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The Notice Foundation 2022 Projects:
Vanity Fair Photoshoot | Queer Sex Therapy
Expansive Ed Intro Videos | Queer Sex Therapy
Expansive Ed Mini-Lesson Videos | Queer Sex Therapy
The Next Stop | 1995 Pictures
The Odd Year | Dominirican Productions
Friends and Neighbors | Dominirican Productions
Willow | Episode 1
The Disciple | Andy Williams
What is Sonic Liberation? | 651 Arts
The Notice Blog Podcast | Episodes 1 -3
Eros of Self | Zulu Padilla | The Anansi Project
Canvas Me (Shoes Off) | Everton Melo | The Anansi Project
Legal Server Training Video | Christiane Arbesu
Sugar Cane Isles | The Once and Future Nerd
Playwriting & Screenwriting Judge Panel | Bronx Arts Council
Editing Juror President | AD & D Awards
2022 MAAF Award | The Willow Project
“From Nothing” trailer | Culture Collective
Maps to Manifest promo | Higher Vibrations Collective
Sweeney Todd Audition Video | Suzanne Darrell
Good Green Social Equity Grant Video | Green Thumb Industries
COMING SOON IN 2023:
The 30% Documentary
The Ashely Scott Project
Willow | Ep 2
The Notice Blog | Season 2 Ep 1
No Homo No Hetero: Black Bisexuality | David J. Cork & Heru Khuti
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NYPD’s Gang Database: Stop & Frisk 2.0 | Center for Policing & Social Justice
August 2017 - Present | New York, NY | Documentary Series | Producing, Interviewing, Voiceover Recording, VO Scriptwriting, Directing, & Editing
An in-depth, multimedia documentary that deconstructs the NYPD’s use of a gang database to circumvent the ban on Stop & Frisk.
Part 2 | The Truth About “Crew”
Part 3 | Communities Fight Back
Part 4 | Are the Kids Alright?
Part 5 | The Immaculate Re-Conception of Kraig Lewis
Part 6 | Why we should Defund NYPD during COVID
Bonus pt 1 | Podcast | “We’ll Be Back to Get You in a Couple of Years…” ft Taylonn Murphy Sr.
Bonus pt 2 | Podcast | Crews ft. Vidal Guzman & Chris Williams
Como Eres (Bomba!) | Bombazo Dance Co.
June 2020 | Experimental Dance Video | Producing, Cinematography & Editing
A Bomba performance challenging gender norms, while celebrating Puerto Rico’s traditions and African roots.
Press: Summerstage, Youtube by @hollywoodgoldawards
What is Sonic Liberation? | 651 Arts
June 2022 | New York, NY | Director, Editor, Voiceover Talent, Writer, Music Composer
An exploration with DJ Reborn through Lisbon, Portugal, and her own memories to answer one single question: “What Does Sonic Liberation Look Like?”
The Impact Of “Broken Windows” Policing on Black Communities | Elite Daily
February 2016 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing
A short documentary that deconstructs one of the most prominent myths driving over-policing in Black & Brown neighborhoods.
2016 NY Emmy Award Winner for Societal Concerns: Program Feature/Segment
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“Release” | Dominirican Productions & The Notice Blog
March 2020 | New York, NY | Experimental Film | Co-Production, Co-Directing, Cinematography & Editing
An exploration into Afro-Latinx Queerness and expression, starring Cedric Leiba Jr.
- Best NYC Film 17th NYC Downtown Short Film Festival
- Best Experimental Film for 13th Annual Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival
- 2021 Official Selection of Bitesize Film Festival
The 2021 Gold Award for Experimental Film at the Hollywood Gold Awards - The 2021 Special Jury Award at the Uruvatti International Film Festival
- Official Selection of the Queer 2 Queer Festival
- Honorable Mention at the London Seasonal Short Film Festival
- Official Selection of the 2021 Bitesize Film Festival
Working Future | JLUSA
June 2019 - August 2019 | Detroit, MI; Kalamazoo, MI & Lansing, MI | Documentary Series | Co-Producing, Editing, Voiceover Script, Voiceover Recording, Post-Production Supervision
In the 1980’s, Reagan’s “War on Drugs” put Crime in the driver's seat of American politics.
Tough on crime laws. Then came in the Clinton era, spurred on by politicians like then-Senator Joe Biden. Black and Latinx communities were hit the hardest; and the state of Michigan was no exception.
A 10-part documentary series that sits down with 10 formerly incarcerated people living in Detroit, Lansing & challenges the more than 300 Michigan laws that discriminate against formerly-incarcerated people.
