Creating World’s, Defining Characters
The challenge in story-telling is not to just tell the tale, it is to create a world. No two people will tell a story the same way. But the story is often dependent on what a person know of life and the depth of one’s internal experiences, one’s motivations. The ancient world is a […]
Yasuke enters pop culture through video games. But it’s all wrong.
S.O.S. 500 year of Misinformation to Undo This is the kind of ahistorical narrative we fight. It remixes history from the point of internet posts. The image of him defeated, kneeling before the European dressed as a Samurai, is more historical fantasy and an affront to the history of black martial ability. So, even though it […]
Of Yasuke, the Western Lens and Historical Filters
Making Yasuke Happen. Great news this month. Deborah DeSnoo and I have obtained the support of a major company in Japan to partner with us in the production of an animated documentary and to pursue a live action multi-part series. It’s not over. We can’t buy a cup of coffee with it yet but agreements are […]
Yasuke, the journey so far.
Independent filmmaking ain’t easy.. Film projects come, film project go. They pile up, in different states of development. One sometimes leapfrogging the other. Each poured out of a soul, each deserving of being told bathed in cinema firelight. You keep your nose to the grindstone and your ear to the ground. Start something new to pay rent, time […]