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Here’s What a Film Producer Does, And Why
borrowed excerpts from Gabrielle Nadig’s article Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Became an Independent Film Producer for “DEAR PRODUCER” First things first. I did not really understand what a producer did before I started doing it and I still frequently come across people in the industry who do not know or do not value what we do. So I’ll explain… There are so many great writers and directors with a vision, but there are so few people who can bring that vision to life. These skills led me to be a producer rather than a director because I loved the idea that a producer could build…
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THE ILLADELPHIA GLOW 5 Questions for Filmmaker: Mister Mann Frisby
I got a chance to screen The Illadelphia Glow (short film). First off, I really appreciate anytime black sci-fi is on the table. Although, this film doesn’t play out with a comicbook or supernatural tone. It’s grounded in reality. It just so happens the lead character, high school teacher Winston Ligon (Aundre Dean) has a special talent, where it’s not so much that he doesn’t know how to control it, but rather he doesn’t know what to do with it. A mysterious guide (Jacinth Headlam) comes into his life, but she’s one of those tough love type of entities that’s not gonna make it easy for a hero. Much of…
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5 QUESTIONS FOR FILMMAKER LESLIE RIVERA ————— Papi Ramirez vs Giant Scorpions
Tinsel & Tine's 5 Questions Series continues with an old friend, Leslie Rivera, Les and I met at a screenwriting class, at the University of the Arts, a ways back, I'm not gonna say how long. We reconnected in the last 2 or 3 years on social media. Les is a Puerto Rico born writer/director/producer who has, since we met, made a number of low budget independent short films and documentaries,
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5 Questions for Philly Filmmaker – Adam Lippe
Synopsis: On the hottest day of the year, an unknown virus spreads throughout inner-city Philadelphia. The infected victims, crazed by dehydration, begin attacking other residents of the neighborhood in gruesome ways. When the military is brought in to contain the situation, but realize they can’t come up with a vaccine quickly enough, they fence off the area and let everyone die.
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5 Questions for BlackStar Film Festival Filmmakers 2020
Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The 9th Annual BlackStar Film Festival (Virtual year) runs Thursday, August 20 – 26, 2020. For more of what’s in store click HERE Tinsel & Tine started a 5 Questions Series a couple years ago as a great way to highlight and get to know some of the filmmakers screening their Shorts during various Film Festivals in Philly. It later expanded to include actors. What I love about these interviews is how different and revealing each person’s responses are to the same questions. As you’ll see below: Jump to: A Storybook Ending As Above Behind The Mask Black Boy Joy Broken Bird By Way of Canarsie…