Part 1 The Backstory
Part 2 Antonio Ortiz
Part 3 Selena Taylor
Part 4 Shaina Baldwin
Part 5 Katrina Cranford
Part 6 Ed Genesis
Part 7 Gwendolyn Hooker
Part 8 William Price
Part 9 Kendra Paul
Part 10 Sylvester Sandler
- Official Selection for the 2021 Just Us Film Festival
A Wonderful World | Queens Library & LAHM
May 2017 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing & Editing
An in-depth look at "What a Wonderful World," and the historical context that made its impact so immense. (Runtime: 11:32)
2019 Gold Spotlight Award Best Documentary
Former Inmates Return to Prison to Perform Vagina Monologues | Elite Daily
August 2016 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing
Follow formerly-incarcerated women returning to prison to put on the play "The Vagina Monologues," along with actors from "Orange is the New Black."
2017 NY Emmy Nominee | Best Program Feature Segment | Arts: Program Feature/Segment
New Yorkers Take On NYPD on MTA | Elite Daily
May 2016 | Short Documentary | New York, NY | Producing & Editing
Follows the “Coalition to End ‘Broken Windows’ Policing” and “Why Accountability” as they offer free fare to thousands of New Yorkers to protest NYPD’s farebeating arrests.
Dumsor: Ghana’s Energy Crisis | BRIC TV & The Notice Blog
November 2016 | Short Documentary | Accra, Ghana | Producing & Editing
Climate Change has many effects. Here's one of them, in the nation of Ghana. They're one of the very first countries to have the majority of their electricity come from renewable energy in the form of hydroelectric dams. And there's more.
“A Good Haunting” | Holland Andrews & National Sawdust
June 2019 | New York, NY | Directing, Cinematography & Editing
A film that turns the tropes of haunting on its head, as three isolated people are visited by a benevolent spirit.
“Mirrors” | Ludovica Villar-Hauser | Parity Productions
November 2021 | New York, NY | Feature Film | Co-Producing, Co-Directing, Cinematography, ADR Recording & Editing
When 17-year-old Alma Jean finds her mother dead, she must pack up her life and move in with her mother's ex-lover, a woman she doesn't know. Her new guardian, Bird Wilson, is the town pariah and unused to sharing her home. Will mourning the death of a shared loved one bring Alma Jean and Bird together or push them further apart?
“Keep at it” | NIC Kay & New Museum
September 2020 | New York, NY | Experimental Dance Video | Producing, Directing & Editing
Celebrating and Centering Black Spaces, memory, joy, flexing, the fluidity and deconstruction of gender and so much more "Keep at It" takes on a life of its own.
“Pass Me That Vaporizer” by Mykal Kilgore | Affective Music
August 2020 | Chicago, IL & New York, NY | Music Video | Producing, Directing, Editing
A wild psychedelic ode to barbershops, Black lives and Chicago.
“Release" | Dominirican Productions & The Notice Blog
March 2020 | New York, NY
Experimental Film | Co-Director, Cinematographer, Producer & Editor
An exploration into Afro-Latinx Queerness and expression, starring Cedric Leiba Jr.
Winner of Best NYC Film 17th NYC Downtown Short Film Festival
Winner of Best Experimental Film for 13th Annual Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival
2021 Official Selection of Bitesize Film Festival
Winner of 2021 Gold Award for Experimental Film at Hollywood Gold Awards
Winner of 2021 Special Jury Award at the Uruvatti International Film Festival
01.15.21 "A Giffen good."
Giffen Good | Ok Trombone
Choreography & Performance by Orlando Hunter
Directed by Paul A. Notice II & Jim Costanzo
Music by David Whitwell
Buy the Ok Trombon album here
For Video Production Rates & Inquiries, Email: [email protected]
DIRECTOR’S NOTE:
Imagine a product that people consume more of as the price rises - and vice versa. Imagine something that violates the basic law of demand in microeconomics.
That’s a Giffen good.
My co-director on this piece, Jim Costanzo, suggested we do something on Wall Street and Time Square: 2 centers of capitalism. All we needed was a skilled & highly adaptive Dancer who could embody the everyday person trapped in this world of consumerism and superficial valuations. I suggested the uncanny Orlando Hunter, a stunning performer & choreographer I met back in 2017 at one of Kelly Thomas’ Black Arts Retreat getaways. And everyone agreed.
But we had no idea just how much brilliance they would bring to set that day. Having a Black body infiltrate spaces of Whiteness and Commerce, not meekly - but unapologetically - changed this entire piece for the better. We became starkly aware that both Orlando and I were once - and in some respects still - considered a Giffen good. The performance transformed into a defiant act in the face of statues of YT men long dead, who once sold us on the steps of Wall Street. To create a certain intimacy with what they’re experiencing, I would orbit the camera around Orlando’s face, as they looked up into the Time Square lights or the cold grey stone of the New York Stock exchange.
