Any Screenwriters On The Board??
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I just heard back from my copy editor the other day and she said she was forwarding my manuscript over to her team. She said she hopes to get it done before the school year.
That's great news.
On top of that, I'm currently working on the sequel to that novel, Naughty Nurse Chronicles Volume II, And I just hit a major milestone. I just went over 40,000 words, that's around 160 pages of a novel. I probably have another good 15,000 to 20,000 words to go, as I am flushing out a voyeur scene, and I have to throw in another sex scene with her and her husband.
The good news is, with the sequel being so close to completion, I'm going to be able to drop Volume I and a few months after that drop Volume II
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She also gave me a pretty good compliment, saying that I Right from a woman's point of view very well
I am so very proud of my work. I can't wait to share it with y'all
That's great news.
On top of that, I'm currently working on the sequel to that novel, Naughty Nurse Chronicles Volume II, And I just hit a major milestone. I just went over 40,000 words, that's around 160 pages of a novel. I probably have another good 15,000 to 20,000 words to go, as I am flushing out a voyeur scene, and I have to throw in another sex scene with her and her husband.
The good news is, with the sequel being so close to completion, I'm going to be able to drop Volume I and a few months after that drop Volume II
.
She also gave me a pretty good compliment, saying that I Right from a woman's point of view very well
I am so very proud of my work. I can't wait to share it with y'all
With trailers and the clip and press etc now full steam for this one, curious as to whether folks are fuckin with it. Especially those having read the script?
It’s a a really great learning opportunity as a storyteller even if not a filmmaker per se
I said it before - this ain’t my interest story wise etc. BUT DAMMIT if I haven’t learned MUCH from the blessing of reading scripts early and seeing/comparing/studying the films that sometimes (bec we all should know by now most do not) get made.
Cheers to all the creatives on the board!
Always our time.
Abovementioned “clip/scene” -
I love the process of creator and actor debating a character the both feel they know
@playahaitian @raze and others...
Can you please take a look at this? link to my pitch deck. I also have finished a 60 page pilot to go with this. I can share if interested... I hope to push this through of one the black owned production companies. Maybe they can help a brother out before I consider other options. I'm shooting for Amazon or Netflix...if you have contact, please let me know...Danke Schon!!!!
I am still revising and editing the Pilot script but the main idea is laid.
Please let me know what y'all think of this. I got like six more ideas if this works out.
Can you please take a look at this? link to my pitch deck. I also have finished a 60 page pilot to go with this. I can share if interested... I hope to push this through of one the black owned production companies. Maybe they can help a brother out before I consider other options. I'm shooting for Amazon or Netflix...if you have contact, please let me know...Danke Schon!!!!
I am still revising and editing the Pilot script but the main idea is laid.
Please let me know what y'all think of this. I got like six more ideas if this works out.
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I would share the link with them privately instead of making it public.
Anyone could steal this idea and claim it as their own.
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41 pages and fucking counting.
thanks...I was trying to reach maximum coverage. and I have a few twists not shown on here just for that reason. I always have this fear but you never know. Maybe BGOL is honest???
It’s not the members who can access the main board. It's the whole net.
That was more my concern.
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Director Daddy Ramazani's Film 'A Nightmare on Malcolm X Blvd.' Says No to Hollywood, Yes to Dr. Umar
In entertainment, if you want something done right, you do it yourself, especially when others can’t see your vision. Case in point: comedian and director Daddy Ramazani road to crowdfunding and creating his film: A Nightmare on Malcolm X Blvd., and the launch of his newly minted F*ck Hollywood Productions.
Ramazani is a New York–based comedian who’s tackled social and racial issues, racism, bunny-hopping, and the dizzying gentrification of Brooklyn, with humor. When it comes to those topics, Hollywood has a history of tensing up and sanding down socially provocative commentary. Ramazani is choosing to bypass that system and turn to his community to bring his vision to life.
Ramazani has been creating skits, doing stand-up and making social commentary for over a decade, and through that work, he’s figured out where he fits. “It’s been a gradual journey. There's a part of me that always knew that what I do is not [going to work] for the industry,” he said. After developing a short for a feature film titled Super N*gga in 2021, he drew attention from studios and entered talks with indie powerhouse A24. Despite their excitement, he quickly realized the partnership wouldn’t work.
“They wanted to have a bigger name in the movie, and they wanted Jonathan Majors—it was a few weeks before his case came out… that movie could have got shelved if we put him on the film. Also, I was like, 'Let's put Keke Palmer and SZA in the movie.’ The studio was like, ‘Nah, that won't sell.’ Then One of Them Days comes out not too long after and becomes a hit. I was like, I told y'all!”
