It’s crazy to think that sometimes all it takes is 48 hours to go from an independent filmmaker flying under the radar to having two of the biggest directors on the planet award your film and share it with 2.8 million people. This post was written by Takaya Abdou Lloyd. That's what happened when my manager told me about a 48-hour film competition by the Russo brothers, and I decided to take a chance on submitting to it. At the time, I was feeling down and unsatisfied with the progression of my career after six years in Los Angeles. I was focusing on being an actor, which was not going badly by all accounts—I had done a couple of feature films and episodes of television in shows like On the Verge (Netflix) and Legion (Marvel)—but the number of near-successes I'd had getting roles in huge projects was starting to feel bleak. A slow year with COVID didn't help. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 9 July, 2021