Project Background
Editing for Robert Townsend
Coley’s was an extraordinary Jamaican restaurant in North Hollywood. I’m sad they’re gone because it’s hard to find Jamaican food in the Valley. This is where I ran into Robert Townsend. I put down my plantain (a really good plantain) and struck up a conversation. He was really great to talk to and offered me some valuable life insight.
I ran down some of my work and he decided to give me a shot to come on board as an editor for some projects he was directing at the time. (In addition to directing, I am a skilled editor.)
In my family, we love the 5 Heartbeats (“is there a heart in the house tonight?”) and it was really cool to become a contributing member of the production team he put together for Diary of a Single Mom.
I got the footage from Mr. Townsend’s shoots, brewed some chai tea, launched Final Cut Pro and put in work as a contributing editor on 3 projects:
Diary of a Single Mom, a ‘Webby’ nominated, ‘Indie Soap’ award winning internet series that got picked up for television. Starring Monica Calhoun (The Best Man; Sister Act 2), Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars, Lady Sings the Blues), Richard Roundtree (Se7en; Shaft) and Leon (The Five Heartbeats; The Temptations).
Issue Cafe a pilot talk show series tackling personal finance.
A breast cancer awareness spot featuring Richard Roundtree & Valery Ortiz. (Did you know Mr. Roundtree successfully beat a rare form of male breast cancer?)