
This is a personal story about a series of incidents that happened to my brother and I when we were comic book loving kids growing up in the south during a particularly dangerous time when there was a murderer on the loose snatching and killing Black Children. It's extremely timely now as 157 cases were reported by the NY Times to have been re-opened in Atlanta targeting the time of the Atlanta Child Murders. 





 "“Superman Doesn’t Steal allows us into that rarefied space of a Black child’s Imagination where flight and fearlessness play. It reminds us capes are worn by mothers and fathers and that love, complicated, but abiding love is the letter-chested hero.”- Academy Award nominated-Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor



“Superman Doesn’t Steal is a breathtaking exploration of family, delivering an unexpected journey that blazes with both joy and pain. Lamison’s direction is a masterclass in storytelling-- visceral, nuanced, and bursting with a visual brilliance that marks a true cinematic talent." - Janine Sherman Barrois

 

 "Loved it!! It’s a powerful memory... and the shot where he drops the milk bottle and is pulled away is terrifying!!...excellent job."- Lyndon Barrois

 

"This film left a tattoo on my soul. 'Superman doesn't steal' is the gem hiding in plain sight amongst the Oscar qualified films this year. Powerful. Emotional. Authentic." Ward W. Bond of Bond on Cinema 

 

About the Project

We have an incredible team that gave their heart and soul to this film. Here are a few of our amazing cast and crew. 

Tamika Lamison: Writer/Director/Producer

Producers: Chris Beal, Carol Ann Shine & Dominique Deleon

Executive Producer: The Buggage Group/Dwayne Buggage

Co-producer: Ben Ephraim; Consulting Producer: Cleve Lamison

Associate Producers: Kaypri, Alisa Banks

Cast: Ellis Hobbs IV, Jordyn McIntosh, Mustafa Shakir, Tamika Lamison, E. Roger Mitchell, Kellen Boyle, Mark Totty

Cinematographer: Erin G. Wesley

Production Designer: Jessica Pinkstone

Editor: Chancler Haynes

Hair: Mandrill Hardge

Make-Up: Patrice Coleman

About the Team

Based on true events, this coming of age story- set in the 70’s during the Atlanta Child murders- follows two young siblings, fascinated with superheroes, who experience troubling events which cause them to redefine their ideas of heroes, villains and yes- even superman.

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