 After Dark Nurses
AfterDark Pictures, the all-black label from West Coast Productions, releases a medical
porn drama titled After Dark Nurses. Written and directed by Bishop, Nurses uses its hospital setting as a backdrop to
explore the power struggles that drive people to take extreme measures to achieve their
personal and professional goals.
“After Dark Nurses takes place
during the late shift at a local hospital. The story was based off of my own life
lessons,” explains Bishop. “To put it simply, competition is fierce and there
are some people out there that aren’t going to let any obstacles get in
their way. You’re either in or in the way. The doctors are crossing the nurses and
the nurses are crossing the doctors in this movie. It’s everyone for
themselves.”
Of course, After Dark Nurses also raises
temperatures with a healthy dose of phat and juicy ass, namely Aryana Starr, Baby Cakes,
Staci Adams, Candice Nicole, and Luscious Louis.
The film also stars Tyler Knight and Nat
Turner, both nominated earlier this year for their acting turns in Bishop’s gritty
crime thriller Ransom. Ransom also scored AVN nominations for Best Film and Best Director.
A prequel is currently in the works.
“Ransom has a huge fan base. It
amazes me,” he says. “I have been longing to continue the Ransom saga for a
while now. Ransom has a huge back-story. The prequel explains how some of the characters
came about.”
Bishop is proud of the acting
performances he has gotten out of his players, but acknowledges that his drive for the
perfect take can have its toll.
“It can be extremely difficult to
get the acting performances that I want from talent. I always have to keep in mind that
they are not actors and many of them don’t want to be,” he notes.
“I create these features on
‘gonzo’ budgets. That’s not enough money to get the talent in for
the rehearsals that I would require. Instead we get to set early and have
full-dress rehearsals to get everyone up to speed. I get the take I want or we
don’t move forward. It’s hard to believe that this is a bad thing, but it can be
really destructive when you’re on set with talent that just simply have
other interests.”
Keeping Bishop motivated is the knowledge
that AfterDark Pictures is one of the very few studios providing character-driven adult
entertainment to African-American audiences.
“All-black features allow us to tell
stories from the views of black people,” says Bishop. “Additionally, there is a
huge audience out there that isn’t getting its needs met. The fact is that
most adult features don’t have roles for black actors. And, if there is a role,
it’s a small one—and that is something I want to change.”
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