BLACKDANCE
By Nelson | january 26, 2009 | 1 comment

Tuesday was the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States. You don't need me to tell you what went down in Washington, D.C. It was a moment of triumphant American history. I watched this amazing event from a bar in Park City, Utah, where I was a small part of American cinematic history. I was in Park [...]

Good Hair at 2009 Sundance Film Festival
By Nelson | january 14, 2009 | 1 comment

GOOD HAIRUS Documentary Feature FilmsU.S.A.,  2009, 95 mins., colorWhen Chris Rock’s daughter, Lola, came up to him crying and asked, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” the bewildered comic committed himself to search the ends of the earth and the depths of black culture to find out who had put that question into his little girl's head! Director Jeff [...]

A BARBER'S TALE on STARWORKS
By Nelson | january 14, 2009 | Post a comment

Catching up on the blog posts...Last year Jauretsi Saizarbitoria posted about my short film "A Barber's Tale on STARWORKS.  Written & Directed by Nelson George, starring Reg E. Cathey (The Wire) and edited by TreVZ (The New Pop) Check it out here: http://starworksny.com/blog/2008/11/07/barbers-tale/[...]