In the New Yorker profile Revelations gospel singer Tonex has this to say: (Full article PDF here via RodOnline) Depending on his mood, Tonéx can describe his childhood among devout Pentecostals—who call themselves “saints”—in comic or tragic terms. In his office, he had told a story about films he had seen in church when he was five or six that featured [...]
The delightful nature of independent productions is the treasure trove of technical malfunctions there-in. After Sean’s camera (JVC HD-100) spent a 3 month vacation being mended in Canada, we’re ready for Spring with eyes set on Iowa, New York, Minnesota, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas. Over the next few weeks, locally Sean and I will make [...]
Morris, a graduate student in American Studies at UMass Boston will present his thesis: “I See Some Strange People Coming To Church:” Christian Films of the 1970s at the National Popular Culture & American Culture Associations National Conference in St. Louis. His thesis is the groundwork for RealLab’s Soul Winners currently in production.
Sean and I returned from our first shoot in Nashville a few weeks ago on the production Soul Winners. We packed our boots and best denim, and drove down to our former stomping grounds– both of us were raised below I-80. We loaded up on hash browns and incarnations of BBQ and shopped the Ernest [...]
