Please note that tonight’s scheduled interview at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific with Sudz Sutherland has been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience. We will post reschedule date and time when we have it confirmed.
Sudz Sutherland is an award-winning writer and director. His first feature film was a romantic comedy called Love, Sex and Eating The Bones. Premiering at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), the film won best first feature and was also nominated for three Genies (Best Direction, Best Screenplay and Best Picture).
His next movie, Doomstown generated a lot of attention and accolades on CTV, going on to win 3 Gemini Awards including Best TV Movie and Best Direction. Sudz’ next big project was the dramatic 2-part miniseries Guns for CBC, starring Elisha Cuthbert and Colm Feore. It won five Gemini Awards including Best Direction, and Best Writing which he shared with Jennifer Holness. The next TV Movie that Sudz helmed was “The Phantoms” and it had its world premiere in the fall of 2012 on the CBC.
Sudz’ latest feature film project is a hard-hitting drama called Home Again. A searing drama in the vein of City of God, Home Again tells the story of three young people deported ‘home’ to Jamaica after being raised abroad since infancy. Home Again had a successful world premiere at TIFF 2012, won the BAFTA/PAFF Choice award for the best feature at the Los Angeles Pan African Film Film Festival and will be released in Canada on March 22nd, 2013.
He is currently developing two other feature films, Colour Blind and Operation Red Dog.
Sudz Sutherland will be with us live tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific.
During our live interview, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 8 p.m. Easterm/5 p.m. Pacofic. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
Elden Hawkes is the Co-Founder/Contributor/Editor-in-Chief of Webster Style Magazine. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and has been interested in science from a young age.
During our conversation, Elden talks about:
– Where did his love of science start
– How much his mother and his grandparents helped him while he was growing up
– What was it like growing up as a young Black man loving science
– Where did the vision come for the magazine which has been in existence since the end of 2009
– How the name of the magazine came about – magazine has been around since the end of 2009
– Some simple things that the “urban man” can do to improve his style
– Some the articles on the site that have received the most feedback and why
– Is it expensive for a man to have a stylish wardrobe?
– How does the magazine create content?
– His thoughts on the clothing industry for the urban male
– Where can young men get information about urban style – what keeps him going?
– His thoughts on the state of Black men in North America
– Some of his favorite books
– How does he balance his life and his blog
Produced by choreographers Jasmyn Fyffe and Natasha Powell, “Gimme One Riddim” is a captivating dance-theatre production set to the music of Jamaica’s original voice of freedom. The story is told through the lives of five Black men.
Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Natasha. During our conversation, she shared about:
– How dancing has always been her passion since she was very young
– Her dance journey from performing to producing to choreographing
– The moment when she knew that dancing was her life
– Why she left Toronto to go to Vancouver and why she came back to Toronto
– The importance of “giving back”
– Some reasons why her family is special to her
– Shares the story behind “Gimmie One Riddim”
– Why did they decide to go with an all male Black cast, the experience working with an all male cast and how they were selected
– How her and Jasmyne met
– What she has learned about herself during the production
– The process they went through to get funding from the TD Bank
– Why does she feel that the Black community does not support more than they do and what needs to be done to change this
– What message that they want the audience to receive
– What aspect of the arts does she enjoy the most
– Her message for Black men and those who love them
About “Gimmie One Riddim”:
Gimme One Riddim is presented by TD’s Then and Now 2013 Black History Month Series. It runs from March 13 – 15 at the Winchester Street Theatre, 8 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $25 ($15 before February 19) and can be purchased at http://gimmeoneriddim.eventbrite.ca/
“Gimme One Riddim” features an all Black cast, featuring five male Black dancers; Hollywood Jade, Shavar Blackwood, Roney Lewis, Brandon “Bizzy” Owosu and Irvin Washington.
The show is one hour in length, featuring music from Baba Brooks, Toots & The Maytals, Bob Marley and the Wailers, and top Ska band – The Skatalites. The show is a modern dance production that will also feature film and video elements.
It opens with visual images of the day Jamaica gained independence. It goes in peaks and valleys, from celebrating the joys of freedom, to revealing poverty and oppression, to love, to following dreams, to kick your heels up concert-style performances. While set to music of the 60’s, the movement of “Ska” dances of that time, is incorporated with hip hop and contemporary dance styles.
Check out the promo video for “Gimmie One Riddim”:
Gimmie One RiddimBrandon Bizzy OwosuJade Hollywood AndersonJade Hollywood Anderson
Produced by choreographers Jasmyn Fyffe and Natasha Powell, “Gimme One Riddim” is a captivating dance-theatre production set to the music of Jamaica’s original voice of freedom. The story is told through the lives of five Black men.
Live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific, we will have three of the stars of the show, Brandon Bizzy Owosu, Irvin Washington and Jade Hollywood Anderson, on our show.
During our live interview, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
About “Gimmie One Riddim”:
Gimme One Riddim is presented by TD’s Then and Now 2013 Black History Month Series. It runs from March 13 – 15 at the Winchester Street Theatre, 8 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $25 ($15 before February 19) and can be purchased at http://gimmeoneriddim.eventbrite.ca/
“Gimme One Riddim” features an all Black cast, featuring five male Black dancers; Hollywood Jade, Shavar Blackwood, Roney Lewis, Brandon “Bizzy” Owosu and Irvin Washington.
