“A Clear Shot” weaves together the story of four desperate men who will do anything to make their dreams come true, and the brave men and women who fight to save the lives of innocent people. A Leisure Guys! electronics store erupts into chaos as four young, Vietnamese gunmen storm the premises, locked and loaded. Enter Rick Gomez, the hostage negotiator of the Sacramento Police Department. Gomez is no stranger to tense situations that demand a cool head. He realizes rather quickly that his job is not simply to talk the gunmen down and keep the hostages safe, but also to juggle the politics of an arrogant sheriff and trigger-happy SWAT commander.

Cast with Dirctor Nick Leisure 2nd from far right

      As the hostage situation progresses inside the store, the leader of the pack, Loi, understands that he has his own chess pieces to move. He doesn't want to hurt anyone; but, his loose-cannon brother, Long, is a different story. He's itching for blood, and unless Loi can get their demands met, which includes a large sum of money and transport back to their native land of Vietnam, then the events with the hostages could spiral out of control. The film takes the audience through the thrilling ride of suspense, unforeseen action and the power of heroism. 

Mario Van Peeble

Mario Van Peebles

      How did you get connected with this film and your role as Rick Gomeze the hostage negotiator in one of the most tense situations in U.S. police history? Van Peebles runs it down, “One of the things is that I’ve played a lot of real characters. I played my father in “Baddass,” I played Minister Malcolm in “Ali,” I played Stokely Carmichael in “Panther” and this was a chance to play a character based in reality whose a hostage negotiator. And I like that idea playing someone that had to get people to put down the gun. To have to get people who are acting irrationally to be reasonable. You had to bring the good out in people which is the opposite of bringing out the divisiveness and turning us against each other. You see where I’m going with this? So, in this current time, I thought, to play a guy that’s got to see the good in this Vietnamese kid and the good in the Latino man and the good in the Jewish man and bring us together. That’s what I wanted to play.”

Cast and Guest

Sandra Guitierrez

       

Abagail Carrilio

(L) The film's Director Nick Leisure and (R) Matty Rich also a film director

Aldo Quintero

  

Gwen Gibson

(L) Travis Wolfe Jr (R) Mario Van Peebles

Director Don Walsh

 

      

Todd Bridges

              

Wendell James

                                                                        

Ashley Brinton PKA Rapper Kreamy Ka$h

Novannie Love

                                   

Rolanda Brooks