Zola (2020)
Opening at June 30, 2021 in theaters
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Zola is biographical comedy-drama film directed by Janicza Bravo, and written by Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, A’Ziah King and David Kushner. The film stars Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Nasir Rahim, Amelia Rose Monteagudo, Ari’el Stachel, Colman Domingo. The film primiered at January 24, 2020 on Sundance Film Festival.
Zola (Taylour Paige), a Detroit waitress, strikes up a new friendship with a customer, Stefani (Riley Keough), who seduces her to join a weekend of dancing and partying in Florida. What at first seems like a glamorous trip full of “hoeism” rapidly transforms into a 48-hour journey involving a nameless pimp, an idiot boyfriend, some Tampa gangsters and other unexpected adventures in this wild, see-it-to-believe-it tale based on a series of viral, uproarious tweets.
Director: Janicza Bravo
Writers: Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, A’Ziah King, David Kushner
Stars: Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Nasir Rahim, Amelia Rose Monteagudo, Ari’el Stachel, Colman Domingo
►Cast
| Taylour Paige | ► | Zola |
| Riley Keough | ► | Stefani |
| Nelcie Souffrant | ► | Gail |
| Nasir Rahim | ► | Johnathan |
| Amelia Rose Monteagudo | ► | Stefani’s Baby |
| Ari’el Stachel | ► | Sean |
| Colman Domingo | ► | X |
| Nicholas Braun | ► | Derrek |
| Jason Mitchell | ► | Dion |
| Ts Madison | ► | Hollywood |
| Tommy Foxhill | ► | Tommy Tony |
| Ben Bladon | ► | Kay |
| Tony Demil | ► | Joe |
| Ernest Emmanuel Peeples | ► | Hee |
| Joseph Sanders | ► | Liquor Store Clerk |
| Brett Chesebro | ► | Caller |
| Carl Collanus | ► | Caller |
| Jay Dersahagian | ► | Caller |
| Rusty Domhoff | ► | Caller |
| Mark Fiedler | ► | Caller |
| Alex Flash | ► | Caller |
| Richard W. Lariviere | ► | Caller |
| Bob Lawton | ► | Caller |
| Ernest Lee Wilson Jr. | ► | Caller |
| Josh Locy | ► | Caller |
| Pedro Medina | ► | Caller |
| Thomas Nash | ► | Caller |
| Bill Pierce | ► | Caller |
| Michael Worden | ► | Caller |
| Kyle Williams | ► | Caller |
| Andrew Romano | ► | Hotel Waiter |
| Sophie Hall | ► | Baybe |
| Angelo Diaz | ► | Juan |
| Rico Paris | ► | Also Juan |
| Michael Aceveda | ► | Juan |
| Anibal Echeverria Bonet | ► | Juan |
| Max Guevara | ► | Juan |
| Harold Hernandez | ► | Juan |
| David Rodriguez | ► | Juan |
| Bernard Lyght | ► | Man Pulled Over |
| Michael Opal | ► | Cop |
| Eric Salas | ► | Also Cop |
| Doug Walker | ► | Steel Drum Player |
| Jarquale Stewart | ► | CC |
| Drew Rin Varick | ► | Man at Pool |