Video and Photography, documentary filmmaking, live-event shoots. Shooting in the dark is my thing.
I'd like to meet:
Like-minded, and not so like-minded people. Let's talk arts & culture, world affairs and politics. Then, let's get some work done!
Music:
The Brand New Heavies, Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On, Jamiroquai - Return of The Space Cowboy, Sade - Promise, Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, Nuyorican Soul, Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said, Billie Holiday - Solitude, Portishead - Roseland NYC Live, Miles Davis - Pangaea, Jimi Hendrix, Electric Ladyland, Bob Marley & The Wailers - Natty Dread, Carlos Santana and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender, Mos Def - Black On Both Sides, Gil Scot-Heron and Brian Jackson - It's Your World, The Congos - Heart of The Congos, Bob Dylan - Love And Theft, Seu George - Cru, Willie Nelson - Milk Cow Blues, The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana, North Mississippi All-Stars - Hill Country Revue, War - The World Is A Ghetto, Charles Mingus, Let My Children Hear Music, Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Peter Tosh - Live At The One Love Peace Concert, The Butterfield Blues Band - East West, Soundgarden - Superunknown, Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Egypt 80 - Overtake Don Overtake Overtake, A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory, Miles Davis - Water Babies, Quincy Jones - The Dude, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here, Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life, Burning Spear - Hail H.I.M., Nina Simone Sings The Blues, Radiohead - OK Computer, Prince - Sign o' the Times, Aretha Franklin - The Delta Meets Detroit, Augustus Pablo - Skanking With Pablo, Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock, Jimmy Smith - The Sermon, The Police - Message In A Box, Demon Days - The Gorillaz, Alice Smith - For Lovers, Dreamers & Me, T-Bone Walker - The Complete Imperial Recordings 1950-1954, Amy Winehouse - Back To Black, Pink Martini - Sympathique, Darius Rucker - Back To Then
Movies:
The Godfather, Pts I & II, Do The Right Thing, When We Were Kings, City of God, The Battle of Algiers, The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, The Last Waltz, My Architect, The Panic In Needle Park, Sympathy For The Devil, Chinatown, Hoop Dreams, Munich, Last Tango In Paris, Serpico, One Hour Photo, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Papillon, Malcolm X, The French Connection, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes, Rockers, Angel Heart, Born Into Brothels, The Insider, Maria Full Of Grace, A Beautiful Mind, The Pursuit Of Happyness, The Good Shepherd, 21 Grams, Amores Perros, Babel, Letter From Iwo Jima
Television:
MEET THE PRESS, THE WIRE
Books:
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES by Richard A. Clarke,THE ASSASSINS' GATE by George Packer,DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama,THE MEASURE OF A MAN by Sidney Poitier,THE POWER OF MYTH by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers,THE HERO WITH 1000 FACES by Joseph Campbell,ON BULLSHIT by Harry G. Frankfurt,CATCH A FIRE by Timothy White,CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR by George Crile,AN ORDINARY MAN by Paul Rusesabagina with Tom Zoeller,LIFE AND LESSONS by Marcus Garvey,THE GREATEST STORY EVER SOLD by Frank Rich,THE SOCCER WAR by Ryzard Kapuscinski,ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE by Ryzard Kapuscinski,KING LEOPOLD'S GHOST by Adam Hochschild,THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF QUINCY JONES,THE GREAT UNRAVELING by Paul Krugman,BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE by Dee Brown,
Heroes:
My Mom and Dad, Arthur Ashe, Gordon Parks, Spike Lee, Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Frederick Douglass, Walter Payton, Malcolm X, Frantz Fanon, Mahatma Gandhi, Paul Robeson, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Muhammad Ali, Ed Bradley and Charles Barkley(just kidding).
This clip is an interview with the director of the new film, THE HIP HOP PROJECT, Kazi. It was produced by Mike D for REELBLACK TV. I shoot many of ReelBlack's productions, and will be including available segments on my page.
This clip is an interview I shot with Mike D. and Monica "The Mama With The Drama" Peters for Reelblack TV. It is of R&B crooner AVANT speaking about his singing career, and of starring in the new off-Broadwy play, MY BROTHER MARVIN.
I was very happy to shoot this interview of Kerri Washington for REELBLACK TV. She is speaking about her recently released film I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE, directed by Chris Rock. It has so far been a sadly overlooked film. Seek it out!!This performance from R&B group KINDRED was a joy to behold. Our crew filmed this exclusive footage for REELBLACK TV. It happened at Philadelphia's FIVE SPOT nightclub (of Black Lily fame), which tragically burned down a few weeks later, making this performance that much more special.
This interview of actor HILL HARPER, produced for REELBLACK TV was shot during his promotion of his book LETTERS TO A YOUNG BROTHER and during promotion of his recently released movie PREMIUM, also starring Dorian Missick and Zoe Saldana. This wide ranging sement shows that Hill Harper is quiite an uncommon actor.
Santalina and dancers rehearsing "Shake" for music video shoot 1/07 (Photography by Natalie Fong) (Styling by Jen Ramsay of Echochic Boutique)
Santalina and KC Jockey on set of video shoot. 1/07 (Photography by Natalie Fong) (Santalina's styling by Jen Ramsay of Echochic Boutique)
Co-directors, Gabe Zapata, Craig Carpenter and Director of Photography, Sean Bernard (Photography by Natalie Fong)
L to R, Top to bottom,: Eric Houser, Production Assistant, Rachel Fraser, 2nd AD, Rob Schwartz, Artist Management/Producer, William Compton, Gaffer, Sean Bernard, DP, Melanie Hidalgo, Dancer, Danielle McGilligan, Dancer, Kristie Dafnis, Dancer, Jeff Marcosa, Choreographer, Dana Smith, Dancer, Jen Ramsay, Wardrobe Stylist, KC Jockey, Tesah, Artist Management, Eric Cui, Creative Director, Nikki Alpas, Hair Stylist, Santalina, Jewel, Makeup Artist, Craig Carpenter and Gabe Zapata, Co-directors. (Photography by Natalie Fong)--Here it is! The video, "SHAKE" performed by Santalina, featuring KC Jockey
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I shot this interview of reggaeton artist, PITBULL for WHO?MAG TV. He graciously gave us his time during a photo shoot to speak about his beginnings as an artist, his goals and some politics thrown in too. I think he is an artist to watch.Philly's own, Omilio Sparks, speaking on making his own way in the business (with a little live studio session thrown in). Presented by WHOMAG TV.
