Official TAG… YOU’RE IT! cover artwork showing an older man watching over a hand and coin

Upcoming Project

TAG… YOU’RE IT!

ONE TOUCH CAN COST A LIFETIME.

Supernatural Psychological ThrillerUpcoming Project

A future is only yours until someone else takes it.

When a rising actor and influencer pockets a cursed coin, he is pulled into a deadly game of tag and discovers that reclaiming his future means destroying someone else's unfinished life.

Synopsis

Restee Banks is a rising actor and social media influencer whose pursuit of viral attention leads him to a mysterious coin left behind by an elderly stranger. When Restee refuses to return it, the stranger catches him and whispers, "Tag. You're it." Restee discovers that the coin carries a supernatural curse that threatens to steal his future. Escaping the game forces him to confront a devastating choice: save himself or sacrifice someone else's future. In a world where everything becomes content, some consequences cannot be edited away.

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The people behind the frame.

Director, producer, and writer biographies from the updated pitch deck.

Director

Jamal Akakpo

Jamal Akakpo is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker and actor from Chicago. As a storyteller shaped by the city he calls home, Jamal creates with intention, spotlighting mental health within the Black community. He wrote and directed the acclaimed short film Somewhere in the Grey and has appeared in HBO’s Watchmen and CW’s Black Lightning. Talk to Somebody is his most personal work yet, rooted in lived experience and emotional truth.

Producer

LaTanya Y. Potts

LaTanya Y. Potts carries a four-generation legacy in American cinema. Serving as a cinema historian, exhibitor, and administrator of the Potts family motion picture legacy—which began in 1929—she brings nearly three decades of behind-the-scenes expertise in casting and producing. As the CEO of Potts Studios, Potts combines deep industry heritage with rigorous formal preparation, holding a Specialization Certificate in Entertainment Studies from UCLA Extension and a Bachelor of Science in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health.

Writer

Michael McGrew

Michael McGrew is a writer, author, and filmmaker who has published nine books and founded The I Am Project for Literacy, helping youth in foster care and group homes become published authors. His entertainment journey began at 18 as a lighting technician for BET Network. In 2025, he launched Dark Corner Productions, bringing his passion for storytelling from the page to the screen with his first feature film project.

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