There is so much talent out there and not quite as much opportunity.
My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.
My brothers were the ones who taught me about mythology and storytelling, and showed me how to do stop-motion animation.
I'm interested in how innocence fares when it collides with hard reality.
It's always healthy to be taken down a notch, even though it's humbling.
I don't think there's enough breadth to the stories told about African-Americans.