Side note: In order to raise money for the cost of “importing” enslaved people, The New York Stock issued securities for the “shipments.” We were literal property in this country and treated as such. In light of the recent insurrection at the Capitol, I ask this: How could we expect such a way of life and thought-process to go silently into the night with Emancipation? With Reconstruction? With the Civil Rights Era? With a historic turnout for Black voters in Georgia? White Supremacy won’t go away in a moment or event. Its roots are long, and its end requires the effort of generations - and time.
Shaw Boyz | DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment
June 2017 - December 2019 | Washington, DC & New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing, Interviewing, Cinematography & Editing
Shaw Boyz follows a group of young teens as they navigate a rapidly gentrifying environment in the historical Shaw neighborhood. It's about culture, gentrification, friendship, and music with moments of Black Boy Joy and wonders.
Trailer: Shaw Boyz | The Rebirth of DC's Black Skaters
Teaser Part 1: Shaw Boyz | The Story Behind DC's 1st Skate Park
Teaser Part 2: Shaw Boyz | “Way Back."
Bonus 1: Shaw Boyz | "Talk With Your Feet Not Your Mouth"
Bonus 2: Shaw Boyz | Clutch | Beginnings
- Official Selection of 2019 Independent Shorts Awards for Best Documentary
- 2019 ISA Bronze Award for Best New Web & Media
60 Seconds with… | Okay Africa
August 2017 - September 2018 | New York, NY | Online Media Series | Producing, Directing, & Editing
An online series that spends a minute or so with various notable people in the African Diaspora community.
Part 1 | 60 seconds with Simi - Nigeria's First Olympic Skeleton Athlete
Part 2 | 60 seconds with Stanley Lumax
Part 3 | 60 Seconds with Tobe & Fat
Insights | Elite Daily
August 2015 - March 2016 | New York, NY | Documentary Series | Producing, Interviewing & Editing
An expansive documentary series that explores a deeper meaning to current events.
The Impact Of “Broken Windows” Policing on Black Communities - 2016 NY Emmy Award Winner for Societal Concerns: Program Feature/Segment
Former Inmates Return to Prison to Perform Vagina Monologues - 2016 NY Emmy Nominee | Best Program Feature Segment for Arts: Program Feature/Segment
Picture the Homeless: The Homeless Rights Advocacy Group Ran By Homeless People
Interview w/ Kyle Dion | ft. Brown & Cool Side of the Pillow | Okay Player
June 2018 | Online Media | Producer, Cinematographer & Editor
An interview with singer Kyle Dion, with two performances
Getting Tattoos with French-Cuban Duo, Ibeyi | Okay Africa
November 2017 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Editor
Under the needle at a Brooklyn tattoo parlor, French-Cuban duo Ibeyi tells the story behind each song on their new album "Ash.
No Homo No Hetero: Sexual Fluidity in Black America | KHPRA
January 2017 - December 2018 | Short Documentary | Cinematography & Editing
A short documentary exploring bisexuality in the Black Community
Social Media content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xox6HipLqhY
Close Rikers | JLUSA
May 2019 - July 2019 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing, Cinematography & Editing
A short documentary that follows JLUSA activists as they pressure city officials to close Riker’s Island.
The Notice Blog | TNB Studios
August 2015 - Present | New York, NY | Experimental Documentary Series | Producing, Interviewing, Hosting, Scriptwriting, Directing, & Editing
An experimental postmodern documentary series that combines art, fiction, history, and politics into a psychedelic collage of interviews, deep-dives, and social commentary.
3 Things You Should Know About Trump This Week | News Bites | 01.11.17
Not voting isn't a form of resistance.. it's self-sabotage
- Winner of the 2018 BRIC TV Be Free Awards
Battle of the Bands: BCU | Shadow League
May 2017 | Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (Remote) | Short Documentary | Editor
Follows HBCU Bethune Cooke University journey back to the Battle of the Bands
Who is David Taylor? | The Notice Blog
May 2015 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producer & Editor
Meet David Whitwell & Felix Del Tredici, a pair of Avant Garde musicians making their way through the New York music scene. What starts out as a simple profile piece for these two, takes us on a journey of Who's Who in the NYC underground's most compelling and prolific musicians.
Homecoming: The Heights | The Notice Blog
December 2014 to May 2015 | New York, NY | Producer, DP, Editor & Writer
Docudrama on the relationship between family, ideology, and self-actualization. Interviewed and filmed subjects, as well as edited, managed social media, advertising, and story development. Shot on Canon T3i and Nikon D3300.
