To the few kind folks who peruse this blog, I'd like to apologize for my lack of updates. I'm currently working on a few projects, and as those projects come to fruition, I will definitely keep you all in the loop. But in the meantime, I've decided to "do more and speak...
The National Film Society has recently launched its YouTube channel beginning with my short film Train. If you have a short you'd like to debut on the channel or know someone who does, join the FB group and reach out to the two founders Stephen Dypiangco and Patrick...
By: Obatala Mawusi Posted: September 12, 2011 at 12:46 AM A Brooklyn, N.Y.-based filmmaker recalls the tension -- and triumph -- of competing at a summer festival. Living in New York City gives you a perspective of struggle, of hustle -- the belief that if...
Great tribute commercial directed by Spike Lee, shot by Ellen Kuras, with some camera operation by my boy Daniel Patterson.
Congrats to the Cast & Crew of SLOW for winning the 2011 Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival HBO Short Film Competition. I was pretty sure my boy Moon Molson, whose short film was also in competition, had the award in the bag. His film, Crazy Beats Strong...
SLOW's one of 30 finalist competing for the 2011 Iris Prize in Cardiff, UK. The winner will be offered a chance to make a new short film with the prize valued at £25,000, the world’s largest international gay and lesbian short film prize. Previous winners of the Iris...
This picture says it all. I don't even have 1800 friends on Facebook. If people believe in your work, they'll disseminate/share the work for you. The online response to SLOW has far surpassed my expectations (as well as helped me stomach these festival rejections). Festivals...
Seven years ago, I was a lost grad student on the NYU campus. After a standard Tisch orientation, I was left with nothing to do for the rest of the evening. I had yet to make friends or meet fellow classmates, but the night was too young to journey back to St. Albans...
Many of my fellow filmmakers have directed great shorts that have traveled the festival circuit, but are now hidden deep within the vaults of youtube/vimeo.com. Starting today, and every Thursday, I'll be featuring an old short film from a rising (or already established...
