The marriage of independent film and technology is in the best hands for these prolific and creative artists of the industry haveutilized social media platforms to mentor and empower independent filmmaking. Academy award winning actor, director and producer Kevin Spacey(The Life of David Gale,House of Cards) launched Trigger Street Labs to support filmmakers in the development of their work. Academy award winning actor and director (The Butler, Waiting to Exhale) Forrest Whitaker platform is JuntoBox Films were filmmakers compete to be green lit for production. Director Ava Duvernay (Middle of Nowhere, Scandal) startedher career as a film publicist before winning her Best Director award from Sundance. Her AFFRM short for The African Film Festival Releasing Movement is a media platform formarketing and distribution of independent film. Academy award winning director, actors and producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon(Argo, Good Will Hunting) has returned to their indie film roots reviving “Project Green Light” with HBO. The search is on for the nextfilm director to feature on their journey to directing a film.
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Alessandra Ambrosia in Retrofete Welcome to the party! I was in SoHo this week and noticed the Retrofête pop-up boutique and went in to check out the sexy collection. Yes I have been noticing the chic yet affordable fashion line poping up everywhere. Retrofête Vinci dress From Paula Abdul, Chloe Bailey, Heidi Klum, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, and Carrie Underwood, models, actresses, and singers are flocking to the line and looking very sensual and fun. Kelsea Ballerini Perfect for extroverts to show out in the evening and parties. Selena Gomez wears Retrofête’s S & G Alphabet Earrings There is casual stuff like midriff tops, splatter jeans, and curvy dresses too that are equally hot. Ohad Seroya and Aviad Klin co-founded Retrofête in 2018, passionate about carving out an underserved market for statement pieces. Mickey Guyton A throwback to the all-out glamour and exuberance of decades past, the New York-based label takes its name from a me
Last year I remembered a documentary I saw produced by Antoine Fuqua called, "Bastards of the Party" about the Bloods and the Crips. The director, a former gang member felt the gang turf wars grew out of the restless generation that came after The Black Panther Party who patrolled to monitor police brutality during the civil rights era. I thought it was fascinating it got me to thinking about Huey P. Newton co-founder and Minister of Self Defense of The Black Panther Party. I started reading everything on his life and work. Truly a labor of love one book on Eldridge Cleaver ( Eldridge Cleaver author of Soul on Ice and Minister of Information became a Republican ) would lead me to a book on Geronimo Pratt and on to a book about his lawyer Johnnie Cochran and so on. I read Alondra Nelson' book, “ Body and Soul The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination” for her extensive research on the Party's healthcare activism. Tumbler is a great