Broadway Bomb | 2015 | The Notice Blog
November 2015 | New York | Short Documentary | Producer & Editor
In the illegal world of longboard street racing, the motto is literally: “You Could Be Killed.” Join us, as we find out how organizers outwit and challenge local police, as thousands of participants from around the country merge for this underground affair. (Runtime: 1:02)
October 2015 | New York, NY | Producer, DP & Editor
A short documentary examining avant-guarde trombonist David Whitwell during the early days of his career.
Eugenia Shea Butter Commercial Series | Eugenia Shea Butter
August 2017 - September 2020 | Kumasi, Ghana; Accra, Ghana & New York, NY | Commercial Series | Producing, Interviewing, Directing & Editing
A commercial series that follows Naa-Sakle, a 1st generation Ghanaian American woman, who revitalizes her mother’s shea butter company, bringing wealth and prosperity to the women of her old village.
1 Shea Butter: Nature’s Wonder Balm
No Homo No Hetero: Sexual Fluidity in Black America | KHPRA
January 2017 - December 2018 | Short Documentary | Cinematography & Editing
A short documentary exploring bisexuality in the Black Community
The Apartment | Where the Lights Are Productions
June 2020 | New York, NY | Short Film | Editor
A short film about a young couple’s first and last day in their apartment together. Project Name (HyperLinked) |
Finding Norm(al) | BiUS TV
September 2019 - November 2019 | New York, NY| Short Film | Editor
A queer love story following the heartache of a man after a painful breakup.
Carrington’s Rules | BiUS TV | July 2017 | New York, NY | Short Film | Editing
A West-Indian maid resolves to take on a triplet of problem children, after falling on hard times.
Official Selection of Boston International Kids Film Festival
Season 2 of Shampagne | Melissa Mickens
January 2017 - September 2019 | New York, NY | Web Series | Editor
A comedy series following a struggling actress attempting to switch careers to being an unlikely Hip Hop star.
Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3
Haha, Thank You! I think the time passed between shoots could actually work as a narrative frame too. I actually have the scripts from way back too. So, really it was just that ya know? I’ll send you over copy of what I plan to send her, so you can take a look. But the 1.5 seasons is a pretty strong proof-of-concept. The more I think about it, the better it looks actually.
You Can’t Die Here | The Notice Blog
August 2014 to June 2015 | New York, NY | Play, Film, & Web Series | Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor & Editor
Short film inspired by the death of Trayvon Martin.
Broadcasted on BRIC TV 2018 Season
Play performed at the 2013 Culture Project's Director's Weekend
Lost Boys | The Notice Blog
April 2017 | New York, NY | Short Film & Pilot Episode | Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor & Editor
A short film following two roommates coping with their isolation in two very different ways.
Official Selection of the 2017 The Fire This Time Film Festival
Dumsor: Ghana’s Energy Crisis | BRIC TV & The Notice Blog
November 2016 | Short Documentary | Accra, Ghana | Producing & Editing
Climate Change has a many effects. Here's one of them, in the nation of Ghana. They're one of the very first countries to have the majority of their electricity come from renewable energy in the form of hydro-electric dams. And there's more.
Former Inmates Return to Prison to Perform Vagina Monologues | Elite Daily
August 2016 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing
Follow formerly-incarcerated women returning to prison to put on the play "The Vagina Monologues," along with actors from "Orange is the New Black."
2017 NY Emmy Nominee | Best Program Feature Segment | Arts: Program Feature/Segment
New Yorkers Take On NYPD on MTA | Elite Daily
May 2016 | Short Documentary | New York, NY | Producing & Editing
Follows the “Coalition to End ‘Broken Windows’ Policing” and “Why Accountability” as they offer free fare to thousands of New Yorkers to protest NYPD’s farebeating arrests.
01.22.21 "The Bridgerton Beat"
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Here’s some test footage for an upcoming project. I figured it’d need a decent tune to accompany it. And two hours later, this came out. 🖤
Over the years, I’ve made countless little short songs for myself, friends, loved ones, clients - even dates.
Some have words.
Some don’t.
Many are in a cappella.
They aren’t the most polished.
But they’re original.
And they’re me.
So, to fundraise for @thenoticeblog 2021 Projects (including our first feature film @willowhorror ) I’m offering an impromptu song - made in any fashion, at any length (usually 15-30 seconds long) - to anyone who donates $100 to my nonprofit, The Notice Foundation, Inc.
With your help, the notice blog wouldn’t just be able to produce more of our signature short docs, but also host more Screening + Panel Discussions, expand our Fiscal Sponsorship Program, and premiere the notice blog’s first-ever Film Festival.
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