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”
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”