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>>> A BRAND-NEW PARTNERSHIP IS ABOUT TO GIVE A BRAND-NEW
OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOCAL BLACK
FILM DIRECTOR.
FILM DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
SAMUEL SPENCER JOIN US THIS
MORNING WITH DETAILS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS FIRST.
WHAT IS THIS?
AND WHO CAN APPLY?
>>.COM IS THE LOUISVILLE FILM
SOCIETY AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY
COLLABORATIVE HAVE COME TOGETHER
TO REALLY SEEK OUT A LOCAL
BLACK FILM DIRECTOR AND A
PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE THAT IS
30 MINUTES OR LESS.
IT IS REALLY NEEDING A BIT OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN ORDER TO
GET CREATED.
GET CREATED. THANKS TO RABBIT HOLE, ASKED IF
WE WOULD LIKE TO FACILITATE A
GRANT LIKE THIS.
>> WHO CAN ACTUALLY PROVIDE?
>> WELL, THEY PROVIDED THE
GRANT.
GRANT.
GRANT. >>
GRANT. >> SO WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
>> THEY HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 18
YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD. IT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY HAVE
DIRECTED BEFORE.
DIRECTED BEFORE. BUT, IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE
CASE.
CASE.
CASE. OR
CASE. OR THEY MAY HAVE DIRECTED A
MUSIC YOU ALTHOUGH, WE ARE NOT
TAKING MUSIC VIDEOS.
BUT THEY HAVE SOME TYPE OF
DIRECT THERE'S SKILL OR
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. THAT WILL HELP QUITE A BIT.
>> I CAN THINK OF ABOUT 500
REASONS WHY.
REASONS WHY. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO RESPOND
TOTHIS.
TOTHIS.
TOTHIS. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF WHAT WE
ARE SEEING.
ARE SEEING. WHY IS THIS NECESSARY?
AND WHY EMBRACE AN OPPORTUNITY
LIKE THIS?
LIKE THIS? >> WELL, AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
BLACK MEDIA COLLABORATIVE AND
IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES, THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE, THERE IS A
LACK OF SUPPORT.
HERE IN LOUISVILLE AND ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, WHEN IT COMES TO
BLACK MEDIA.
BLACK MEDIA. THIS IS A SHOWING OF SOLIDARITY.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SHOW
CAN BE DONE.
OUR ALLIES ARE TRUE TO THE
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE THEN
TO SEE THE SUCCESS THAT WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> IN A RECENT STUDY, THEY HAVE
THE TOP 1200 FILMS RELEASED
FROM 2007 TO 2018.
AND THERE IS 1335 DIRECTORS
BEHIND THEM.
BEHIND THEM. ONLY 80 OF THEM ARE BLACK.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY DROVE THAT NUMBER HIGHER
AT 16 OF THE TOP 100.
THEY WERE HELD BY BLACK
DIRECTORS.
DIRECTORS. FOR ANYBODY WHO IS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA WHO AT LEAST HAS AN
INKLING HERE, YOU TALK ABOUT
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
>> WELL, THIS IS WITHIN THE
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. ATLANTA ISN'T THE ONLY STATE
THAT YOU CAN GO AND SEE A
PRACTICALLY FULL BLACK ARRAY.
IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS.
THIS IS SOMETHING, TO HELP MAKE
THAT CHANGE.
THAT CHANGE. THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US, AS
DIRECTORS AND IN OUR
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. >> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT
THE LACK OF REPRESENTATION? úAL
IF YOU LOOK INTO THOUSAND 18,
THE NUMBER WAS HIGHER BUT WHERE
ARE WE WITH THAT TODAY?
>> I THINK IT IS A PERSISTENT
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. THAT'S WHAT ALL THE
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. IF YOU LOOK AT LGTBQ, IF YOU
LOOK AT WOMEN, IF YOU LOOK AT
THE AMOUNT OF LINES IT'S LIKE
17%.
17%.
17%. EVERYTHING IS OFF IN TERMS OF
MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
MINORITY REPRESENTATION. ON DOWN AND BEHIND THE CAMERA.
