🎬 How to Become a Film Director: Sometimes You Have to Give Yourself the Job actors award season career pivot directors film culture salli richardson-whitfield women film directors women in film

I’ve worked in this industry for many years, and along the way I’ve met my share of celebrities: Spike Lee, RZA, Jennifer Hudson, A$AP Rocky, Jeffrey Wright, 50 Cent, Larenz Tate, John Singleton, and plenty more. But believe me when I tell you, I was never as excited as I was when I met Salli Richar...

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🎬 Sh*t I Should’ve Done #2: Cast My Grandmother Without Making Her Audition behind the scenes detroit filmmaker family stories filmmaking lessons independent film journey self-taught filmmaker short film production women in film

Every filmmaker has that one story they wish they could redo — not because the film turned out bad, but because life had bigger lessons waiting behind the lens.

For me, that story starts with my grandmother.

Family Is the Original Studio

I come from a big family — the kind where family reunions a...

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