Khaliah Neal | Part Two
How the Unwavering expectation of making exceptional films fuels Khaliah Neal
Picking up where we left off with Part Two of my chat with the cool, calm, and collected producer Khaliah Neal.
If you missed part 1, please take a moment to check that out first HERE and then come back.
As I mentioned in last week’s post, at the time of this recording, she was finishing up The Last Black Man in San Francisco alongside Plan B and A24, which premiered in competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The film won the Grand Jury Awards for Best Direction and Best Creative Collaboration and is in theaters now.
It was one of my favorite films of 2019. Oh, and Barack Obama’s too. It is still one of the best pitch decks for a feature I’ve ever seen.
You’ll hear me sing its praises, and we also talk a ton about the short, American Paradise, which was an incredible sample for the feature, which had a kickass festival run in 2017.
We do get super real and raw this week… We talk about the hardships of the producer lifestyle, the never-ending imposter syndrome, and not always feeling supported because mentorship is hard to come by. It’s tricky to reveal where you are still growing, but that is the only way we can blossom. Khaliah found safe space to grow in friends like Alana Mayo, who help her navigate the growing pains of this business. Check out our episode with Alana Mayo HERE.
Tune in!
xx cg
"How do you cut through the noise? You cut through the noise by trying to put something exceptional together and not stopping short of anything exceptional."
-Khaliah Neal
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