Tamra Simmons & Trayvon “Tray” Williams To Produce Upcoming Action Crime Drama ‘Blind Currency’
Tamra Simmons of LA Productions, Jerry Pointer, Melvin Houston, and Trayvon “Tray” Williams of The Pioneers Collective, LLC are set to develop a new fast pace action crime drama entitled “Blind Currency”. This project was directed by Trayvon “Tray” Williams from a script co-written by Williams and Jesse S. Martin. Three brothers plot to collect an 18-year-old debt on behalf of their infamous father OG Eddy but the heir to the throne, Lucky, might be a problem as he finds love in the wrong place.
Blind Currency will be the first project that the duo (Simmons & Williams) will produce together through both of their signature production companies (LA Productions & The Pioneers Collective, LLC).
“Tamra and I have been working really hard at creating dynamic black content together behind the scenes. We can’t wait for us to bring this new film to life. It’s one of so many we have on the way. This is just the beginning!,” said super filmmaker, Trayvon “Tray” Williams
“I am excited to partner with Tray on this first scripted project. It is great to see all of our ideas and intentions come to fruition. There will be plenty more to come so stay in tune,” said award winning executive producer, Tamra Simmons
Executive Producers Trayvon “Tray” Williams, Jerry Pointer, Melvin Houston and Tamra Simmons will oversee the development of this feature film. This project will begin filming November 9 -20, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
Confirmed actors who have signed on to the “Blind Currency” project are:
· Siya as Redd (The First Purge, Escape Room, and Deuces (Netflix Original))
· Jacob Berger as Detective Peters (Bounce TV’s In The Cut, Silicon Valley, and Power)
· Brandon Brown as Supporting Lead, Money (Power Book Ghost, 13 Reasons (Netflix Original), and Station 19)
· Travis LaBranch as Lead Actor, Lucky (Shots Fired, CW’s All American, Shots Fired, and Groomsman)
· Maryam Basir as Lead Actress, T’ea (The Chi, Chicago P.D., A Boy. A Girl. A Dream, and BET’s Holiday Heart)
· Kendre Berry as Taz (Netflix’s Girlfriends and Netflix’s On My Block)
· Sir Brodie as OG Eddy (Survivor’s Remorse, Snowfall, Blue Bloods, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Atlanta)
· Howard Alonzo as Detective Ashton (Dance Flick, Fifty Shades of Black, CBS Happy Together)
· Kris Lofton as Baby G (Ballers, Empire, Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire, Meet the Browns, and Hardball)
· Khadi Don as Megan (Viral Social Media Star with 1 million followers, A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Major Deal)
. Johnell Young (Hulu series Wu- Tang, An American Saga, All Eyez On Me, and and BET’s eries “Tales”)