Filmmaker Jahmar Hill is moving forward with a new feature-length romantic drama titled Dope Chik, a coming-of-age love story that he has written and directed. Hill also stars in the project opposite actress, director, and producer Christina Cooper. Production is set to begin soon.
Dope Chik centers on DeAnna (Cooper), a young woman from New York whose life is thrown off course following the sudden death of her brother, Rashad. As she steps into the role of guardian for her young nephew, DeAnna is forced to navigate grief, responsibility, and the parts of herself she’s long kept buried — including a creative talent she has never had the space to fully explore.
Her trajectory begins to shift after meeting Elijah (Hill), an NYU film student with a keen creative sensibility and a quiet emotional awareness. Recognizing DeAnna’s untapped potential, Elijah encourages her to see herself beyond survival mode. Their shared creative connection through filmmaking gradually deepens, evolving into an intimate relationship that challenges both characters to confront vulnerability, healing, and what it means to choose love while still finding oneself.
In a director’s statement, Hill described the film as “a love letter to artists, dreamers, and anyone who had to fight for who they are while learning how to love again.”
Hill, the founder of Jahmar Hill Productions, has built a body of work centered on Black identity, intimacy, and emotional nuance. His previous projects include the BET original Sisters, the thriller Run, last year’s horror film Mya’s House, with upcoming features First Christmas Home and additional projects currently in development.
Cooper’s credits include Dear White People, Never Heard, The Influencer, South Central Love, and more. Most recently, she starred in the 2025 Sugar Baby thriller on BET+, opposite Lance Gross.