Thank you to all of our "Willow" Supporters!
Let's take the time out for gratitude: Thanks to our supporters' contributions over the last three years, we were able to produce "Willow: State of Emergency,” which premiered at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, won the Best Short Film Award at Chicago's Black Film Fest, and screened on Juneteenth weekend at the Black-Owned Stuart Cinema Theater.
That continued support also enabled us to develop a TV series “Willow: House of Griots” that expands upon the film, and to host a stage reading of episodes 1-4 at Here Performing Arts Center.
And now, as we're fundraising to produce the one-hour pilot episode of "House of Griots," I can't help but feel incredibly grateful.
From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. This has been a tremendous journey, and I'm ecstatic to not only be at the helm of a talented and dedicated production team, but to also be a part of a community of supporters of the work itself.
If you'd like to join our community of supporters, follow the link in the photo, or just come to our inaugural Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party, Dec 8th, 8:30pm at First Live (219 Central Ave., BK).
More announcements coming soon!
- Paul A. Notice II
Side note: "Willow" is part of the "Willow" program of The Notice Foundation, which is meant to not only create narrative fiction from the perspective of Black, Indigenous, POC, Womanist, and Queer perspectives; but to employ professionals from our communities in making them. Contributions to our fundraising campaigns are tax-deductible according to IRS Tax Code via Fiscal Sponsorship of The Notice Foundation.
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DP x DC Prompt: "Next Generation"
Okay, so, anyone even tangibly into DC knows the whole Gotham War arc really assassinated Bruce's character
But it's juicy fic material
After the whole adrenaline-induced panic episode, Jason leaves Gotham. He's done. He's done with Bruce, with Batman, with everything. And yeah, it was a little satisfying to hear about Nightwing beating Batman into the ground (over Jason! He might have wept a little at that) but it's not worth it to stay anymore
So he leaves
He travels for a bit, trying to figure out who he is without the whole Red Hood thing. Decides to go to college. Under a fake name, of course, he's got to make sure Batman can't find him. Jack sounds close enough to his real name. He chooses Fenton on a whim, he's seen it somewhere and it stuck.
Jack Fenton goes to college. He makes a friend. Falls in love, even. He marries, settles in a small town somewhere in the Midwest, and has two children whom he loves more than anything. Life is good, and he's happy
Until years later, Amity Park gets its own ghostly hero and Jack only has to look at him once to recognise him, and well, what's a father supposed to do?
Not fuck with his son's fear responses, that's for sure
He may not have been Red Hood in years, but he's not going to let his son do this alone.
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Help Us Launch Our Afrofuturist TV Show!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT EVERYONE! We’re raising $30k to shoot Episode 1 of “Willow: House of Griots” this Fall. Give whatever you can and share this video!
*Make a tax-deductible contribution today at https://thenoticeblog.com/willow
"Willow: House of Griots" is an Afrofuturist multiverse TV show that follows an elected alt-world observer, as she ascends to power in an Afrocentric vampiric world on the verge of collapse.
Written & Directed by
Paul A. Notice II
Produced by
Suwana Chowdhury
Pierre Jean Gonzalez
Paul A. Notice II
Production Manager
Tina Hill
Associate Producer
Sultan Ali
Assistant to the Showrunner
Daniel J. Notice
Episode 1 Starring
Ashley Noel Jones
Suzanne Darrell
Kirrin Tubo
Cameisha Cotton
TNF Board of Directors
Elliot Guilbe
Glenn Quentin
Paul A. Notice II
Special Thanks to our latest donors:
Will Duggan
James Reilly
Kirrin Tubo
Paul Notice Sr.
Marco Rodriguez
Nyle Emerson
Doreen Notice
Jade Notice
Sharon Richardson
Nichole Villafane
Sita Sakar
Kiera Williams
Paul VanDeCarr
Jeannette Colyvas
Daniel Notice
Jasmine Byrd
*Every contribution is tax-deductible thanks to fiscal sponsorship from The Notice Foundation, a 501(c)3 that develops and supports media from BIPOC, Queer, Immigrant, and Formerly-Incarcerated narratives.
**This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Media Arts Assistance Fund, a regrant partnership of NYSCA and Wave Farm, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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