I have been living in Los Angeles for a year and it seems to me that this is a town for influential white males. This Friday 20th Century FOX is releasing "Avatar" a $500 million 3D film. This is also James Cameron's first film after a 11 year hiatus. That got me thinking not out of jealousy or envy but observation why is it hard for black director's to obtain that level of success? I've been out here in Los Angeles on my grind and man it's like tyring to holla at a chick with no job and no car. How hard is Hollywood? These days even director Steven Speilberg is having trouble getting a project off the ground.
According to the Los Angeles Times he is trying to develop a live action anime film with Will Smith attached as the lead and due to monetary disputes the project is dead is it all doom and gloom, will 2010 be a better for black filmmakers? Who knows but if you ask Detroit indie filmmaker Jaron Bennett he would say so what, his Psychedelia series is quite profitable.
It is an underground hit in Detroit, Michigan known for his tripy avant-garde visuals, humor and unprention. His film has done well at alternative clubs. His filmmaking has been crticised as amature and has yet to be excepted into film festivals due to his techinial limitaitons but he isnt making them for that audience he making them as long as people buy it.... this is the essence of hustler filmmaking.
There is a misperception in Hollywood that you need to impress someone enough to give you a pile of money to make your project happen. Let me set you straight you have a better chance being killed by a falling airplane part than that ever happening... black filmmakers need to take a note from Star Wars creator George Lucas and merchandise the heck out of your product---sell T-shirts, posters, toys, whatever it takes to get your movie into the pop culture vein.
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