SO BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH
NATHANIEL, ESPECIALLY AT THIS
TIME TO BE ABLE TO SHINE A
LIGHT ON THE STORYTELLER IN OUR
COMMUNITY, WE WANT ALL VOICES
TO BE HEARD.
WE WANT ALL VOICES REPRESENTED
BUT RIGHT NOW BLACK EYES MATTER
AND BLACK VOICES MATTER.
IT WAS TIMING. IT'S WHAT'S
GOING ON ACROSS AMERICA AND AS
NATHANIEL SAID, IT'S TIME FOR
US TO SAY WHAT WE CAN DO
BESIDES JUST PUTTING OUT A POST
AND SHOWING THEM WHAT TO WATCH.
WE CAN DO THAT.
THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP THOUGH,
WE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE
ABLE TO SEE SOMETHING COME TO
FRUITION BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY.
SO WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO BE
ABLE TO BE IN THIS POSITION
WITH NATHANIEL.
WITH NATHANIEL. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ANY MORE DETAILS OR
ENCOURAGEMENT THAT YOU WOULD
WANT TO GET SOMEBODY WHO IS
GOING TO APPLY?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, IF
YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN
SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE
REQUIREMENTS.
REQUIREMENTS. YOU DO NEED TO BE A JEFFERSON
COUNTY RESIDENT 18 OR OLDER.
YOU'LL SEE THOSE THINGS THAT WE
NEED TO SUBMIT.
BUT OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE ON
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH OUT
TO FIND OUT MORE DETAILS, IF
YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
AND BOTH OF THOSE FILMMAKERS
ARE FOUND THEY WOULD LOVE TO
SERVE THAT FOR THE FILMMAKER.
WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
OR OBSTACLES WE WANT TO HELP
FACILITATE VOICES AND NOT JUST
GRANT RECIPIENTS, WE ARE HERE
IN PERPETUITY TO WORK IN
COLLABORATION TO CONTINUE TO
UPLIFT THOSE VOICES.
THIS ISN'T A TREND.
THIS IS STARTING RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE PARTNERS FOR A VERY LONG
TIME AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO
ENCOURAGE UPLIFTING VOICES.
>> I WANT TO ADD IN, I GUESS.
IF YOU ARE A WRITER OR PRODUCER,
YOU HAVE TO LOOK.
GOING TO GIVE YOU A FEW NAMES.
EVERYBODY DOESN'T KNOW.
THERE'S A LOT OF BLACK
DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS HERE IN
THE CITY.
THE CITY.
THE CITY. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A FEW
NAMES.
NAMES.
NAMES. I
NAMES. I WILL GIVE YOU JOHN McKUSICK,
HE IS A FILM DIRECTOR AS WELL
AS AN ANIMATOR.
WE HAVE JONATHAN ROWAN.
WE HAVE GG, WHO WAS A DIRECTOR,
PRODUCER, AND WRITER.
I HAD THE PLEASURE TO BE IS
DIRECT PRODUCER WITH HIM.
AND, THAT'S IT WAS CALLED BY
DESIGN.
DESIGN.
DESIGN. AND, IT IS ON ROKU TV.
SUPPORT THIS BLACK DIRECTOR.
HE WAS FROM LOUISVILLE.
UNTREATED JOHNSON AND TYRA
COOLEY, THOSE ARE TWO BLACK
FEMALE DIRECTORS THAT ARE
REALLY SOMETHING.
REALLY SOMETHING. THEY ARE REALLY DOING THINGS.
JEREMIAH ROTH.
JEREMIAH ROTH. AND MANY MORE.
SO, REACH OUT LOCK THOSE NAMES
IN.
IN.
IN. REACH
IN. REACH OUT IF YOU ARE NOT A
DIRECT YOURSELF.
DIRECT YOURSELF. >> THANKS.
>> THANKS. I MEAN I LOVE ALL THE SHOUT
OUTS.
OUTS.
OUTS. YOU
OUTS. YOU KNOW I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR A
LONG TIME.
LONG TIME. BUT, THESE ARE OUR CITIES OUR
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. THEY HAVE A POWERHOUSE OF
TALENT.
TALENT.
TALENT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW TO APPLY FOR THE
GRANT AND EVEN MORE DETAILS
THEN WE