WILLIE the GENIUS

SUN

Experience a terrifying unraveling through the eyes of SUN. D L A Films’ punishing feature film debut marries intergenerational trauma with bodily posession in this descent into a dark and chaotic hell. Starring Brooklyn Bruk Up and Flex Pioneer Cordell “ Storm “ Purnell as a haunted dancer who desperately searches for his missing wife, SUN is a relentless nocturnal journey through the most nightmarish reaches of New York City.

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After overcoming a series of life-altering events - including an addiction to crystal meth, an HIV diagnosis and death of his mother - WILLIE THE GENIUS, an afroqueer performance artist, decides to put his life on stage in a gripping solo theatre play. While developing his theatre production, a film crew documents his process, as he explores the often uncomfortable territory of his own liberation and self realization in a manner that is both raw and unfiltered.