New York City - The Perfect Location
I had the pleasure of returning to New York City, my true home, to receive an award from the 2006 African American Women In Cinema Film Festival. My screenplay entitled JUST 2 GET BY, a hip hop urban drama about race and gang tensions in L.A., my adopted home, was a winner of this year's script writing competition. My trip back east was long and arduous. The winds were strong and postponed my arrival by 5 hours. Believe me, I was eager to leave Chicago after that. I arrived in LaGuardia Airport at nearly midnight, picked up a rental car and headed uptown to the Bronx, to stay with my Aunt Yvonne in her lovely apartment with an amazing view. These pics are what she is graced with every evening.
Also, if you're interested in the story here is what JUST 2 GET BY is about:
Logline: When do or die isn’t enough, who do you trust?
What if you are caught in the cross fires of race and gang warfare, and must chose between your family or your homeboy? What if your dream of succeeding becomes jeopardized by your best friend betraying you? What if your back is against the wall, and you have lost hope, what line would you cross to survive? Just 2 Get By, an urban hip hop drama in the spirit of Hustle & Flow, with the appeal of Crash, is about two friends desperate to escape the hood through the rap game.
Dante, African American, and Rey, Latino American, live on the edge, caught between poverty, drug addiction, child abuse, and race and gang warfare. Dante lives with the trauma of abuse, but lies to protect his father. Rey defends his family from street gangs, risking his own life. The only solace that both boys have is their desire to succeed as MCs, and to express their frustrations as victims of a lost generation. Amidst a fractured community where race tensions brew, Rey and Dante’s friendship keeps them hopeful for a better future. When race and gang tensions explode on the streets of Los Angeles, the
boys become embroiled in the storm that separates them. To protect his family Rey chooses the gang life, and is forced to abandon Dante because he is black. Disillusioned, Dante witnesses Rey participate in a gang drive by, and goes on the lam to save his life. Pitted against each other, their dreams, friendship, and lives are threatened. Will they survive? Will their friendship endure? Couched in the “get rich through rap” genre, Just 2 Get By is a twist on the bling-bling story. It is a hot button topic about people in crisis, about friendship and family, and about finding the strength to do the right thing when
it is the hardest thing to do.
Visit www.lornagreen.org to listen to the title track performed by Remo Green, an amazing talent.
Also, if you're interested in the story here is what JUST 2 GET BY is about:
Logline: When do or die isn’t enough, who do you trust?
What if you are caught in the cross fires of race and gang warfare, and must chose between your family or your homeboy? What if your dream of succeeding becomes jeopardized by your best friend betraying you? What if your back is against the wall, and you have lost hope, what line would you cross to survive? Just 2 Get By, an urban hip hop drama in the spirit of Hustle & Flow, with the appeal of Crash, is about two friends desperate to escape the hood through the rap game.
Dante, African American, and Rey, Latino American, live on the edge, caught between poverty, drug addiction, child abuse, and race and gang warfare. Dante lives with the trauma of abuse, but lies to protect his father. Rey defends his family from street gangs, risking his own life. The only solace that both boys have is their desire to succeed as MCs, and to express their frustrations as victims of a lost generation. Amidst a fractured community where race tensions brew, Rey and Dante’s friendship keeps them hopeful for a better future. When race and gang tensions explode on the streets of Los Angeles, the
boys become embroiled in the storm that separates them. To protect his family Rey chooses the gang life, and is forced to abandon Dante because he is black. Disillusioned, Dante witnesses Rey participate in a gang drive by, and goes on the lam to save his life. Pitted against each other, their dreams, friendship, and lives are threatened. Will they survive? Will their friendship endure? Couched in the “get rich through rap” genre, Just 2 Get By is a twist on the bling-bling story. It is a hot button topic about people in crisis, about friendship and family, and about finding the strength to do the right thing when
it is the hardest thing to do.
Visit www.lornagreen.org to listen to the title track performed by Remo Green, an amazing talent.
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