Over a year ago, I did an interview with Chicago-based filmmaker Christopher Nolen (as I said back then, not to be confused with that other Christopher Nolan with an "a'), which you can read here. Nolen is in a different market altogether, making his own independently-financed feature films entirely in Chicago, with familiar name actors, being quite successful it at too. He's a great example of the many independent black filmmakers who struggle and still succeed in making their films totally outside the Hollywood studio system. Last year, he released his fifth feature film, "72 Hours," starring Harry Lennix, Cynda Williams ("Mo’ Better Blues," "One False...
- 10/7/2015
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Back in June, I did an interview with up and coming Chicago based filmmaker Christopher Nolen (Here), which proved that you don’t have to be in N.Y. or L.A. to achieve your filmmaking dreams. His latest project, which he discussed in the interview, "72 Hours," with an ensemble cast featuring Harry Lennix, Timon Kyle Durrett, Erica Hubbard, Terri J. Vaughn, Cynda Williams, Brian Hooks, Chyna Layne, Brely Evans, Tangi Miller, and Thea Camara and is set to be released later this year. The first official trailer for the film was released yesterday and is embedded below. The film deals with a reformed womanizer (Durrett) living the good life with a...
- 8/26/2014
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
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