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Black Male Sexuality Film

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Black Male Sexuality Film

Black Male Sexuality Film

Black Male Sexuality Film

Black Male Sexuality Film

Black Male Sexuality Film

Help me tell the real story behind the most feared man in the world

Help me tell the real story behind the most feared man in the world

Help me tell the real story behind the most feared man in the world

Help me tell the real story behind the most feared man in the world

Mya Baker
Mya Baker
Mya Baker
Mya Baker
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$56 USD 3 backers
2% of $2,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

As a filmmaker, I have been blessed with being able to teach, collaborate and exhibit my work at many film festivals, with friends, family and film lovers.  I am doing it again…  diving in and making another groundbreaking documentary.  This time it is on black male sexuality and masculinity.  The film will cover topics such as, sexual discussions in the home, media stereotypes, defining masculinity, sagging pants, the down low, and being a black man in America.  However, this film cannot be made without money.

 

Synopsis:

 

Shoot Films, Not People Productions is currently in production of an independent documentary film with the working title “Silence 2: Black Male Sexuality.”  The film has an expose of sarcasm that only Mya B. can pull off, as she visits local barber shops to listen in on discussions about sexual conquests, to the Bronx zoo where African Pygmy, Ota Benga was displayed, and trod across America to explore the way black men are portrayed in society and the media.  Many questions are asked such as, was/how was sex talked about in the home and/or church, what is the state of black male-female relationships, the “sagging” epidemic, and is the “down low” as serious as we have been told?  Black intellects and entertainers such as Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Dr. Llaila Africa, SLAM of Punany Poets, Kevin Powell, Paul Mooney, J.L and everyday black men from all walks share their personal accounts about their successes and struggles of being a black man in America.

 

  TIMELINE

16 WEEKS PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

START DATE: NOVEMBER 2008

I started my research on the topic.

NOVEMBER - SHOOT INTERVIEWS 2009 TO JULY 2011

I have been in shooting men of various ages and “B” roll.  I plan to shoot the professionals and artist once I obtain funds.

 JULY 2011 - CREATE A TEN MINUTE WORKS-IN-PROGRESS

 END DATE: FINAL FILM – AUGUST 2011

 

BIOGRAPHIES


Mya B. (Director, Producer, Writer) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1919862/

Mya has produced two documentaries and several short films. Her last two documentaries were shown at various film festivals and venues: ‘Warrior Queens’ a documentary that talks with women of the Rastafari faith and  ‘Silence: In Search of Black Female Sexuality in America’, the latest project, which explores the impact American slavery had on black women and the way the media and church has helped to distort it.  It has become an award-winning documentary. 

    

            Mya B. has a B.A. from Columbia in Film Studies with a minor in fiction writing.

 

Carmen Neely/Crucial Arts – Associate Producer
Crucial Arts Organization is a unique cultural arts organization whose mission is to support, produce, promote and present performance and visual media that celebrate the diverse artists and artistry of people of color.

 

Hana McDowell – Editor

Hana McDowell of Impakt Studios has been editing music videos and short films for almost a decade.  She is known for editing hip-hop videos: Kick Push” by Lupe Fiasco and “Piece of Mind” by Twista.  Her recent work includes, “Silence: In Search of Black Female Sexuality”, by Mya B. and “Failure” by Lupe Fiasco. 

 

WHY WE NEED THE CASHOLA?  The project is self-funded by the blood, sweat and tears of a single working mother.  I have applied for several grants and I decided that if I want to make this project happen, I just have to do it.  I have already started interviewing men and filming for this piece.

 

By supporting this project you will help to fund a project that will offer positive and much needed dialogue around the topic of black male masculinity and sexuality.  We hope you can find it in your hearts and own personal budget to donate.

 

I am now fundraising for $2,500 to help pay artist appearance fees: Paul Mooney, Michael Baisden, Sister Souljah, and J.L. King.

 

BECOMING A “MINI-PRODUCER” IS EASY

 

LEVEL I

Donate $13 (shootfilmsnotpeople.net) 

See your name on the silver screen.  Receive a film credit in the film and a “Mini-Producer” certificate to hang on the wall.  A special thank-you on my website and blog.

 

LEVEL II

Donate $25 or more (yashimbet@hotmail.com)

Receive a film credit, “Mini-Producer” certificate to hang on your wall, complete copy of finished film and a signed copy of Silence: Black Female Sexuality.  A special thank-you on my website and blog.

 

LEVEL III

Donate $60 or more (yashimabet@hotmail.com)

Receive a film credit, “Mini Producer” certificate to hang on your wall, complete copy of finished film, signed copy of Silence: Black Female Sexuality, a cotton t-shirt with the shoot films, not people logo on it.  A special thank-you on my website and blog.

 

LEVEL IV

Donate $100 or more (yashimabet@hotmail.com)

Receive a film credit as a “Mini Producer”, a certificate to hang on your wall, a complete copy of the film, a signed copy of Silence: Black Female Sexuality, a cotton t-shirt with Shoot Films, Not People logo on it, and a coffee mug with logo.  A special thank-you on my website and blog.

 

LEVEL V

Donate $500 or more (yashimabet@hotmail.com)

Receive a separate line film credit as a “Financial Producer”, a “Financial Producer” certificate to hang on your wall, a complete copy of the film, signed copy of Silence: Black Female Sexuality, a cotton t-shirt with the Shoot Films, Not People logo on it, a coffee mug with logo on it, and a pair of movie passes to nearby film festival it is playing at.  A special thank-you on my website and blog.

 

Donations are accepted via my paypal account at:

yashimabet@hotmail.com

 

All items will be delivered by September 2011

 

TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESSION OF THE FILM, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO BLOG:
http://blackmalesexualityfilm.tumblr.com/

 


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