France, Germany and USA / 2014 / 100mins / Docufiction / English

In this contemporary mix of narrative, experimental and documentary filmmaking, Chocolat is torn between nurturing her love relationship in the USA and maintaining a booming entertainment career in Europe. Looking for answers to her deepest questions, she uses a small video camera to explore and question her life by interviewing her friends abroad.

Electra Weston

Electra Weston, originally from Harlem, New York, has been traveling as an entertainer throughout Europe, Africa, and the United States for a significant part of her life. Electra’s career continues to exploit her artistic training in music, theater, and dance. Her professional dance career has taken her classical formation into a variety of rhythmic styles, and throughout the African Diaspora. She toured as a dancer for Diblo Dibala and Matchatcha (Republic of Congo), Yankadi Show (Côte d'Ivoire), and Congo Mambo (Cuba) among others. Her recording hits include, Alright and Music & the Rhythm, Light of the Sun and Change. Her film credits include principal roles in Laetitia Masson's Only You (2000); John Pepper's Papillon de Nuit (2001); Un Homme, Un Vrai by Jean Marie and Arnaud Larrieu (2002); and Jonathan Demme's The Truth about Charlie (2002). Electra combined her talents in Hamburg, Germany as a principal role in Disney's Musical, The Lion King; and "Chiffon" in the comedy horror rock musical, Little Shop of Horrors. She is the director of Maybe Dreams Can Come True, a contemporary mix of narrative, experimental and documentary filmmaking creating a haunting portrayal of one young woman’s journey from home to success in the international spotlight.
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