Month: January 2020

City Encounters Redux – Improvised Short Films

Due to YouTube swallowing up my content early this year as I tried to merge accounts, I submit to you City Encounters, a series of short films I directed with the help of a great crew, inspired by my improv comedy and musician friends back in 2016.

The premise of the series was to feature my friends in loosely outlined scenarios where in most cases, things would spiral out of hand. These shorts were shot in the span of 2 days across New York City, and was actually written about!

Enjoy!

“Nathan and Jordan”
Starring: Nathan Soutar and Jordan Doig
“Meghan and Lisa“
Starring: Liisa Hill Murray and Meghan Ross
“Sarah and Cara”
Starring: Sarah Clements and Cara Salvatore
“Pedro and Josh”
Starring: Pedro Lee and Josh Moss
“Oliver and Ryan”
Starring: Ryan Ramirez and Oliver Chinyere
“Mimi and Nicole”
Starring: Mimi “Hoops” Fischer and Nicole Katherine Alexander
“Complex and Kenny”
Starring: Corey “Complex” Roberts and Kenny Jaworski
“John and Alfonso“
Starring: Alfonso Giansanti II and John Ross
“Neil and Dom”
Starring: Dominick Pupa and Neil Parrish

The Ringling Collecting Recollections series with Newtown Alive!

I recently had the pleasure of collaborating in the production of the recent Collecting Recollections series with Newtown Alive!, a cultural heritage preservation project,”that aims to trace the 100-year history of the African American community of Newtown.” Hosted by Newtown Alive! Founder and ABC7 TV Host Vickie Oldham, the interviewers with Shelia Atkins, Sheila Sanders, and Odessa Butler captured childhood memories of Newtown, their experiences of segregation and activism during the civil rights era, and their impact within the Newtown and Sarasota community. It was a exceptional experience to listen to their stories, and I hope you will too!

Shelia Atkins

Sheila Sanders

Odessa Butler

Find out more about Newtown Alive! and their mission, visit http://www.newtownalive.org/.