Filmmaker Kasi Lemmons made the short film Dr. Hugo -- based on a segment of her script and starring her husband in the lead role -- in order to convince the studios that she could direct "Eve's Bayou" herself.

Starring:

Vondie Curtis-Hall, Michael Beach, Victoria Rowell, Kelli Wheeler, Stacye P. Branche, Sonya Hensley, Monique Edwards

Genre:

Short, Comedy, Drama