Usher Morgan
- Producer
- Director
- Editorial Department
![Official Trailer for Pickings, a feature film by Usher Morgan.
When a short-tempered mobster and his gang of thugs try to shake down a neighborhood bar, they're soon confronted with the wrath of its owner - a mysterious southern woman with a dangerous past.
Pickings will be released to theaters in the US in March, 2018.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOGQxZDA1N2QtMzg2Ni00ODc5LTkzODAtYWZhMzBjZDgxZTE1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzUxNjY1NDc@._V1_QL75_UY281_CR17,0,500,281_.jpg)
Usher Morgan is an award-winning screenwriter, film director, and producer residing in New York City. Morgan started his career in book publishing and later became involved with film production and distribution. He produced his first documentary film "The Thought Exchange" starring David Friedman and Lucie Arnaz in 2012, followed by his directorial debut, the award-winning short film "Prego."
Morgan's first feature film, "Pickings" was released to wide acclaim and received a limited theatrical release via AMC Independent in March of 2018. His directing style is influenced primarily by film-noir and spaghetti westerns. The Los Angeles Times calls Usher Morgan, "a talent to watch".
His next feature film, "The Thing with Feathers" was shot and completed in 2022 and will enter the festival circuit in 2023.
Morgan's first feature film, "Pickings" was released to wide acclaim and received a limited theatrical release via AMC Independent in March of 2018. His directing style is influenced primarily by film-noir and spaghetti westerns. The Los Angeles Times calls Usher Morgan, "a talent to watch".
His next feature film, "The Thing with Feathers" was shot and completed in 2022 and will enter the festival circuit in 2023.