Sometimes saying no pays off. Daddy now has two buzzed-about projects and is actively raising funds for both. While looking for a studio partner for Super N*gga, he wrote a new film, A Nightmare on Malcolm X Blvd., set in New York City. The premise: a Black comedian marries a white woman and moves into her parents’ brownstone in Brooklyn. After the wedding, he realizes he can no longer make Black people laugh.
With A Nightmare on Malcolm X Blvd. generating buzz, Daddy and his brother and business partner, Benji, released the short version of Super N*gga on YouTube. Within hours, it drew tens of thousands of views; a week later, it’s at 260,000+ views. “That's why the fact that it didn't even get into festivals didn't upset me,” Daddy notes. “I was like, okay, I didn't make this for old white people in ski towns and Sundance. Don't worry about who it's not for.”
The real star here is the power of community. Through Kickstarter, Daddy has raised over $55,000 (and more than $130,000 across all commitments), and he’s tapped a social following of 200,000-plus across TikTok and Instagram to spread the word, get people excited, and find his tribe. A Nightmare on Malcolm X Blvd. is set to star comedic veteran Ilana Glazer. Super N*gga is also packing star power with NYC legend Marie Faustin anchoring the film with her witty, yet sultry brand of comedy. Additional tastemakers are in front of and behind the camera across both projects.
EBONY: You recently formed F*ck Hollywood Productions a couple of weeks ago. A Nightmare on Malcolm X and Super N*gga will be released through your company. Where do you envision it going in the future—producing other things that maybe you're not starring in yet, or what's the vision for that?
Daddy Ramazani: When we got A Nightmare on Malcolm X Boulevard funded, I was like, "Oh, damn, we can get a movie funded. Let's try to get another 200,000." The next movie can be $500,000 and so on, as opposed to trying to go from $200,000 to a $10 million movie. Continuing to make dope, bold, innovative, independent movies on a small level, and help other artists make their work, and not wait for the industry to say, yes, you can do this.
A lot of the corporate entities move at such a slow pace—every decision needs a board meeting. There’s also perfection paralysis. The spark can be lost in the process. How do you circumvent that?
With music or sketches, when I have an idea for a song, especially since a lot of my songs deal with social issues or race or current events, when I have an idea, I need to get it out now because the moment is now.
When trying to crowdfund for this movie, was there ever a consideration around, maybe I'm going a little too hard, or trying to refine and tailor how you still approach things? The politics of black storytelling in this way?
As someone who would name their company F*ck Hollywood Productions, I don't think about the people that won't like what I have to say. I'm so into what I want to do that if I like it, someone else likes it, and I don't have time to think about who's not going to like it. Especially with race, no matter how delicately you put things, people who don't want to hear that conversation won't care. So, I'm going to be bold and direct, and whoever it's for, it will be for.
Thinking back to the Kickstarter, you had Everett Taylor, the CEO, come through to the F*ck Hollywood Productions premiere and he was on the panel. What's that relationship been like in terms of his support and visibility on this?
It's been awesome. The relationship with Everett was a surprise. I didn't even know the CEO of Kickstarter was Black. When I found out, I was like, this is amazing [laughs]! Eventually, we got connected through a mutual friend who worked at Kickstarter. It's been love ever since.
Kickstarter has been a huge part of my career. We funded Super N*gga through Kickstarter. Before Super N*gga, I crowdfunded another smaller film for $7,000. Then Malcolm X Boulevard. It was dope that Kickstarter has been a major part of my career and success. To actually meet the people behind the company and see that we're on the same page—that was awesome. They're so supportive. Everett really cares, and he loves film.
I'm curious how you feel about Dr. Umar. He has radical and often sensical approaches to tackling racial issues, often with some humor sprinkled in there. I see synergy there.
I remember telling my brother: Dr. Umar is a Farrakhan for the Instagram/social media age. If Dr. Umar wanted to do a Million Man March today, he could. I often reference him whenever I'm asking for donations. I think of that video: “Donations. Donations. We need donations.” He has a strong relationship with the community. People who really ride for him are ride or die. I resonate with that. There are things he says I don't agree with and a lot that I do. The opening to Super N*gga requires him. It's in the script. He's supposed to open the movie [laughs]. I would love to have him.
Every single song of mine, I'm like, I need Dr. Umar in this music video. The way people like Tyler, the Creator or rappers would have DJ Drama host the Gangsta Grillz mixtape—I need Dr. Umar to host my album. Every interlude is Dr. Umar rants or something. I need that.
People get excited about a Netflix distribution deal or working with Brad Pitt. For me, give me Tubi, Quan Mills, Dr. Umar—that's all I need. That's gold.
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