Black Salt is a live-action feature film based on a critically acclaimed comic book franchise. This story is an epic thriller merging the world of modern-day espionage and political intrigue with the ancient world of martial arts. Yu Bai Skek was on the trail of a man who murdered a fellow monastery worker. Yu loses the man’s trail and instead runs across a young African-American boy and his mother just as they’re assaulted by common street thugs. The Shaolin master saves the boy, but the mother tragically dies from an accidental knife stab to the heart. Filled with compassion, and acting against his sacred traditions, Master Yu resolves to raise and train the newly orphaned boy. The boy’s name is SAMUAL LINCOLN THARPE
The Black Salt proof of concept short film has just completed principle photography and is a precursor to the Black Salt feature film.
Teaser Trailer
The Official Black Salt Short Film Behind The Scenes Video
Ben Ramsey directed the Black Salt live action proof-of-concept short film. He has also directed Love and a Bullet, Blood and Bone and written The Big Hit, Dragonball: Evolution and Luke Cage for Marvel Comics. Kinyumba Mutakabbir a rising star who started in small roles in Entourage, Iron Man 3 and the Bold and the Beautiful, will play the lead role as Samuel Lincoln Tharpe. Sheena Chou, Michelle Lee, James Lew, XJ Wang and Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom will round out the cast.
Producer Owen Ratliff created Black Salt nine years ago because he wanted to see more minority role models on the big screen with roles that had real social value behind them. Secondly, he wanted to create a threat so great that all the races in the world would have to work together for their own survival. Owen then added a Shaolin Kung Fu back story because as a kid, he was always fascinated with the mystery of the Shaolin Temple.
The Black Salt franchise includes, but is not limited to, the following: Black Salt collectible items, all with integrated branding opportunities: Apparel Line, Comic Books, Trading Cards, Toys, Animated Series, Video Games, Music Mix Tape/Soundtrack/Tour, TV series and Feature Film Trilogy.
Owen’s goal is to build a huge buzz with the short film and multiple revenue streams with the Black Salt product lines to attract investors and sponsors for the feature film. He plans to shoot the film in China and the U.S… For more info on the project visit our website: www.blacksaltfilm.com
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