CAPTAIN BLACK To Be Featured At The Manhattan Film Festival

What happens when a middle-aged fanboy's fantasy goes too far? Mike, a mild-mannered restaurant manager, gets captivated by a stash of comic books left behind by one of his employees. He becomes obsessed with one of them, featuring the avenging hero Captain Black, and his sexy cohort, Kitt Vixxen.

CAPTAIN BLACK, winner of Best Director (Jeffrey S.S. Johnson) at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival and nominated for Best Actor (Jeffrey S.S. Johnson) at the upcoming Myrtle Beach International Film Festival will be featured as part of the Manhattan Film Festival Tuesday, April 24 at 9:00 p.m. at the Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th Street. Johnson is also the director and one of the producers of the film. Besides his body of work as an on-screen actor, Jeffrey Johnson is a much in-demand voice actor, and has been the voice of T-Mobile for nearly six years.

In addition to Jeffrey Johnson, CAPTAIN BLACK stars Charley Koontz (This Is Us, CSI: Cyber, Community), Mackenzie Astin (The Magicians, Scandal),Georgia Norman (Escape the Night, Custody), Kirsten Roeters (Godsdotcom, Gas Light, Carnivàle), Liesel Kopp (The Adventures of Mr. Clown, Jimmy Kimmel Live), Nico David (Code Black, Agents of The S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Linara Washington (Madam Secretary, Grey's Anatomy, Code Black)

Synopsis:

Mike (Jeffrey Johnson), is a mild-mannered restaurant manager whose life gets turned upside down the night he discovers a mysterious bag left behind by one of his employees. Inside are several comic books, including one about a superhero, Captain Black that totally captures his imagination. He is especially taken with Captain Black's sexy cohort, a beautiful heroine named Kitt Vixen, whose fantasy allure is so intoxicating that it has even inspired porn sites.

A Halloween party gives Mike the opportunity to act out his superhero fantasy as he dresses up in a homemade Captain Black costume. Putting on the suit gives Mike confidence and courage. To his delight, he meets up with a costumed Kitt Vixen (Georgia Norman), who seduces him and gives him a night to remember. Before he can even ask her for her name, she disappears into the night.

Mike is content to consider this adventure a lovely memory until fast forward two months later when he meets up with her again, accidentally. But every fantasy has its price. Out of costume, he discovers she's not the women he thought she was, and this revelation makes him question every aspect of his life, including his relationship with his estranged sister (Kirsten Roeters) and his abused next-door neighbor (Liesel Kopp) and her son (Nico David). Even his best friend and closest confidante, Kris (Linara Washington), can't help him now.

It's only when he remembers what Captain Black has inspired inside him that he realizes he has the strength within himself to withstand life's challenges and be his own ally.

Creative team: Jeffrey Johnson, (Writer/Director/Producer and lead actor); Brooks Kephart, (Producer), Straw Weisman (Co-producer) Steven C. Lawrence (Co-Producer), Steven Moses (Cinematographer) Timothy Snell (Editor)

CAPTAIN BLACK has running time of 86 minutes.

Social Pages:

Film Website: http://captainblackthemovie.com/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CaptainBlackMovie/

Twitter: @captainblackusa

Screening and Ticket information: http://manhattanff.com/event/captain-black/