The Tale of Four

The Tale of Four
Directed by	Gabourey Sidibe
Written by	Ayanna McMichael Kia Perry
Based on	"Four Women" by Nina Simone
Produced by	Lisa Cortes Shannon Gibson
Starring	Ledisi Meagan Kimberly Smith Dana Gourrier Aisha Hinds
Cinematography	Daniel Patterson
Edited by	Dean Gonzalez
Music by	Mark Batson
Release date	September 2016 (2016-09)(USA)
Running time	23 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

The Tale of Four is a 2016 United States short film directed by Gabourey Sidibe as her directorial debut ^[1] and co-produced by Kia Perry, Lisa Cortes and Shannon Gibson. ^[2] The shot revolves among four different women with four different paths where ironically all their lives interconnected. It is based on the song "Four Women" by singer and political activist Nina Simone. ^[3]

The film stars Ledisi, Meagan Kimberly Smith, Dana Gourrier and Aisha Hinds in lead roles. ^[4] The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. ^[5] The film had its premier in September 2016 in New York City, New York and then screened on 25 June 2017 at Nantucket Film Festival. It won the award for the Best Short at the 2017 Urbanworld Film Festival. ^[6]

Cast

• Ledisi as Aunt Sara
• Meagan Kimberly Smith as Saffronia
• Dana Gourrier as Sweet Thing
• Aisha Hinds as Peaches
• Brett Gray as Greg
• Jacob Berger as Officer Shields
• Daniel G. Cunningham as Jason
• Ta'Rhonda Jones as Sister
• Okema Moore as Jesse
• Jussie Smollett
• Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Saffronia's mother
• Victoria Wallace as Quincy

References

1. "Gabby Sidibe Debuts New Film, Tale of Four". thesource. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
2. "Watch Now: Gabourey Sidibe's "The Tale of Four". The blonde misfit. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
3. "The Tale Of Four". Urbanworld Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
4. "BlackStar Film Festival Spotlight: 'The Tale Of Four,' directed by Gabourey Sidibe, starring Aisha Hinds, Ledisi & more". shadowandact. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
5. "Ledisi + Jussie Smollett + Aisha Hinds star in Gabby Sidibe's 'The Tale of Four'". WCLK. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
6. "Watch Gabourey Sidibe's Short The Tale Of Four Online". Black Film. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

External links

• The Tale of Four at IMDb
• The Tale of Four on YouTube