Check out my first podcast episode, an interview with independent filmamker Lamont Pierre of the DVD Series My Brother's Keeper.
The Modern-Day Micheaux Podcast Series:
Oscar Micheaux was an African-American filmmaker in the early 20th century. Having been shunned by Hollywood for his race, Micheaux took on his own projects, producing, directing, writing, and scrounging everything together for his work. Having completed forty films, Micheaux became the most prominent producer of race films and the father of independent filmmaking. Micheaux is the reason minorities see themselves on the screen today. Where would we be if Oscar Micheaux had given up? Would Spike Lee have come about, or Tyler Perry for that matter? Would anyone known how to make a film independently if he hadn’t proved it was possible? Would blacks have ever had a rebuttal to “The Birth of a Nation?” How many Oscar Micheauxs are out there, and how many more would we have if those with a dream had never given up?
The Modern-Day Micheaux Podcast Series is a monthly 30-minute discussion with black, independent filmmakers. The mission is to inform and inspire, as well as motivate and shed insight. However, unlike Tanya Kersey’s Urban Hollywood series, this podcast focuses on the inspirational and highlights filmmakers still in the trenches. The moderator is Denzel Hawke of The Black Hawke Review.
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