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A 12 year-old boy's suburban life turns upside down when an unexpected journey to the South Side of Chicago forces him to reckon with his Blackness.
Growing up in the suburbs, 12-year-old Brandon Peterson feels like he’s missing parts of his blackness. When his friend’s aunt accidentally takes him into a part of the city where he’s not supposed to go, Brandon discovers that maybe he’s not missing anything at all, maybe he is whole. From award winning writer/director Monty Cole, WHOLE is a beautiful coming of age film about how we can embrace ourselves when we feel we don't belong.

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written and directed by Monty Cole

CAST:
Riley Jackson Moore(Brandon), Alana Arenas(Mrs. Moore), Ronald L. Conner (Mr. Moore), Netta Walker(Mischa), Deanna Reed Foster(Aunt Tina), London A. Rome (Nolan),  Braedon Russell Tolbert (Booker), Victor Musoni (Darius), Patrick Agada (Marques), Jaiden Jones (Young Marques), Juli Del Prete (Prom Teen), Alexa Ramirez (Prom Teen) , Salar Adebili (Photographer)
PARTYGOERS/DANCERS: Wardell Julius Clark, Rashaad Hall, Ben F. Locke, Renee Lockett, Marcus D. Moore, Michael Turrentine, Gilbert Domally, Jordyn Jones
TENNIS PLAYERS: Kotryna Hilko, Mike Tepeli

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Executive Producers: Josh Sobel, Daniel Kyri, Isaac Gómez, Toda Sola Productions, Teatro Vista
Producers: Josh Sobel, Diana Pérez Riveros
Co-Producer: Juli Del Prete
Director of Photography: Candice Majors
Editor: Mike James
Casting By: Rachael Jimenez, CSA
Production Designer: Arnel Sancianco
Costume Designer: Kotryna Hilko
Composer: Andrew Dost
Associate Producers: Carol Cohen, Dana Black, Barbara & Sidney Sobel, Stephanie Springs Cole, Margaret I. Eggerman, Steve & Jeanette Eggerman, Toni Walters, Laura Jacqmin, Jonald Reyes, Susan Zauderer
1st Assistant Director(s): Saró Melero Bonnin, Judy Febles
2nd Assistant Director: Lua Borges
Assistant to the Director: Rashaad Hall
Choreographer: Breon Arzell
1st Assistant Camera(s): Bree Wright, Andreas Brimmer
Gaffer: Luis Treviño, Jamezz Hampton
Grip: Sonia Jourdain, Caitlyn Spiritus
Sound Mixer: Baili Martin
Script Supervisor: Ahlaam Delange
Make-Up Artist: Cyntisha Coats
Art Director: Lexi Randolph
Art Department Coordinator: Jessie Baldinger
Production Assistants: Joey Kaiser, Andrew Lund, David Stobbe
Covid Compliance Officer: Kathrin Sparger
Casting Associate: Danica Rodriquez
Sound Design: Batsirayi Zesaguli
Colorist: Ron Sudul
Titles & Credits: Mikey Cappuccilli
BTS Photographers: Salar Ardebili, Juli Del Prete