We interview Tari Wariebi and Kofi Dormah about their experiences and what they've learned at their respective film schools. Tari is currently a grad student studying directing at the American Film Institute and Kofi is a recent graduate, who studied directing, at the New York Film Academy. 

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We present our Writers on Writing panel discussion from the 2019 New Orleans Film Festival. We talk with television screenwriters Felicia Pride who writes for 'Queen Sugar' and Rochee Jeffrey who writes for 'SMILF'. In this discussion, Felicia and Rochee talk about their journey, screenwriting portfolios, getting an agent, their perspectives on the white gaze and much more.

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We interview Terrence Laron Burke, a professional and independent cinematographer who has worked on Tyler Perry's 'Sistas' and 'The Oval'. We talk with Terrence about his experience working at Tyler Perry Studios, his work flow process with his team, cameras and much more. 

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We interview Shannan E. Johnson, a former SYFY network executive turned professional script consultant.

We talk with Shannan about what makes bad people interesting characters, tips on character descriptions, wants and needs and much more. 

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We interview Justyn Davis, a gaffer and electrician, who has worked on projects such as Quantico, The First Wives Club, and BlacKkKlansman. We talk with Justyn about tips on becoming a gaffer, lighting black people, and the importance of understanding lighting as a director. 

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We interview Tamika Miller, a seasoned filmmaker, who has directed commercials for Nike, Lifetime, and Doritos. In 2018 Tamika was a Commercial Director's Diversity Program fellow, and she recently directed a BET movie entitled 'Back To The Goode Life' starring Kyla Pratt. 

We talk with Tamika about breaking into commercial directing, spec spots, branding and much more. 

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We interview Iyabo Boyd, filmmaker/producer and co-founder of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, a collective of self-identifying women of color who are creators in the documentary space. In this episode we discuss her successful documentary film "For Akeem" in light of the Ferguson uprising, and her advice on putting your best foot forward with crowdfunding and applying for writing programs at the Sundance Film Institute. 

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We interview Dara Taylor, a film composer and score producer who has worked on films such as 'A Bad Mom's Christmas', 'Sausage Party', Netflix's 'Lost and Space', and 'SHAFT' (2019).

We talk with Dara about the basics of film composition, the process of composing a film score, and her path to finding consistent work in Hollywood.

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We interview Frank Abney, a pixar animator who has who has worked on films such as 'Coco', 'Frozen', 'The Incredibles 2', 'Toy Story 4' and many more. 

We talk with Frank about what it's like to work on a big budget animated film, the current state of black animators, and his independent short  project entitled 'Canvas'.

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We interview DeMane Davis. DeMane is a writer and director who has directed episodes of 'Queen Sugar', 'How To Get Away with Murder', and CBS' 'The Red Line'.  We talk to DeMane about her journey from directing independent films to working on Queen Sugar, prepping for a television shoot, and developing trust with actors. 

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