Short Film About Jeni Legon & Bill Robinson
Los Angeles
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1930’s tap dancer and actress Jeni LeGon: the first Black woman to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio, marketed as The Million Dollar Personality Girl; only to be swallowed by the industry’s casual brutality. A visit from her old friend and mentor, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, helps remind her of who she is and where she belongs- with a story about a particular fruit.
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Short Film
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$450 flat rate/ for ONE Day Shoot/ IMBD Credit
Los Angeles
Non Union
Submissions Due:
05/25/2026
BILL “BOJANGLES” ROBINSON (late 50s) — A legendary tap dancer whose fame can’t fully protect him from the era’s social rules and prejudices. He has a brief yet insightful conversation discussing black artists navigating 1930s Hollywood, with Jeni Le Gon, the first African American woman to sign a... [See More]