African-American Short Films: 2nd Week of December

  It’s the weekend which means the episode of African-American Short Films featuring my short is hitting new markets.  This week it’s pretty long, see below: Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn  Station: WCBI/CBS   Date: 12/10 Time: 1:05AM Dothan  Station: WDHN ABC   Date: 12/10 Time: 5:00AM Dayton  Station: WRCX / IND   Date: 12/10 Time: 10:00AM Monroe-El Dorado  Station: KAQY / ABC   Date: 12/10 […]

Shame

So everyone knows I’m a Brando guy, and I’ve talked about how ‘Last Tango in Paris’ was a major influence on how I built the character I used in “Lady In My Life.” So when one of the first things I heard about ‘Shame’ was that it was on some ‘Last Tango’ type ish, I […]

African American Short Films: Southern Comfort

  Captured the lovely image above on my own DVR last weekend.  Very humbling and flattering.  Now on to this weekend’s screenings: Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn Station: WCBI / CBS Date: 12/02 Time: 1:05AM Odessa-Midland Station: KPEJ / FOX Date: 12/02 Time: 4:00AM Beaumont-Port Arthur Station: KFCM / CBS Date: 12/03 Time: 1:00AM Houston Station: KTXH-TV MYTV […]

African-American Short Films: My Kind of Town

  So if you’re like me, you’re probably still digesting your giblets.  Got an extra day off work.  If you’re really like me, you’re avoiding anything that remotely resembles a shopping center this weekend.  So what do you do hot shot, what do you do? I’ll tell you what to do; you can catch “Lady […]

This Week’s Screenings

  Here are this weekend’s screenings for the African-American Short Films program: Macon  Station: WPGA /IND   Date: 11/19 Time: 5:00PM Columbus, OH  Station: WWHO CW   Date: 11/20 Time: 11:00AM Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk  Station: WZZM / ABC   Date: 11/20 Time: 2:30PM Montgomery-Selma  Station: WNCF ABC   Date: 11/20 Time: 2:00PM The Midwest and the South representing this week.  Now if you don’t […]

Baton Rouge

  ‘African-American Short Films’ gets an early start this weekend, in the state where my roots can be traced back to. Thursday night, the show airs on Baton Rouge’s KWBJ at 8 P.M.  I’ve passed through Baton Rouge many times of course; as I’ve stated in this space, I spent a small part of my […]

Award Tour

  This week, ‘African-American Short Films’ really starts to expand its quarter run.  The Second City, Lexington, and Tampa all get their screenings this weekend.  The exact times, dates, and stations are below: Meridian, WGBC / NBC   Date: 11/12 Time: 1:00PM Lima, WLIO / NBC   Date: 11/12 Time: 1:00PM Dothan, WDHN / ABC   Date: 11/12 […]

African-American Short Films

  I’ll keep this one short and sweet… The syndicated program “African-American Short Films” has selected “Lady In My Life” as one of its featured films for this quarter.  Like many of you, I’ve caught the show on a Sunday afternoon when it comes on; I’m tremendously humbled and thrilled to have my film be […]

It’s Alive!!!! It’s Alive!!!!!

  Some i’s have to be dotted and some t’s need to be crossed, but I got word today that this fall, ‘Lady In My Life’ will appear on the nationally syndicated ‘African-American Short Films’ showcase.  For all the jokes and humblebrags I’ve made about this short not going away, the truth is that for […]

American Muslim, Volume IV

  I’ve talked a lot about what I am, and not much lately about what I do.  I’ve been treated to some pleasant news which through sheer coincidence of timing came while I’ve been fasting. The last script that I wrote was a semi-autobiographical story about growing up as a Muslim in pre and post […]