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a TV drama series about a group of affluent Black surfers that find themselves battling a mysterious dark superpower consuming the country. Bush Renz created the show, and will direct and executive produce it under their
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their second feature. The film chronicles a family torn apart by competing beliefs, who must come together to solve the mystery around the sudden disappearance of the global population.
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called the film a “wickedly effective horror-movie metaphor for white supremacy’s enduring grip on
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