Loved talking to Culturess about The Girls On The Bus (HBO/Max!)
HERE’S THE LINK to the spot!!!
Ahhhh! I directed a Super Bowl Commercial for PETA starring Edie Falco (I worked with Edie Falco, yo!) and Entertainment Weekly picked it as the Best Celebrity Spot! KAPOW! Big Ups to Creative Director and Writer, Christian Carl for selecting me for this and Sweet Rickey and Editbar for making this happen!
So Much Happening but here’s the Good Good!
We got a pickup!!! FOUND is going to be on NBC next year! TWENTY-TWO EPISODES, YO! KAPOW!!! So happy, thrilled, grateful and proud of this crew & cast! X
A pleasure to talk to Anthony Kaufman about indie films & episodic TV for Filmmaker Magazine! (The crazy part? Anthony did a story on BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER for IndieWire back in the day! Full Circle!)
The first review of Found is in!
“It’s a compulsive procedural that gets better with every case, and its creator Nkechi Okoro Carroll told me that it’s her proudest work to date. I haven’t been this invested in a network drama since Scandal, and I’ve only seen two episodes— that’s the highest compliment I could give” -Refinery29
Here’s the artwork for Found, yo! Wow.
Always excited to talk Queen Sugar! This time with Gold Derby!
Houston, we have a premiere night! (And the key image in this article! FOUND coming to NBC Thursday nights after Law & Order SVU! HOLLLLLLAH! xo
Honored to get to talk about what Ava and Oprah have done for my Queen Sugar Sisters and I.
Well this is a crazy a** occurrence.
I just might cry now. Big Ups to CNN & Lisa Respers France for this talk and article.
Here’s a lil somethinsomethin I wrote for Cherrypicks!
“Studies show that women direct just under 1/5 of broadcast television…” Ava changed the numbers & the landscape for my Queen Sugar Sister Directors & I. For creating the first television show, in 94 years that has had all female directors; for the fans that adore Queen Sugar & the chance to see themselves on this- the longest running drama about a Black Family on TV; for the women who may not have been able to see themselves as a Director until the decision she made; for the career I now have because of it- I am Forever Grateful. Here’s Season 7 Showrunner- Shaz Bennett, Director Aurora Guerrero and I on CBS Sunday Mornings.
Right there to the left of Ava? That me. Honored. I had the privilege to direct the two episodes before the Series Finale (I know…I’m definitely gonna cry) of Queen Sugar this season. My eps air 11/15/22 and 11/22/22 and I had the gift of working with Director of Photography, Christian “Tico” Herrera! Mi amor!
First pilot completed and SOLD! Grateful to Nkechi Carroll and the fine peeps at Berlanti! FOUND premieres on NBC next year, Fam! x
Meet My Queen Sugar Sisters & I ;)
Seven Seasons of Queen Sugar, 88 episodes, 39 first time TV directors who are now “booked and busy.” That’s #TheAvaEffect.
So dope talking to Comic Book Resources about Naomi!
Being in Essence Magazine? GOALS! BTW big shout out to my Public Relations Company, Wallman PR! x
Announcement! I’m the Co-Executive Producer of Naomi, ya’ll!
Oh. I have an overall deal at Warner Brothers Television. Yeah. I know! STRAIGHT. TRIPPIN.
Fantastic talking to The Credits about Ava & Clarice!
Awesome to be interviewed by Kelley Carter on The Undefeated!
Honored to get the chance to chop it up with Slate! Listen to the podcast here!
On the set of Station 19 Season 3 (Episode 315)
I’ve been GIFed! Grateful to Elena Rossi and for this interview too!
Thrilled to be featured here amongst so many dope ass Black Female Creators!
Here’s my Sisters who created Self Made: Inspired By Madam CJ Walker in a video from the fine folks at Netflix!
Nothing like being featured in your favorite hometown paper- LOVE Dig. Support Independent Journalism, yo!
Yes there is something called the Gold Derby. Here is my face on it.
Here’s an interview I did for Refinery 29!
I’ve never been more proud to be associated with something ever in my life. ARTICLE: The Sisterhood Behind Queen Sugar.
I was on the Black Film Space Podcast! Thrilled to be there!
OH Hay! I was on the Sistah’s Place Podcast again! Honored!
LIFT made it on to Tribeca’s Guide to Essential Underrated, and Flat-Out Extraordinary Films by Black Women Directors! Woot!
Here's an interview I did with Soaps In-depth!
That time I was in a commercial for Oprah Winfrey's Network. (Pinch me!)
I've been named the Producing Director for Season Three of Queen Sugar! Hollllah!
And here's an article on Inclusive Crew & the Wu (WuTang Forever!)
An interview about Queen Sugar I did on NPR by the phenomenal Meghna Chakrabarti
My Boss, Ava DuVernay, and I.
It's official! They even used the word "aegis!"
Thrilled to have been reviewed (three times!) by the late, spectacular Roger Ebert
for both of my feature films. An incredible honor to have met he and his wife, Chaz.
(Please see LIFE ITSELF.)
Shout out to the cast (pictured below) for luring him into the Egyptian Theater while he was in between screenings to see our first film, BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER,
at Sundance. Kismet!
“Then there is the remarkable, powerful BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER...””
While at The Sundance Film Festival with BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER, we were followed by and featured on the news program
48 Hours, along with Vin Diesel and Darren Aronofsky.
The beginning of the rein of Kerry Washington. Kerry initially came in to read for the part of "Camille" in LIFT.
That time I owned and operated a small ad agency. A spin off Heater Advertising called The Heat while doing the festival circuit with BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER. I know, I'm exhausted just reading that sentence.
Here's a little something Joe Berkeley asked me to write up for his blog
Freelance Is Good.
Flavorwire gave me a nice shout out.