The traditional ways to make a film, the traditional ways to share a film, have all collapsed. There are no gatekeepers, per se, any more, and anything can be done. Truly, I feel that.
I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry.
Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through. Studios no longer do this for a large percentage of films. The odds that your film will get a major campaign are dim these days. So you must find and nurture your own audience and make sure your film has a life.
It was easy for me to show the films to the studio and the network and say, "This is who I'm hiring."
I just remember not having access to films as a young person who loved films but living in Compton.
Film school was a privilege I could not afford.
You know, often films that are deemed positive, nobody wants to see them.
All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.