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Instead Of Boycotting Do Something

posted 8 years ago by spineshank6662003
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This is what pissed me off because her husband Will Smith Owns/Created Overbrook Entertainment which is Will Smith's Production company he created in 1997.Will And Jada should be seeking out talented black directors and writers and putting black actors in some meaty dramatic roles with their production company.

the last 4 movies produced by Overbrook Entertainment:

Annie Remake
After Earth
This Means War
Karate Kid

compare that to Leonardo Dicaprio's Production Company Appian Way Productions

they have produced - The Revenant,Wolf Of Wall Street,Out of the Furnace and Oscar winner Ben Affleck's Upcoming Directed Film Live By Night

[–] omoxus 8 years ago

You conveniently forget about:

The Secret Life of Bees (Black director and writer)
Free Angela Davis and all Political Prisoners
The Human Contract featuring Benicio Dell Toro)
Saving Face ( Asain director, writer and actors)
ATL
Takers
Lakeview Terrace

All races represented. This is all on IMDB. How could you miss that?

I am the Alpha and the Omoxus. The Omoxus and the Omega

[–] spineshank6662003 8 years ago

my point is they are all crappy movies why doesn't will smith produce serious dramatic movies with meaty roles for black actors or actresses

[–] omoxus 8 years ago

Whether it's "meaty" is a matter of personal opinion. But those roles do have some significance. That documentary isn't a simple issue. The film Saving Face deals with relevant issues. It's not like they're sitting around and not contributing. In other word's. They're doing something . Giving a voice to directors and actors that are POC.

I am the Alpha and the Omoxus. The Omoxus and the Omega