Aurora: A Love Story

Fernanda H. Meier
2 min readJan 21, 2023

Black Love With a Tropical Twist

Aurora: A Love Story is the latest film written and directed by Noel Calloway and starring The Best Man: The Final ChaptersTobias Truvillion and Dynasty‘s Wakeema Hollis. From the official description:

We all have secrets and this complex, whirlwind love story, “AURORA” is no different. Kenny Gaines (Tobias Truvillion/ “The Best Man: Final Chapters”) and Giselle Xavier (Wakeema Hollis/ “Dynasty”) are set to marry on a beautiful beach in Puerto Rico in front of their closest friends and family. When Giselle disappears on the day of the ceremony it sets off a crazy chain of events unearthing secrets, lies and betrayal that threaten to destroy the fairytale love story. ‘Aurora: A Love Story’ asks the question: how far would you go and how much would you forgive for love?

Image of Wakeema Hollis in wedding dress on pier in Aurora: A Love Story. https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKwe9hrBEg/

I had the pleasure of hosting a Twitter Spaces chat earlier this week with director Noel Calloway, and the on-screen couple Wakeema Hollis and Tobias Truvillion. We discussed how the movie came to be, the filming challenges and triumphs of being in Puerto Rico, and why this film is important beyond just entertainment. Director Calloway hired crew in two different Puerto Rico locations, and…

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Fernanda H. Meier

Traveler. Writer. Photographer. Social media maven. #HalfricanAmerican #AtlasArcher and #SoloDateChronicles. @lenubienne on all platforms. FernandaMeier.com