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This marks the return of The Black Hollywood Think Tank. We discuss the impact of the Oscar nominations and it's shocking lack of diversity in a year highlighted by stellar offerings from Black Hollywood in acting directing and writing. Interview with Casting Director Tracy Twinkie Byrd (Fruitvale Station, Being Mary Jane, Notorious, Sparkle, Stomp the Yard,Southside with You, and the upcoming When the Bough Breaks starring Regina Hall, Theo Rossi, and Morris Chestnut.)
This episode examines the impact of leaked emails by Sony Executives, and Black Hollywood going forward after the true culture of Hollywoodâ??s decision makers has been put on display. Black Hollywood as it exists today has been merely a construct that exists within mainstream entertainment. We seek to change that! Hosted by Black Hollywood CEO/Founder Frank Faucette The Black Hollywood Think Tank
The Black Hollywood Think Tank Episode 04 Frank Faucette Released: Dec 2, 2014 FRANK FAUCETTE is an actor and filmmaker, and a graduate of New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Masters in Fine Arts program. He also trained at the Oxford School of Drama and Virginia Commonweath University. In 2013, Frank established Black Hollywood, as a social-conscious arts movement with a desire to change and positively influence the landscape of films depicting images of the African Diaspora, while rekindling the dominance and quality of all filmmaking. Frank Faucette most recently completed the screenplay, Iniquities, a feature film currently in development. Frank has extensive production experience working on various independent films that have screened at various festivals including BETâ??s Urbanworld Film Festival, American Black Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, and Marthaâ??s Vineyard Film Festival. As an actor Frank has credits in film, television, and theater including â?? Film: CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (VH1), Truth Hall (BET), Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (PBS), and Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal (CBS); Television: Meet the Browns (TBS), Everybody Hates Chris (CW), Criminal Minds (CBS), and Cold Case (CBS); Theater: Much Ado About Nothing (Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival), Flight (Kirk Douglas Theatre/CTG), Huck and Holden (Black Dahlia Theatre), Broke-ology (Hartford TheaterWorks), and A Midsummer Nightâ??s Dream (Richmond Shakespeare Festival). Frank Faucette also serves as Chairman and CEO at 7th Generation Productions. Opening theme by Digital Droo provided by Mevio's Music Alley.
Episode 03 Dr. Darnell Hunt Released: Nov 7, 2014 Dr Darnell Hunt is Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies and Professor of Sociology at UCLA. Dr. Hunt has written extensively on race and media, including four books and numerous book chapters and articles. As director of the Bunche Center, he is principal investigator of a major, ongoing study of diversity patterns and best practices in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Dr. Hunt is a sought-after consultant to the Hollywood entertainment industry. He is author of The Hollywood Writers Report, issued by the Writers Guild of America in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2013, and author of The African American Television Report, released by the Screen Actors Guild in June of 2000. .Black Hollywood as it exists today has been merely a construct that exists within mainstream entertainment. We seek to change that! Hosted by Black Hollywood CEO/Founder Frank Faucette www.blackhollywood.me Opening theme by Digital Droo provided by Mevio's Music Alley. \
The Black Hollywood Think Tank Ep.3 Nikkole Salter: http://youtu.be/wB98MeMdjtc Hailed by Variety as â??thoroughly convincingâ??, Los Angeles-born, OBIE Award-winning actress and writer Nikkole Salter arrived onto the professional scene with her co-authorship and co-performance of the wildly successful play, IN THE CONTINUUM (ITC).http://www.nikkolesalter.com/ Black Hollywood is a Think-Tank and production consulting firm that seeks to change the landscape of Hollywood. Black Hollywood as it exists today has been merely a construct that exists within mainstream entertainment. We seek to change that! Hosted by Black Hollywood CEO/Founder Frank Faucette www.blackhollywood.me Opening theme by Digital Droo provided by Mevio's Music Alley.
The fact that Kevin Sampson is not just a film critic, but a writer, producer, and director as well makes his understanding of cinema even better. Coming from a theoretical and hands on approach, he understands both sides of the struggle of viewing and creating great works. After receiving an MFA in Film & Electronic Media from American University in Washington, D.C in 2011, Kevin took his love for film to the next level by creating and producing Picture Lock, an entertainment website, podcast, and hour long film review TV show that runs on Arlington Independent Mediaâ??s public access station in Arlington, VA. He is also a member of the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association and African American Film Critics Association. He is currently looking forward to filming his first feature film in the near future.