The following questions were composed by Tara R. Jiles, a Doctoral candidate at Pepperdine University. 1. Do you intentionally avoid stereotypical depictions in your film projects? Yes and no. Yes, because I do think that it is important to avoid certain stereotypes. This is extremely important for African-American directors. Many have [...]

We closed shop on independent music video productions for the next 2 years because I have committed myself to directing several short films. I may throw in a few inspired non-scripted, visual short films as well (similar to “A Beautiful Chaos,” “Kiss of the Black Widow,” “The Nightmare,” etc.) However, my [...]

What type of creative projects can we expect in 2012-2013? A series of artistic/experimental short films, scripted short films due to the short film competition that I sponsored and some new developments, and potentially more music videos. There was a short period where I had to pause music video production. [...]

Below are a compilation of questions that I have received from artists and friends. I’ll continue to add more to the list. If you have a question, email me. The answer will probably end up posted below. So why are you focusing on cinema more than music videos? I have [...]