“There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise.”

– W.E.B. Dubois

Links to Excellence – A Filmmaker to Watch

For my latest Female Spotlight feature on Interiors, I’ve selected rising filmmaker, Joyce Sherri’ and her exquisite short, Beauty, as seen below.  

Courtesy of the Artist and their Reps

For more on Joyce Sherri’, visit  IMDb

A New Year's Mural of Featured Posts and Interviews over the Past ten years

 

2023 will mark the ten-year anniversary of The Interiors of Man.  Over the years, I've had many opportunities to feature remarkable artists across various genres of the arts, and I look forward to expanding Interiors' cultural spectrum.

The above mural is just a few of the spotlight-features and interviews on Interiors.  Other special features not seen above can be viewed under the following links: 

Interiors of Man Interviews Carl Lumbly

Judy Chaikin - The Woman Behind the Band

Meshell's Music to Simone

Johnny Temple Shares Akashic's Most Inspiring Moments

Warsaw Brings Music to the Schools

An Interview Film Discussion with Deborah Riley Draper

An Interior Observation __________________________

Gains without the requisite of diligent effort, learning, and the patience to wait for goals to manifest are destined to wane and disappoint the impulsive obtainer.

In bypassing the required steps to reap virtuously, it’s not just the results of sustainable success that eludes, but resiliency, experience and character.

                                                                                                     

 

In art, immorality cannot exist. Art is always sacred.

                                                                              – Auguste Rodin                       

The Magic of Character

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What makes a character in fiction, be it a book or movie, or even a real person whom you dislike softens your heart over time as the person’s internal struggles are revealed to the point of bringing you to tears, as their own heart, compassion and need for affection is finally expressed behind a wall of pain inflicted by a human experience that left them hardened and wounded?

Witnessing such character development is mutually transformative, as it produces a positive change in the wounded; and an understanding to the observer, leading to being less judgmental of others.

Universal Opportunities

This brief commentary was inspired by Lena Waithe’s, You Ain’t Got These, where a comparison between the rich and poor was made on the “Jordan” episode, concluding that both demographics are linked through their ownership of designer sneakers.

The documentary in whole is a fascinating exploration of people’s need to feel socially validated and esteemed with the rich and famous through material ownership of the latest iconic brand.  This commonality, via material possessions can divert one’s focus on the simplistic commonalities that we all share … a mind, skills, gifts and talents that impart the universal opportunity to seize, acquire and possess our innate status, as Jordans are just a brand extension of the man who honed and executed his gift, hence imploring the question, what are your gifts and the brand extension thereof?

See the trailer at:

Hillman Grad Productions