With a romance on the rocks and his father on his sick bed, a young man must accept his true identity before he loses the two people he loves most. This is the premise behind the new multiple award-winning film, “Punch Me”, a short drama which stars Robert X. Golphin (Denzel Washington’s “The Great Debaters”), Brian Anthony Wilson (“Limitless”, HBO’s “The Wire”), and introduces Award-Recognized Elwood Idris Simon.
Golphin and Simon hold Bachelors Degrees in Theatre and Film, and English (Broadcast Journalism) from Saint Augustine’s College and Lincoln University respectively.
“Punch Me” previously screened at the Love Unlimited Film Festival & Art Exhibition (Venice Beach, CA) where it garnered awards recognition. It will screen on Friday, April 29, at 12AM EST (Midnight) at Philadelphia Black Gay Pride’s Midnight Movie Madness. The film was also officially selected for Riverside International Film Festival (Riverside, CA), FilmOut San Diego (San Diego, CA), Bebashi: Transition to Hope (Philadelphia, PA), Philadelphia QFest (Philadelphia, PA), NC Black Film Festival (Wilmington, NC), Marlon Riggs Film Festival (Dallas, Texas) and Black Maria Film + Video Festival (an international juried competition and award tour). It was presented with the Jury’s Citation- 2nd Prize Award at the latter.
“It’s about relationships. A father/son relationship, a loving relationship and trying to come to grips with who you are,” said Wilson, who plays the father.
“I hope that our film inspires others to be more compassionate, caring and understanding,” said Golphin, who plays the son.
