All posts by Yaphet Smith

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This blog draws inspiration from The Unusual Artist Ms. L.V. Hull to provide short video clips and other content to help you harness your talents and shine your light.  We’ll also update you on the progress of LOVE IS A SENSATION, our affectionate 1-hour documentary portrait of Ms. L.V.  (Blog posts begin below.)

In Honor of Grown Black Women’s Stories

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  “Who cares?”  Every storyteller inevitably confronts this question, whether from our own inner voice or external sources.  In the documentary world, grant organizations, festival programmers, and other partners pose the “Who cares?” question as follows: Why is this film important, timely, urgent, or relevant? I thought I’d share part of my response to that […]

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On behalf of homemade movies…

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Despite Eddie Murphy’s classic critique of the homemade hamburger (“That don’t look like no McDonald’s!”), “homemade” often refers to something that is not only made at home, but also made by hand, with love, especially for you.  That spirit animates LOVE IS A SENSATION. I loved Ms. L.V.  She was devout and bawdy; funny and […]

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