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HUNGRY: 5 Questions for Filmmaker Jillie Simon
Thankfully, Jillie understood and she and I became social media friends. Recently, I saw her post that "Hungry" was going to become available VOD. So I reached out to say let's try this again! I'm very happy to have finally watched the film which stars Jillie as a quirky, soft spoken elementary school teacher, whose lunch gets stolen by one of her students - unexpectedly sending her down a path of activism.
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The Cameron AB Show and Me
And then, around the same time, a new friend, dancer/actor Cameron Auble-Branigan, who I interviewed last fall (see below), said he was starting a podcast centered around all aspects of the entertainment industry, but seen through the eyes of those not usually in the spotlight. And asked if I'd be his first guest.
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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,
