What to Do When Fear Beats You
When confronted with the chance to do a short film about the Confederate flag, I chickened out.
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Race Relations and Art
How closely connected to your craft is your racial identity? Today I share mine.
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Whether or not you’re black, these two filmmakers each have something we all can apply to our lives and our career that is worth addressing.
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In honor of black history month, I want to give you all some guidance on what it takes to be a black filmmaker. Sho nuff. Ya dig.
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Yesterday I heard a great quote: “The path to perfection only leads to procrastination.” Wow! There’s a lot of truth in that. As artists it can be so easy for us to not do ANYTHING because we’re waiting to have just the right tools and toys; or just the right crew; or just the right […]
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