Writer/director Tina Mabry and producer Morgan Stiff met in 2003 at USC School of Film and Television's graduate program. Although Mabry had been thinking of going to law school, she changed her mind after watching Gina Prince-Bythewood's Love & Basketball and Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry. Stiff, who was a dramatic writing major at Nyu, also opted for film and television when she realized most of the audience she wanted to reach were not avid theater-goers. Their first feature film, Mississippi Damned, is Mabry's semi-autobiographical tale about a deeply dysfunctional family that, despite all of their hardships, somehow seem to survive and find strength in each other. The film was such a passion project that Stiff and Mabry financed it themselves. Graduates of Film Independent's Project: Involve, Directors Lab, and Producers Lab, both Mabry and Stiff say they are deeply gratified by Film Independent's support and guidance. Although Mississippi Damned...
- 3/4/2010
- Film Independent
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