Nelson Mandela, and South Africa's Solidarity w/ Palestine

Following his release from prison in February 1990, South Africa's 1st President Nelson Mandela famously embraced Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman, Yasser Arafat in Lusaka, Zambia. He and his political party, the African National Congress (ANC), had long supported Palestinian statehood; comparing the Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank to South Africa's Apartheid, which barred Black South Africans from voting, owning land, and living outside of ethnically segregated areas called "Homelands."

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"Ode to a Husk and Healing" published in Zulu Padilla's "Everything is Migrating" zine

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“Our Narrative” - Hamas' First Public Report on the Oct 7th Attacks

In a 16-page report titled “Our Narrative” and published on Sunday, The Palestinian group Hamas, which governs Gaza, said it wanted to “clarify” the background and dynamics of the surprise attack it calls Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

The report addressed post-war Gaza and the other issues that led to the Oct 7th attack, and the delayed retaliation to the thousands of Palestinian civilians killed by the Israeli government over the past 24 years.

Read the full report in the link in our bio.

For the full report, follow the link here.

The Reel Works 2023 Alumni Holiday Party

Closing out the 2023 Holidays, ReelWorks hosted a gathering of Alumni from each of their training courses over the years. What’s remarkable was the amount of participants from BIPOC, Queer, Femme communities. While the TV and Film industry only consists of 28.8% of BIPOC professionals, 26% women - more than 80% of the alumni participants were from these communities.

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12.16.23 "If I must die, you must live." | March for the Martyrs

On December 16th, the Palestinian Youth Movement organized a public demonstration demanding a ceasefire, liberation for Palestine, and honor the thousands of lives lost in the U.S.-backed genocide against Palestinians. It was called the "March for the Martyrs."

These are the images of that march.

City of Lights

It was cold. And bristling. Wind burning my fingertips as I snapped shots in the dark illuminated by neon lights on a calm November night.

On the way to the Big Give, I felt an urge to capture the things I saw in Chelsea. Corridors: cavernous and liminal, but bustling with light. Some cool. Some warm. Others red. And blue.

The Invitation

Nearly every day this week, I've whisked by the library to print out the free 20 pages offered for each day. Then I'd take the flyers I've cut from them, visit a new coffee shop in the neighborhood, and leave them amongst the others.

A Moment of Gratitude | "Willow" BTS

I'm going to practice some gratitude. Before we began producing the TV show, "Willow: House of Griots," there was "Willow: State of Emergency." I haven't done too well posting about this, but this short film picked up a good number of accolades over the past few years. It hardly dawned on me, until editing this poster.

Willow: House of Griots | Friday, June 2nd @ 8:30pm

NEW YORK, NY- The Notice Blog, (aka The Notice Foundation) an award-winning NYC-based production company is presenting a live stage reading of "Willow", an Afrofuturistic time-traveling thriller by Emmy Award Winning Producer, Paul A. Notice II

Willow: House of Griots | Friday, June 2nd
Here Arts Center | 145 6th Ave, New York, NY
Doors open at 8:00pm.
Buy Tickets here

"Willow" Awards, Screenings and More!

After 10+ years of rewrites, fundraising, and development - “Willow” finally received its first award: Best Shot Film of the 2023 Black Film Summit

Thank You From The Notice Blog!

Five years ago, we revamped The Notice Blog into a fully-fledged nonprofit production company. And the journey has been well worth the many sleepless nights of work. More importantly, your consistent and enthusiastic support throughout this all has helped make all of our work possible. For us, 2022, was a year of expansion into the arts, helmed by our debut of The Anansi Project program.

Paul Notice named Jury President for Editing at 2022 D and AD awards!

Executive Producer, Paul A. Notice II was just named the Jury President for Editing at the D & AD Awards this year! Take a look at an excerpt from the article they wrote for D & AD here:

Nik Canon, Sophia Dawson + Jealous vs. GREAT Coworkers

Three years ago, I got to film an interview with Nick Canon. I ended up chatting with him afterward about the meaning of the artwork behind him. They were part of a stunning collection made by Sophia Dawson, and I couldn't help but ramble on and on about my favorite piece - it depicted the children of the Black Panthers in a classroom, some of them had already been orphaned by the FBI's COINTELPRO activities. He bought the painting outright for 8k. It was a great moment, that I never truly got recognition for...

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“Vulnerability is my superpower.” | OP ED | by Ashley Samona Baker

Read this Op Ed from Ashley Samona Baker, who originated the role of Diane in our upcoming film, “Willow.”

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New Addition to the "Willow" Project: Fiscal Sponsorship for Filmmakers

We finally went for it! I found a team, built a dream - and we went for it! And we’re still going for it. And I’m still proud - we’re making a movie. And good work takes time.

To our supporters & friends alike: Thank you all for showing so much love and kindness to me and the “Willow” crew. It makes everything so much more worth the work.

But, what I’m really here to talk about are FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS.

You can now support "Willow" on Donorbox! + Gratitude!

FYI, Folx: We will still be fundraising past December 23rd for Willow! We're just moving to Donorbox.
Same perks. No 30-day deadlines. Just make your pledges here: www.donorbox.org/willowhorror ..and let's make this film a reality!

Behind the Scenes | J -Read Music Video | February 1, 2019

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BOMBA!

I'm feeling so much gratitude for the work I'm doing right now.

On Tuesday, I got the opportunity to co-direct & shoot with my producer/co-director buddy Pierre Jean Gonzalez on an immensely powerful piece that tackles gender & sexuality in Bomba.

Solar Lamps

I remember spending damn near 3,100 gourdes ($36.35 USD) trying to get my homie @filsjnlouis just ONE solar lamp back in #haiti yet over in the states? It’s just ONE DOLLAR - even sending the lights back over to my homie is nearly impossible and costs more than the product itself.

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Dawkins: Nationalism Could be Worse than Religion

“Never one to shy away from controversy, Dawkins’ conclusion ruffled feathers to say the least, with patriotic Brits accusing him of insensitivity towards veterans, diehard atheists accusing him of changing course.”

- Sanders Gusinow

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