Oct. 20 – Section C – An Unusual Suspect (Premiere)
October 20 @ 4:50 pm - 6:20 pm
Are you ready for a suspenseful thriller penned by award-winning writer/filmmaker Booker T. Mattison?
Reel Sisters is honored to present a world premiere for the TUBI whodunit An Unusual Suspect at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 at 4:50 pm! Sit at the edge of your seat as an ambitious young attorney unravels a serial killer who targets Black women. Written and directed by Booker T. Mattison, the film is set to air on TUBI on March 28, 2025!
The screening will be held at the Center For Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave. in Brooklyn (across the street from the Brooklyn Academy of Music). Snacks, baked goods, tea, coffee and other treats will be available in the cafe!
RSVP NOW FOR A FREE screening and be the first to see the flick at our premiere!
FILM SYNOPSIS
An Unusual Suspect
Director/Writer: Booker T. Mattison Producers: Roberta Setzu and Christian Ortega
Narrative, 90 min.
Two years out of law school and eager to prove herself, ambitious young attorney VIOLA JANUARY takes on a high-stakes pro bono case: defending a man who was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping a woman. Against all odds, she wins. But as new evidence emerges, Viola realizes the case is far from closed—and now she’s caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless killer determined to keep the truth buried. With her life on the line, Viola must unravel a dark conspiracy before it’s too late.
About The Filmmaker
Booker T. Mattison is an author, filmmaker and professor who wrote and directed the BET+ original film, “The Sound of Christmas” starring Ne-Yo, Serayah, and Draya Michele. The New York Times called the movie “a charming, new holiday film.” This holiday classic is an adaptation of Tiffany L. Warren’s novel The Replacement Wife and was submitted for Emmy consideration for Outstanding TV Movie for 2023.
Mattison’s psychological thriller Twisted Marriage Therapist, a Tubi original film he wrote and directed, boasted one of the highest completion rates on the streaming service when it was released in September of 2023.
Mattison’s next film, An Unusual Suspect, a legal thriller for Tubi, will be released on March 28, 2025.
Mattison’s NYU thesis film, The Gilded Six Bits, adapted from Zora Neale Hurston’s short story, marked the first film or television adaptation of the acclaimed author’s work. The film had its broadcast premiere on Showtime and starred Chad L. Coleman, T’keyah Crystal Keymah, and Wendell Pierce. The Hollywood Reporter said, “Mattison’s direction and feel for her characters match up to Hurston’s sterling piece of fiction…full of atmosphere and strongly developed characters.”
Mattison’s debut novel Unsigned Hype was published by Revell Books in 2009 and was nominated for a South Carolina Book Award in the Young Adult Category. His second novel Snitch was published in 2011 and received a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
Mattison received his Master of Fine Arts in film and television production from New York University and his Bachelor of Science in mass communication from Norfolk State University. He is a tenured professor at the University of Georgia where he teaches directing and screenwriting.
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