One of the great servers of his generation, Ian is a writer and musician. His film directorial debut is a love letter to the community he calls home and the people whose lives inspire Art there.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Because we are grassroots people (Lourdes is going
to be a doula; Ian makes green juice every day and loves to say so), our
approach to making this film is local. Not only does this mean that 90% of our cast thus
far is
-- several of whom grew up in The Heights -- but that
the team of artists and designers developing this project are also
culled from the uptown community.
Yes, we could walk into Chase Morgan bank on 181st St. and demand $25,000. Yet as much as we love the 34th Precinct, we've decided to appeal to the people we love more:
our audience.
Meaning, we're looking for YOU.
if you dig our pitch.
if you love independent film with independent
voices.
if you love Afrolatinidad.
if you want to know MORE about Afrolatinidad.
before your paycheck bounces.
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WHERE DOES THE ![]()
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We've asked ourselves this question many times -- especially around tax time.
If Wall Street analysts can be compensated for
compromising American livelihoods, we believe our artists should be compensated
for enhancing them. Period. Same goes
for our talented crew.
Above all, your contribution will go toward:
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the exigencies of the shoot itself (equipment, in
urance, location
,
permit
, tran
portation, food
, even water
!)
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post-production (taking the film to the beauty salon;
editing, sound, color)
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kindly Indiegogo's cut (
)
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perk shipping
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festival submission fees.
Introducing OUR team, OUR people, OUR story to the world
is no small thing -- therefore we want, we demand, that we look our best.
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A WORD FROM THE WRITER
When I was growing up, there were color pictures, but few teen romance pictures for children of color.
This film is for all the brown kids at camp staring wistfully across the lake. For the boy who swears he'll talk to that girl in Intro to Psych after Winter Break.
For the girl in the sill writing poems in her journal on a snowy winter's day. For the 1st-generation kid, pride of his family, locked in the bathroom, imagining his RA. ![]()
For those of us who have come-of-age: when love was a New World to discover, mysterious and sweet. To ex-teens for whom winter may have lost some of the "break" but none of the heat.
This film is for Us... and for you.
[Photos Courtesy of Rodney Lee.]
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