South of Pico

In present-day Los Angeles, a chauffeur, a waitress, a doctor and a young boy each deal with life’s daily challenges. They find themselves at the scene of an accident the moment it happens. This becomes a defining moment in their lives. One story is a chauffeur named Robert Spencer that assigned to drive a bride Angela (Christina Hendricks) to a wedding. He eyes her in back seat through the rear view mirror while she is pulling up her garter belt. She demands to stop for cigarettes at a local retail store. When he returns she holds him and tells him to kiss her and they have sex at the back of the limousine. ==Cast==

• Kip Pardue as Robert Spencer • Henry Simmons as Dr. Walter Chambers • Gina Torres as Carla Silva • Soren Fulton as Patrick Wise • Christina Hendricks as Angela • Jimmy Bennett as Mark Weston • Giovanni Lopes as Jorge • Paul Hipp as Comma • Car'ynn Sims as Francine • Gabrielle Christian as Astrid ==Release==

The film premiered at the American Black Film Festival in October 2007. ==Awards==

• American Black Film Festival - 2007, Grand Jury Award - Best Picture • American Black Film Festival - 2007, Grand Jury Award - Best Actor for Henry Simmons • American Black Film Festival - 2007, Red Star Award for Originality, Innovation and Vision for Ernst Gossner • Pan African Film Festival - 2008, First Feature Competition - Best Director • Drehbuchverband Austria - 2008, Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award • International Innsbruck Film Festival - 2008, Audience Award • International Beijing Film Festival - 2008, Best Picture ==Production==

South of Pico was shot in various locations around Los Angeles. The story is inspired by a fatal road rage incident in Chicago 2003; a similar case happened in 2007 in Austin, Texas. ==References==