Hush Harbor
As of October 5, 2026, Hush Harbor is a feature film that is in post-production, currently casting. The production companies attached are Smithsonian Channel / National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian Channel and Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture. Attached are casting director Sparkle Hickey; director Laurie J. Gardiner; writer Candice Marie Benbow; executive producer Teddy Rashaan; and producer Leah Daniels-Butler. It was scheduled to start shooting in Auburn, WA in July 2026. Production List last updated this listing on October 5, 2026.
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Project Summary
Hush Harbor is the first feature narrative film produced by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture. On a small Western plantation, a revered enslaved matriarch who guards her people through ancestral spiritual practices must confront a rising evangelical threat and a dangerous betrayal from within, risking everything to preserve memory, autonomy, and sacred resistance. The film is slated for festivals and the Smithsonian Channel. Filming takes place in Auburn, Washington.
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Cast & Crew
Production
| Executive Producer | Teddy Rashaan |
| Co-Producer | Trudy Hutcherson |
| Producer | Leah Daniels-Butler |
Directing
| Director | Laurie J. Gardiner |
Writing
| Writer | Candice Marie Benbow |
Casting
| Casting Director | Sparkle Hickey |
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/hush-harbor (last updated Oct 5, 2026).