Shadow & Act Black Filmmakers to Watch
Belated shout to my people Keith Davis & Darius Monroe as well as Nikyatu Jusu, James Richards, Rashaad Green, Julius Onah, Dee Rees, and Pete Chatmon for getting props on the Shadow & Act Black Filmmakers to Watch list. & special shout to the beloved & indomitable Daniel Patterson as well as Alrick Brown, Fred [...]
Stag & Doe wins at ABFF
CONGRATS to Directors Daniel Patterson & Justin Staley! The writing-directing-producing-shooting-scoring duo won coveted First Place at the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival’s HBO Short Film Competition with their film, Stag and Doe. A well-deserved win. Here is a photo of the duo (Staley left, Patterson middle), taken on the set of Triangle.
STUTTER photos – score
View the film. Score Composer, Pianist/Rhodes Jason Moran Bassist Tarus Mateen Guitarist Marvin Sewell Drummer Nasheet Waits
The Director, the Editor, and the Donkey
Yesterday my mentor warned against taking audience feedback. Your film is not for everyone. Your vision is your own. Revision is one thing, diluting your vision is another. As my editor & I have been sharing recent cuts to various people, this fable (Aesop) has been in my head: The Man, the Boy, and the [...]
Protected: Triangle Journal 4/21
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American magic realism
Most people associate the term “magic realism” with Latin American literature – Two paintings stood out to me at this year’s Whitney Biennial: Jared French’s Rope (1955) and George Tooker’s Subway (1950). Painted with egg tempera, which was used into the Renaissance before being superseded by oil paints, both are figurative works that evoke the [...]
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one still from Phase II
The new Triangle website has…one photo up. & here is another, since i finally got around to editing a handful today:
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Triangle Journal 10/24
Nobody gets over Fool’s Hill by themself. – my friend’s step-grandfather.
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