FINESSE

AN ORIGINAL SERIES

Written and Directed by VINCENT MARTELL

Recipient of the
Programmer’s Choice Award - Bushwick Film Festival 2021 

Release Date | 2022

“Finesse starring Vincent Martell as ‘Martell,’ Shea Couleé as ‘Kizer,’ and Jeez Loueez as ‘Daryn.’ The three play loveable, relatable, yet abundantly unique black, queer sex workers living together in their own chosen family.” 

“In a nutshell, Finesse is an ode to hustle culture. Within seconds, Finesse enthralls us into this loop of Martell, Kizer, and Daryn’s friendship, their love lives, and “the grind” that builds them up and breaks them down just the same.” 

“With moments that are soft, isolated, and somber, and equally moments that are vibrant and explosive, Finesse achieves what has been missing from the media’s representation of blackness, queerness, and sex work up until this point.”
                                                             
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Starring
Jasmine McNeely as Daryn
Vincent Martell as Martell
Jaren Merrell as Kizer

Featuring
Pup Kommodore as Pup
Edwin Days as Papi
Kelvin Davis as Byron
Koko Meow as Fantasy Mistress
Jordan Phelps as Chris
Emily Claibourne as Business Woman
Luke Meierdiercks as White Sub
David Bryant as Voyeur

Directed & Written by
Vincent Martell

Produced by
Sarah Coakley
Vincent Martell

Executive Producers
Fatimah Asghar
Todd Reynolds
Jordan Phelps
Vincent Martell

First Assistant Director
Saró Melero Bonnin

Second Assistant Director
Lua Borges

Director of Photography
Kevin Veselka

1st AC
Sonia Jourdain

2nd AC
Jonah Fatoya

Gaffer
Chris O’ Malley

Grip
David Keyser

Production Designer
Kaden Maloney

Art Director
Rachel Cole

Costume Designer
Sal Yvat
Vincent Martell

MUA
Maya Johnson

Intimacy Coordinator
Sarah Scanlon

Health & Safety Advisor
Val Lyvers

COVID Officers
Emily Richart
Chris Patterson

Production Assistants
Maya Johnson
Zoe Kosmopolous

Post Production Supervisor
Todd Reynolds

Editors
Jordan Phelps
Priscilla Perez
Vincent Martell

Sound Recordist
Nando Herrera
Aliya Haq

Sound Editor
Lianna Squillace

Colorists
Kalvin Johnson
Brad Martin

Animations
Zoe Pham

VFX
Jon Sims

Stills Photographer
Dan Polyak

Script Supervisor
Tiana Lucaccioni


A VAM STUDIO Production

WATCH THE FULL SERIES ON YOUTUBE


EPISODE 1 - “Walk Him Like a Pup”


EPISODE 2 - “Don’t Be A Menace To Chicago While Drinking Ayahuasca in the Hood”


EPISODE 3 - “Irreversible Side Effects”


EPISODE 4 - “America’s Next Drag Idol”


EPISODE 5 - (FINALE) “Fever Dream”