Marcus A. Clarke

The Twist and turns to bring The Honorable Shyne to life

In 2024, I birthed two creations: My son, Theo, and the feature documentary, The Honorable Shyne.

Back in the late 90s, Shyne was one of the first rappers Diddy signed to Bad Boy Records. After an explosive rise in Hip-hop, a life-altering criminal trial, and years of incarceration, Shyne’s journey from rapper to felon to politician has defied the odds.

This leads me to today’s guest, Marcus A. Clarke, the director of the doc I spent the last 3 years producing.

Marcus is a Brooklyn-born director & producer who directed Apple's feature-length documentary, The WIZRD, following Atlanta rap superstar Future. Most recently, he directed three episodes of Netflix's reboot of Unsolved Mysteries, produced by 21 Laps, and three of eight installments in the Netflix Original Hip-hop docu-series Rapture, produced by Mass Appeal and a 2018 SXSW selection.

While my human child is currently learning to crawl, my doc child is currently streaming on Hulu. Both were challenging and rewarding in equal measure.

During our conversation, we discuss the trials and tribulations of working on an international documentary, how to pivot when a major controversy drops in the middle of shooting, and I finally get an honest answer about whether or not aliens truly exist.

Tune in!

xx cg

“If you have the privilege or the opportunity to be there, you’ve got to be focused, and you’ve got to be ready to work. There’s no free lunch.”

- Marcus A. Clarke

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