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About Me

I'm an Austin, Texas-based filmmaker and author producing books, films, and websites that inspire, educate and entertain. My first book, "The IFILM Digital Video Filmmaker's Handbook" has sold more than 40,000 copies and has been used as a textbook at more than two dozen colleges and universities."The Paper Chasers-Vol. I" DVD is currently in stores. The film features Ludacris, Fat Joe, Master P, Damon Dash, Flavor Flav, and many others. The first Paper Chasers book "It Was All A Dream: The Paper Chasers Journals Vol. I" will be released in 2008.
My next film is "The Brawlers," an urban martial arts trilogy.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet business-minded artists, activists, entrepreneurs, inventors, educators and producers. People who are seeking to profit from their own products, services, talent and skills.View All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment

I'd like to meet business-minded artists, activists, entrepreneurs, inventors, educators and producers. People who are seeking to profit from their own products, services, talent and skills.

Music:

Ludacris & DTP, Buckshot Da B D Eyed MC, Lil' Flip, Fat Joe, old school Public Enemy, DJ Prince Paul, Tribe, Black Moon, DC Go-Go (Backyard Band, NE Groovers), everything reggae.

Movies:

Paper Chasers, Hustle & Flow, Do The Right Thing

Books:

The Digital Video Filmmaker's Handbook, The Paper Chasers Journals, Think and Grow Rich, The Richest Man in Babylon, Rich Dad/Poor Dad, Harry Potter Series, The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Heroes:

My pops, Dr. Maxie T. Collier. My mother, Dr. Betty Burtson. Thomas Edison, Edgar Allan Poe, Nikola Tesla, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Robert Johnson (BET), Oscar Mischeaux, Bruce Lee, Berry Gordy, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, everyone I interviewed for Paper Chasers who realized their dreams.

My Blog

Paper Chasers Doc IFC Broadcast Premiere July 3rd (Press Release)

Filmmaker and author Maxie D. Collier has announced that Paper Chasers, his much anticipated documentary on Hip-Hop entrepreneurship, will premiere on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) on July 3rd. T...
Posted by PaperChasers on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:40:00 PST