Interview conducted by Gabe Sheets
Blackstock Boneyard is a new horror film that tackles some fairly loaded subjects in 2021. Originally titled Rightful, the film centers around two African American brothers who have returned from the grave to reclaim their land after being wrongly convicted and sentenced to death a century ago.
The film was shot nearly four years ago. But in the time it’s taken to finally reach the general public, the subject matter has only grown more relevant. As historic problems have remained unresolved, calls for racial justice have recently reached the forefront of media coverage once again.
Issues of racial injustice are challenging enough for a film to tackle. But Blackstock Boneyard has also faced the nightmare of having to find distribution in the midst of a global pandemic. This past week, I had the opportunity to sit down with actor Bryan McClure to discuss his role in the film,...
Blackstock Boneyard is a new horror film that tackles some fairly loaded subjects in 2021. Originally titled Rightful, the film centers around two African American brothers who have returned from the grave to reclaim their land after being wrongly convicted and sentenced to death a century ago.
The film was shot nearly four years ago. But in the time it’s taken to finally reach the general public, the subject matter has only grown more relevant. As historic problems have remained unresolved, calls for racial justice have recently reached the forefront of media coverage once again.
Issues of racial injustice are challenging enough for a film to tackle. But Blackstock Boneyard has also faced the nightmare of having to find distribution in the midst of a global pandemic. This past week, I had the opportunity to sit down with actor Bryan McClure to discuss his role in the film,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Interview conducted by Gabe Sheets
Master Class: Directing with Ken Kwapis is part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. This Master Class presentation will be Saturday Nov 14th at 1:00pm. Register and Watch for free by clicking Here
Ken Kwapis, who grew up in Belleville, Ill., and attended Saint Louis University High, is a former Cinema St. Louis Award winner. This master class on directing will draw on material from his terrific new book, “But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera.” The Library Journal hails it as “an enjoyable memoir that offers lessons of filmmaking, what counts as success in Hollywood, and the magic of film.” Kwapis is an award-winning director who has moved easily between the worlds of feature filmmaking and television directing. He made his feature debut with “Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird,” and...
Master Class: Directing with Ken Kwapis is part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. This Master Class presentation will be Saturday Nov 14th at 1:00pm. Register and Watch for free by clicking Here
Ken Kwapis, who grew up in Belleville, Ill., and attended Saint Louis University High, is a former Cinema St. Louis Award winner. This master class on directing will draw on material from his terrific new book, “But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera.” The Library Journal hails it as “an enjoyable memoir that offers lessons of filmmaking, what counts as success in Hollywood, and the magic of film.” Kwapis is an award-winning director who has moved easily between the worlds of feature filmmaking and television directing. He made his feature debut with “Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird,” and...
- 11/13/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Interview conducted by Gabe Sheets
Author’s note: The subjects profiled in this story helped to edit the piece before publication.
My generation has been educated in an entirely different way from filmmakers of the past. For many young filmmakers, YouTube channels, Blu-Ray special features, online blogs, and podcasts have taken the place of summer camps and even traditional film schools. My own endeavor into filmmaking started at 6-years-old, in the golden age of online content. The early 2010s saw the dawn of Film Riot, Indy Mogul, FreddieW, NoFilmSchool and, of course, Shane Hurlbut’s The Hurlblog. While many of the resources available to me, as a young filmmaker, often focused on guerrilla filmmaking with a shoe-string budget, I distinctly remember The Hurlblog as being one of the only outlets on the internet at the time that really showcased the actual processes used on big-budget studio films. With blockbuster titles like Terminator,...
Author’s note: The subjects profiled in this story helped to edit the piece before publication.
My generation has been educated in an entirely different way from filmmakers of the past. For many young filmmakers, YouTube channels, Blu-Ray special features, online blogs, and podcasts have taken the place of summer camps and even traditional film schools. My own endeavor into filmmaking started at 6-years-old, in the golden age of online content. The early 2010s saw the dawn of Film Riot, Indy Mogul, FreddieW, NoFilmSchool and, of course, Shane Hurlbut’s The Hurlblog. While many of the resources available to me, as a young filmmaker, often focused on guerrilla filmmaking with a shoe-string budget, I distinctly remember The Hurlblog as being one of the only outlets on the internet at the time that really showcased the actual processes used on big-budget studio films. With blockbuster titles like Terminator,...
- 10/13/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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