Death of a Telemarketer

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Death of a Telemarketer
Death of a Telemarketer.jpg
Directed byKhaled Ridgeway
Written byKhaled Ridgeway
Produced byDatari Turner
James J. Yi
Meagan Good
Starring Lamorne Morris
Jackie Earle Haley
Haley Joel Osment
Alisha Wainwright
Production
company
Datari Turner Productions
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 2020 (2020-08)(American Black Film Festival)
  • December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Death of a Telemarketer is a 2020 American thriller comedy-drama film written and directed by Khaled Ridgeway and starring Lamorne Morris, Jackie Earle Haley, Haley Joel Osment and Alisha Wainwright. It is Ridgeway's feature directorial debut. [1]

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Plot

A fast-talking telemarketer finds himself at the mercy of a man he tried to swindle.

Cast

Production

Filming began in Los Angeles in September 2019. [2]

Release

The film premiered at the 2020 American Black Film Festival and later showed at the 2020 Austin Film Festival in 2020. [3] [4]

In October 2021, it was announced that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired global rights to the film. [5]

The film was released in theaters and On Demand on December 3, 2021. [4] [6]

Reception

The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. [7]

Awards

The film won the Fan Favorite Film Award at the 2020 American Black Film Festival. [5]

The film also won the best feature award at the 2021 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. [5]

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