The show is one hour in length, featuring music from Baba Brooks, Toots & The Maytals, Bob Marley and the Wailers, and top Ska band – The Skatalites. The show is a modern dance production that will also feature film and video elements.
It opens with visual images of the day Jamaica gained independence. It goes in peaks and valleys, from celebrating the joys of freedom, to revealing poverty and oppression, to love, to following dreams, to kick your heels up concert-style performances. While set to music of the 60’s, the movement of “Ska” dances of that time, is incorporated with hip hop and contemporary dance styles.
Check out the promo video for “Gimmie One Riddim”:
The Nomadness American RV Takeover/College Tour 2013 will be setting off in a logo image wrapped RV from New York City to Los Angeles, California over a nearly three week course through the United States. Starting on April 14th, the tour will be making stops in cities that have our largest number of members for Tribe Meet Ups, that will include local press documenting our arrivals. Cities include NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.
Also, the tour is bridging this initiative with the Nomadness College Tour that started last Fall. Focusing primarily on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, this follows the Nomadness mission of representing the under-represented in the realm of travel, and focusing in on it as an urban travel movement. The presentation itself is on travel and diversity, and includes interactive portions among attendees that explores stereotypes and how traveling can be used to shatter them.
During our live interview, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
To find out more about The Nomad*ness American RV Takeover/College Tour 2013, go to:
Miles Maker is making a difference in the movie business with an active role in the development, packaging and global sale of exceptional stories. He’s listening.
A 2013 Film Independent Project: Involve Fellow, Miles Maker has earned a grassroots reputation in the independent film industry for his social marketing and distribution expertise in connecting films with audiences, growing communities, empowering fans and monetizing attention. His outreach strategies have served the likes of YELLOW by writer/director Nick Cassavetes, Sundance and Spirit Award-winning PARIAH, the Domestic Workers Alliance’s Be The Help campaign for the Oscars and Golden Globes, and others.
Maker’s ambitions are fueled by his relentless pursuit of market awareness and knowing who the emerging talents are. He draws upon his experience as a filmmaker and his passion for storytelling to bridge the gap between art and commerce; content and global markets; motion pictures and ROI. In 2012, Maker representing 3 independent feature film properties and joined a record surge of more than 120 new buyers from 23 countries attending the American Film Market for the first time.
Maker continues to build and strengthen strategic relationships to facilitate his ability to greenlight projects. Utilizing his vast interactive presence on social media platforms, Maker sources exceptional story ideas and franchise concepts from talented creators who are otherwise overlooked by movie studios, large production companies and major TV networks. In addition to sharing information, resources and constructive feedback online, Maker is an inspiration and motivation for countless aspiring storytellers around the world.
Miles will be live on our show tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific.
During our live interview, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 5 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
– Clive update us on his case against UPS
– Barack Obama and his re-election
– Are Blacks moving forward, backward or at a standstill?
– The portrayal of Blacks in the media
– The death of Whitney Houston
– The state of Black male female relationships
– Guns and the Black community
– Words for Black men in 2013
Seth Dolcy is a Barbadian industrial arts teacher who is also a comics enthusiast, comic book collector, blogger and promoter of comics and graphic novels as worthwhile reading material. Seth Introduce to comics by his brother and the first comic he bought was “Spiderman’s Digest”. Additionally, Seth is the founder of the Facebook group ‘Comics Appreciation Team’, popularly known as C.A.T.
C.A.T. has been around for nearly 2 years and has a membership of approximately 230 comic aficionados from Barbados and around the world. C.A.T.’s mission statement is: “Reaching out to the masses to unite similar minds in the further appreciation of comicdom in its totality.” In this vein, C.A.T. promotes an in-depth understanding of comics and interest in reading. Themes, artwork, writers, plot and story-lines which all make comics exciting are discussed in the group forum. Moreover, C.A.T. explores the complexity of fictional characters, considering the diverse ways these characters impact people’s imagination and perhaps even their world view.
In addition to older comic enthusiasts, C.A.T. caters to teenagers through a reading club at the Princess Margaret Secondary School in Barbados called Club R.E.V.A.M.P. The acronym stands for Reading Engineered Via Artwork Meaning and Plot. This club was born of Seth’s concern that in this contemporary society, some children are unable to read, write and/or comprehend simple sentences because they are not interested in reading what is available to them. Club R.E.V.A.M.P uses comics to grab students’ attention, meeting them where they are and cultivating an appreciation for reading, while facilitating the development of comprehension and analytical skills. This venture has met with some success and appears quite promising.
During our conversation, Seth talks about:
– How he was introduced to comics
– Why he stopped reading comics as a teenager due to peer pressure
– How he started collecting comics in his 20’s
– how did the Comic Appreciated Team (C.A.T.) team start in July 2011 and he came up with the name (started in July 2011)
– The lack of Blacks in comics and some Black characters in comics
– If comics reflect society?
– Some of his favorite comics and why
– The Club Club R.E.V.A.M.P program in Barbados
– Why he became a teacher
– What he would like to see change with comics
