There are so many blogworthy things that happened this week, but let's look at something that makes me smile.
Tricia Messeroux (T. Mezz) is a black photographer, married to a black man (!), who shoots small, adorable children-like creatures dressed up as pop culture icons.
Aside from coming up with a novel idea and getting mad exposure because of it, she features a whole bunch of kiddies of color in her work.
As anyone who follows me on twitter or G+ knows, I've recently moved to Nashville, the city of the perpetual white presence. I've had a hard time acclimating, but Mrs. Breh has done a lot to help. One of the things that she's put me on to is Nashville's rather amazing coalition of black artists and filmmakers.
While I was doing my usual "ooh, there's something interesting on the internet" break at work, I came across this indiegogo campaign for Robert L. Poole's thesis film, Brother's Keeper.
"When an inner-city high school prodigy finds himself
ineligible for a vital college scholarship, his last resort is to hold
court with a secret group of the city's most influential men. While
approval from this exclusive club would no-doubt guarantee free
admission to any college of Tim's choosing, it will come at the cost of a
brutal initiation."
Check the campaign video:
Looks like a definite deviation from the norm, and with a nod to Ralph Ellison'sInvisible Man to boot.
I know that when I get a few extra ends, I'm definitely gonna support Mr. Poole's ambition, Because Hollywood isn't about that fair representation of POC in film life, it's up to us to tell our stories. I'm all for it.
