in, may not be what she's looking for.

Cast

Music

Talip Peshkepia is the composer for the film. "Christmas Love" by Pop/RnB/Soul Artist DeAna Fai debuted as the theme song as well as others to include "Two Worlds," "Challenge," and "Me and Mine."

Release

The film was released on December 1, 2022 by Vision Films.

See also

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