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Abigail (Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל, Modern Avigáyil Tiberian ʾĂḇîḡáyil / ʾĂḇîḡāyil ; "her Father's joy" or "fountain of joy", spelt Abigal in 2 Samuel 3:3) was the wife of Nabal; she became a wife of David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel 25). She became the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name Daniel, in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as Chileab, and in the Septuagint text of 2 Samuel 3:3 as Δαλουια, Dalouia.Levenson and Halpern suggest that Abigail may, in fact, also be the same person as Abigail, mother of Amasa.
In the passage from 1 Samuel, Nabal demonstrates ingratitude towards David, and Abigail attempts to placate David in order to stop him taking revenge. She gives him food, and speaks to him, urging him not to "have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed" (verse 31, NIV) and reminding him that God will make him a "lasting dynasty" (verse 28). Jon Levenson calls this an "undeniable adumbration" of Nathan's prophecy in 2 Samuel 7. Alice Bach notes that Abigail pronounces a "crucial prophecy," and the Talmud regards her as one of the Tanakh's seven female prophets. Levenson, however, suggests that she "senses the drift of history" from intelligence rather than from special revelation.
Actors: Virginia Crawford (actor), Virginia Crawford (writer), Elissa Shay (writer), Elissa Shay (actress), Elissa Shay (producer), Blake Dew (producer), Blake Dew (writer), Blake Dew (director), Katherine L. Matthews (actress), Dashiell Reinhardt (editor), Alex Borbon (producer), Alex Borbon (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Danny John-Jules (actor), Don Warrington (actor), Sebastian Street (actor), Barrie Martin (actor), Mike Archer (actor), Mouthanna Al-Sayegh (editor), Irene Maffei (miscellaneous crew), Liza Callinicos (actress), Anna-Maria Wiktorsson (actress), Elom Bell (director), Chris Brazier (actor), Charlie Gibson (miscellaneous crew), Elom Bell (producer), Elom Bell (writer), Luisa Guerreiro (actress),
Plot: This film is a tale of two halves the first half tells the story of Kane and Abel, two small time hoods, who are having a documentary made about them, by a pretty 18 year old A-Level student called Abigail Adams. Things take a turn for the worst when Kane and Abel take Abigail hostage, after they pull off a heist for one of the world's largest diamonds. Against Abel's wishes, Kane keeps Abigail alive and insists on her filming everything they get up to. They use their money to set up and run a large scale crystal meth factory and 'retail outlet', when they take over an almost abandoned block of flats. In parallel to this, we see the story of a voodoo priest called Wyclef, from the block next door, as he goes through the traditional ritual of helping his dead wife's soul pass over to the spirit world, a year and a day after her death. Apart from the occasional attempted break in and meth addicts willing to trade sex for drugs, Kane and Abel's retail empire grows swiftly, with the help of their resident chemist's Phillippe and his partner Simeon and a junky with an unknown past called Sparky, who works on getting all of the locals hooked on the meth. This take a serious turn when Wyclef get's mixed up in something he can't control and Kane and Abel are left to fight off furious junkys, who cant get enough of their product.
Keywords: abduction, drugs, gore, gun, home-video, london-england, teen-horror, urban-setting, voodooActors: Paul Hoeprich (actor), Maya Goldberg (producer), Maya Goldberg (editor), Christian Vazquez (director), Christian Vazquez (writer), Dineta Williams-Trigg (actress), Katy Rector (actor), Joseph Deneke (miscellaneous crew), Ronald Bush (actor), Kiley Gilbride (actor), Philip Haldeman (actor), Jessica Horrigan (actor), Rory Pierce (actor), Jonathan Berkley (actor),
Plot: For Jay Anderson, a recently released mental patient, the lines between imagination and reality have blurred. As he stumbles through the city he tries to cope with the recent and tragic death of his wife and daughter. As he wanders hopelessly from place to place, he falls victim to his own delusional daydreams and attempts to bring his family back through strangers.
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Short, Thriller,Actors: Derek R. Brigham (actor), Anna Gravél (actress), Eddie Baldasaro (editor), Eddie Baldasaro (producer), Eddie Baldasaro (director), Eileen Cronin (actress), Ian Jones (miscellaneous crew), Ian Jones (actor), Carson Lynch (actor), Carson Lynch (actor), John Farrell Jr. (writer), John Farrell Jr. (producer), Brigid Sinclair (actor), Dan Neuville (actor), Brent Blacklion Nelson (actor),
Plot: Abigail, a 12-year-old girl with a history of making things up at school, is drawn into a fantastical adventure during a class field trip, Abigail must choose between telling the truth - or honoring a secret.
Genres: Fantasy, Short,Actors: Robert Curry (director), Robert Curry (writer), Robert Curry (editor), Caroline Boyd (producer), Anat Eshel (actor), Anat Eshel (producer), Hank Curry (actor), Emma Arrick (actress), Charlette Hove (actor), Mac Kennedy (composer), Rachel Linson (actor), Susanne Collins (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Joseph D. Hollabaugh (actor), Michael J. Demasi (actor), Daniel I. Radakovich (actor), Michael Shahen (actor), Chad Eric Smith (actor), Gino DiNardo (actor), Dennis Schebetta (actor), Matt Kappel (producer), Matt Kappel (director), Matt Kappel (editor), Matt Kappel (writer), Nico Tatalovic (actor), Lesa Donati (actor), Reid Wellock (actor), Jess Kappel (actor),
Plot: 'Black Kerchief' is an independently filmed Western by director Matt Kappel. Follow Isaac, a young man struggling with his position as the trigger for a group of bandits, as he destroys the lives of criminals, as well as their innocent families. When Isaac discovers that his family was killed by the same group of bandits that took him in, he must decide if he will travel the path of repentance or revenge.
Genres: Short, Western,Actors: Frederic Doss (actor), Eryn Brooke (director), Mickey Stroud (director), Mickey Stroud (producer), Barret Lewis (actor), Collin Miller (actor), Desiree Medellin (actress), Jessi England (actor), Donna Radley Madison (writer), David Fralen (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,Actors: James Cork (producer), James Cork (editor), James Cork (director), Ewan Clark (composer), Keeley Deyn (producer), Keeley Deyn (actress), Diane Ferguson (actress), Stewart Thomson (actor), Nicola Holford (writer), Nicola Holford (writer), Megan Bradford (actress), Kai Thomson (actor), Sophie Alexander-williams (actor), Thomas Williams (actor), Ariana Burks (actress),
Genres: Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Datev Gallagher (editor), Evan Houston (writer), Evan Houston (director), Patricia Joseph (actress), Charlene Reese (producer), Courtney T. Powell (actor), Kyle J. Brown (actor), Symiaha Clinton (actor), Pablo Correa Jr. (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Martin LaSalle (actor), Dagoberto Gama (actor), Gabriela Roel (actress), Gabriela Roel (actress), María Estela Fernández (costume designer), Alexis Ayala (actor), Miguel Pizarro (actor), René Casados (actor), Renaud Barbier (composer), Eduardo Santamarina (actor), Alejandra Barros (actress), Sergio Umansky (producer), Sergio Umansky (director), Julio Casado (actor), Laisha Wilkins (actress),
Plot: Miguel, ayou young soap opera writer promises Bracho, a fanatic cop that the outcome of the soap will be Gabriela Marrying Domenico. Bracho boasts and shows off about this to his friends and family. No one believes him and he places a bet. The actress playing Gabrilea quits the show and they give her a terminal illness. When Bracho finds out he hunts Miguel down and makes it clear: it's better if Gabriela desn't die.
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