Kyla Pratt Stars in ‘The Memo,’ Film Adaptation of Minda Harts’ Thriller, With Music by MC Lyte (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Actor-singer Kyla Pratt stars “The Memo,” a film adaptation of the psychological thriller by Minda Harts, which also features music from pioneering female rapper and musician MC Lyte.

According to the announcement, the film is a first-hand account of the tumultuous journey of a woman navigating the corporate ladder, starring Pratt, who starred in Eddie Murphy’s “Dr.

Dolittle” films and multiple television series. MC Lyte has signed on to score the film and act as the music supervisor. The short film is the first project from Seed Media, a multimedia company and storytelling platform founded by Valeisha Butterfield, a former top executive with Google and the Recording Academy and previously the national youth vote director for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

The film’s inspiration is explained in the announcement: “Women leaders are leaving their jobs at the most alarming rate in history,” it states, citing Forbes and the Women in the Workplace study (LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company). “Entertainment pioneers in music, film and television banded together to produce an explosive short film to address this widening gap with storytelling and music at its core.” The film, directed by Vanna James and written/produced by Nakia Stephens, is currently in post production.