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Always writing a script. #BECREATIVE ♾️ Writer. Director. Producer. 📍LA
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Such a fun time filming on set! 🎬✨ So many great memories made with an amazing team. @mauricemohall @vannadoesitwrite

And that’s a wrap on @theseed_movie ! 🎥🍿

Can’t wait to see this one come to life.
#ThatsAWrap #TheSeed #OnSet #Filming #MovieMaking BehindTheScenes

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Been shadowing directors before stepping into filming my first project, and this particular cast & crew went above and beyond. I learned so much from the experience and am truly grateful for every lesson, every moment, and everyone who welcomed me along the way🎬 TIME TO SHOOT!!

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directing for me is always bittersweet because I never truly know when I’ll get the next opportunity to helm a set. Most of the year I’m spending time battling imposter syndrome or questioning how good of a director I am given my at infrequent at bats a year.

These last few weeks have shown me a different truth though and put the biggest battery in my back. After spending what felt like a month at Martha’s Vineyard (dump and recap to come 😬), it was healing and affirming to be validated by filmmakers I admire and look up to.

I recently took that love and truth and channeled it into this spec commercial I just recently wrapped. So imagine my shock + gratitude to peep my IG in between setups to see this timely acknowledgment from @theblkscript! Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏾

I’m so humbled to be considered and also hyped to share this acknowledgment with a community of old and new friends. Let’s keep going yall! 🙌🏾

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35 Rising Filmmakers You Should Know*

*but NOT limited to...

Here are 35 relatively new or emerging filmmakers on our radar that are currently making waves behind the camera through film festivals, web series, vertical series, and social media. SHOW LOVE and SUPPORT!

Remember, If you didn't make THIS list, it DOES NOT mean that you are not worthy! More to come...

#filmmaker #blackfilmmaker #theblkscript

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And that's a wrap on @theseed_movie 🎬👏🏾❤️
I had such a great time filming with this amazing cast and crew🙌🏾

Special THANK YOU to @mauricemohall and @realpattersonhouseproductions @vannadoesitwrite @johnnymelick3 🙏🏾 It was such a pleasure to work with you all, can't wait to do it again and congratulations on your hardwork and dedication to this film! I can't wait for everyone to see it!!

#theseedmovie #truestory #kidactors #actorslife

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That’s a Wrap! @theseed_movie @mauricemohall @vannadoesitwrite — CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE IT!

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Maurice Hall Produces 'The Seed' With Vanna James Making Her Directorial Debut – A Story Of Faith, Family, And Second Chances

Production is officially underway on The Seed, a powerful new faith-based drama produced by former Ohio State football standout Maurice Hall (#WorstChristmasEver, A Heart for Christmas) and marking the feature directorial debut of Vanna James.

The start of production comes at a pivotal moment for independent filmmaking in Los Angeles. As the Los Angeles Times reported this week, L.A. County Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger are developing an Entertainment Evergreen Fund, a proposed grant program designed to support low-budget productions that fall below the $1 million threshold for California’s state tax incentives. The initiative comes in response to filmmakers like Sylvia Ray, who recently shot her debut feature in Mexico after finding Los Angeles financially out of reach.

“This story deserves to be told in the city where dreams are made and second chances happen,” said Hall, who also stars in the film alongside New York Giants players Jameis Winston and Eric Gray. “But I know firsthand how tough it is for indie filmmakers to make the numbers work here. If the Entertainment Evergreen Fund becomes a reality, it could keep so many authentic, diverse stories from leaving California. That’s a win for everyone.”

Making her feature directorial debut, Vanna James brings a fresh and passionate vision to this deeply personal narrative.

“Directing The Seed as my first feature is both an honor and a responsibility. This isn’t just a film—it’s a testament to the power of redemption and the strength of family. I’m grateful to Maurice for trusting me to help bring this true story to the screen.”

Based on a true story and rooted in faith, The Seed follows Reuben Hall, a man from the Memphis projects who fought to break the cycle of addiction, adultery, and brokenness that defined his father’s life. Despite every effort to change, he repeatedly found himself falling back into the same patterns—until he discovered that the only one who could deliver him from himself was the One who made him.

FULL STORY on BlkScript.com

#theblkscript

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The Lord keeps saying it’s not about TIME, it’s about TIMING. Thank you God for right now.

Full article in Bio.

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Every film begins with an idea, but it takes a team to bring that idea to life.

Meet the creative leaders who helped shape Behind Closed Gloves with their talent, collaboration, and commitment.

Thank you to:

🎬 Vanna James – 1st Assistant Director
🎬 Hedyeh Falsafi – Line Producer
🎬 Shanay Jackson Campbell – Production Manager
🎬 Mathew Young – Director of Photography
🎞 Tarina Bradshaw -Writer, Producer, Director

We are offically in Post Production!
I promise we will share the journey, we are still catching our breath!

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Behind-the-Scenes of HAUNTED HEIST! The Masonic Temple providing so much grit and texture. @masonicdet

📸: @vltrr

@hauntedheistmovie

#hauntedheist #movie #movies #film #intheatersnow

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🚨IT’S HAPPENING. 🚨

**BETWEEN THEN AND NOW** premieres tomorrow at the @bravemakerfilmfest! 🎬✨

This is a story we’ve poured everything into. Come sit with us as Chanté navigates family, being a caregiver for her dad struggling with dementia, and the messy, beautiful work of finding herself again.

📍 **Redwood City Library**
🕐 **Sunday, July 12th @ 10am** — FREE

We can’t wait to share this one with you.❤️❤️‍🩹

Starring: Dayna Dooley (The Upshaws), Ted Lange (The Love Boat), Kairös Frasier (Abbot Elementary) and Aloma Wright (Scrubs, Suits)
Directed by: Keena Ferguson Frasier | Written by: Chanté Carmel

#OfficialSelection #BraveMakerFilmFestival #ShortFilm #IndieFilm #SandwichGeneration

📲 Follow @between_thenandnow

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