You should be familiar with Nyu grad and filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu, whose work we've covered quite thoroughly in the past. Nikyatu is the helmer of the acclaimed shorts African Booty Scratcher and Say Grace Before Drowning. She was also the winner of the Shadow and Act Filmmaker Challenge for the screenplay of her short film Black Swan Theory. And now, Jusu's upcoming web series, Suicide by Sunlight, has released its promo teaser. Sunlight centers on "daywalking Black Vampyres protected by added melanin roam modern day NYC. Rayn, a half vamp+half human hybrid rejects her vampyre lineage while hunting for the right human mate." You can follow the web series' progress on Facebook...
- 7/9/2013
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
It’ll be online until Tonight, Sunday at midnight Est, and we’re taking it offline after that, in consideration of potential release/distribution dates. So, if you haven’t seen it, or just want to see it again, I suggest you do so before it disappears! Although, I’m sure it’ll turn up again some time a little later.
Here it is folks! The completed 1st film of the Shadow And Act Filmmaker Challenge series, brought to you by Shadow And Act Films LLC; Nikyatu Jusu’s Black Swan Theory. To rehash briefly, we give a filmmaker $3,000 cash, based on a winning script that they submit; they then go off to make the short film with the money.
Synopsis: A psychiatric casualty of war, recently returned to the Us, Sonya’s imagined sense of normalcy crumbles around her; she must hunt or become the hunted.
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Here it is folks! The completed 1st film of the Shadow And Act Filmmaker Challenge series, brought to you by Shadow And Act Films LLC; Nikyatu Jusu’s Black Swan Theory. To rehash briefly, we give a filmmaker $3,000 cash, based on a winning script that they submit; they then go off to make the short film with the money.
Synopsis: A psychiatric casualty of war, recently returned to the Us, Sonya’s imagined sense of normalcy crumbles around her; she must hunt or become the hunted.
Click The Image...
- 2/20/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
As promised, on this last day of August, 2010, after spending the last month reading and re-reading 57 short scripts and outlines, as well as watching and re-watching several short films sent in support of each application… we’ve chosen a winner of the inaugural Shadow And Act Filmmaker Challenge.
And the winner is… drumroll…
Not so fast my friends; hold on for just one minute . First, I’d like to thank everyone who submitted their work. It takes courage to allow others to read and closely scrutinize your art, and we’re all grateful that those who did participate were willing, confident and trusting enough to enter the challenge!
It was actually not an easy decision. A good number of them would make our honorable mentions list, if we were to create one. But it really came down to 4 scripts (although I won’t say what the other 3 were) that were...
And the winner is… drumroll…
Not so fast my friends; hold on for just one minute . First, I’d like to thank everyone who submitted their work. It takes courage to allow others to read and closely scrutinize your art, and we’re all grateful that those who did participate were willing, confident and trusting enough to enter the challenge!
It was actually not an easy decision. A good number of them would make our honorable mentions list, if we were to create one. But it really came down to 4 scripts (although I won’t say what the other 3 were) that were...
- 8/31/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
I’ve been wanting to do this for some time – a periodically (maybe annually) updated list of up-and-coming black filmmakers, especially those working mostly outside the mainstream; something we could call “black filmmakers to watch,” preceded by a year, not-so unlike Filmmaker magazine’s annual “25 New Faces of Independent Film” list.
As I’ve already made known on this blog, I’m not necessarily a fan of lists, especially ranked lists where the arts are concerned.
However, I do see Some value in providing black cinema enthusiasts like yourselves (or cinema enthusiasts regardless of race) with the names of noteworthy black filmmakers who may otherwise go unnoticed by the the mainstream press, and even indie film publications like Filmmaker magazine. We’re celebrating those black filmmakers… propping them up, you could say. If a site like ours doesn’t do that, we certainly can’t complain when more prominent media outlets don’t.
As I’ve already made known on this blog, I’m not necessarily a fan of lists, especially ranked lists where the arts are concerned.
However, I do see Some value in providing black cinema enthusiasts like yourselves (or cinema enthusiasts regardless of race) with the names of noteworthy black filmmakers who may otherwise go unnoticed by the the mainstream press, and even indie film publications like Filmmaker magazine. We’re celebrating those black filmmakers… propping them up, you could say. If a site like ours doesn’t do that, we certainly can’t complain when more prominent media outlets don’t.
- 7/9/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
From my inbox…
The story goes… Unsatisfied with his comfortable life, Harley (John Marra) has struck out to experience the hardships of being homeless in New York City. In his travels, he is befriended by Manny (Stephen Hill), a recovering alcoholic who is trying to get his life back in order. Together they embark on a journey that takes them throughout Manhattan, the Bronx, and ultimately to a work farm upstate, as Harley struggles to keep his true identity hidden.
No release date set yet. But the info I have says it’ll happen sometime this year.
I’ve watched Stephen Hill in 2 other indie features – both featured on this blog: a feature-length film by Clayton Broomes Jr titled, Pro Black Sheep, (see my original post Here) currently making the festival rounds; and Nyu Mfa student Nikyatu Jusu’s short film, African Booty Scratcher (Watch it Here). He didn’t star in either,...
The story goes… Unsatisfied with his comfortable life, Harley (John Marra) has struck out to experience the hardships of being homeless in New York City. In his travels, he is befriended by Manny (Stephen Hill), a recovering alcoholic who is trying to get his life back in order. Together they embark on a journey that takes them throughout Manhattan, the Bronx, and ultimately to a work farm upstate, as Harley struggles to keep his true identity hidden.
No release date set yet. But the info I have says it’ll happen sometime this year.
I’ve watched Stephen Hill in 2 other indie features – both featured on this blog: a feature-length film by Clayton Broomes Jr titled, Pro Black Sheep, (see my original post Here) currently making the festival rounds; and Nyu Mfa student Nikyatu Jusu’s short film, African Booty Scratcher (Watch it Here). He didn’t star in either,...
- 1/16/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
I’m about a month late on this, but better late than never right? I get almost enough emails everyday that it could be someone’s part-time job just to go through them all!
Anyway… you should recognize at least one of the award-winners in the photo and press release below – Ms Nikyatu Jusu (second from right) whose short film, African Booty Scratcher, was profiled on this blog a few months ago, as well as her follow-up project, Say Grace Before Drowning.
The other winners, from left to right, include, Wendy James, Chioke Nassor, Bridget Palardy and (not pictured) Andrew Brotzman. In the middle is JT3 Art Chair Judith Thompkins.
Read on below…
About JT3 Art: It’s goal is to assist promising individuals so they can devote more attention to developing their artistic gifts. Since jobs on local movie sets are scarce, and with the uncertain future of the...
Anyway… you should recognize at least one of the award-winners in the photo and press release below – Ms Nikyatu Jusu (second from right) whose short film, African Booty Scratcher, was profiled on this blog a few months ago, as well as her follow-up project, Say Grace Before Drowning.
The other winners, from left to right, include, Wendy James, Chioke Nassor, Bridget Palardy and (not pictured) Andrew Brotzman. In the middle is JT3 Art Chair Judith Thompkins.
Read on below…
About JT3 Art: It’s goal is to assist promising individuals so they can devote more attention to developing their artistic gifts. Since jobs on local movie sets are scarce, and with the uncertain future of the...
- 12/15/2009
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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