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I will know he's giving me advice to 34 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: many occasions. In the case you didn't notice, I'm not broke, 35 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: you know he'll be interviewing celebrity CEOs and entrepreneurs and 36 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: industry decision makers. It's what he likes to do, it's 37 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: what he likes to share. Now it's time to hear 38 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: from my man, Rashan McDonald money Making Conversations. Here we 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: come Welcome to Money Making Conversation. I'm your host, Rashwan McDonald. 40 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: I tell people every week. Every week. I don't know 41 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: if people listening alive, but I'm gonna keep talking. Stop 42 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: reading other people's success stories, and you know what I 43 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: say after that, start writing your own. That's right, I'm 44 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: talking to you, talking to YouTube sitting next to him, 45 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: anybody in the back, because people tired of people talking 46 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: about it. Always leading with your gifts. Don't leave with 47 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: them talking about they got passions that they want to live, 48 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: but don't do anything with their passions. Because you know why, 49 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: they let the age stop them. They let the friend 50 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: stop them. They let family members, a co workers stop 51 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 1: them from planning and living their dreams. Interviewers I bring 52 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: on money main conversations. They could be for you, they 53 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: could be for business owner, it could be consumers. Because 54 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: I want to bring celebrities on and I do CEO 55 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: entrepreneurs and INTERO decision makers and so they can share 56 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: you their story and from their story you can get 57 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: the secrets of success that you can use for your 58 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: own dreams. My guests today are Brandon Puncher. Wheels had 59 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 1: him on, but he got a sidekick on the day. 60 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: Last time I had him on everybody itself, you know, 61 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: but he's gonna bring on Ebony Blanded Punchers the owner 62 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: of Punch of Late Night Fried Trap. If you got video, 63 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: if you're watching the TV, you can see he's promoting 64 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: it right on his chest. He's a man that I love. 65 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: I love Bertha that understands the value promotion and ebony. 66 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,119 Speaker 1: She's a talented writer and director who's recently featured in Variety. 67 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: It is one of the Black Magic's future feature film director. 68 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: While while working at The fire Trap, she handled the 69 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: front office and behind the scenes and creating content, ideas 70 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: and as they say, building community relationships. The only show 71 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: to talk about their new movie project Jordan's and tse 72 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: Late Night. I got the menus right here, I got 73 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: the music. We're gonna talk about some of this food. 74 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: Because you know, I love I'll be I'll be I'll 75 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: be liking you on Instagram and everything, so I'll be 76 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: giving you love there. The Fried Trap, they their pride 77 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: and themselves and preserving the history and the culture. Is 78 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: serving a piece of Magic City and the former Fries. 79 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: Please worping the money making conversations Brandon Punch of whims 80 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: and for the first time I would call it director, producer, 81 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: you know, black magic, black girl magic Everony Blanding much, 82 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: thank you so much. Well, but you know, you know 83 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: we've we've been talking man and um. When you first 84 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: came over the air, you know us the early stages 85 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: you know, of the business launch. But you were like, man, 86 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: this is for real. You know, you know you I 87 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: love it because you know you started something. It was 88 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: it was jumping off, but you didn't trust whether any 89 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: longevity was there. So tell people about that early stage 90 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: so we can talk about with you, because you didn't 91 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: you have to ride through the pandemic me and now 92 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: we're on the show talking about you. Got een you 93 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: sitting next to you to talk about those early days 94 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: of just having an idea and not really wanting to 95 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: step out there full time with that idea. Well, the 96 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: first initial start was a proof of concept. Does this 97 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: idea really work? Does it really serving audience the audience 98 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: that we want to serve? Um? And again in testing 99 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: it out from our own we we did see that 100 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: it did work. But then came the pandemic. So does 101 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: this work within the pandemic? Within uh? These this this 102 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: dire situation and actually still sustain us. And we found 103 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: out that indeed it did. Um. It's kind of wild 104 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: because now we we we have to close and track Rush. 105 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: It's it's crazy, but not in the bad way. We're 106 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: actually moving and we're moving into another phase that allows 107 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: us to expand our menu more, expand our culture and 108 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: our experience for our customers more. UM and that indeed 109 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: is the next next testament to where the punch Os 110 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: is a two institution of the matter, well is a 111 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: true institution, you know. And the reason you win because 112 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: first time my interview used by yourself, use hustling, and 113 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: now you have a person who shares your vision. Evany, 114 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,239 Speaker 1: she's sitting right next to you, and every talk about 115 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: coming into brandess like and what do you see your 116 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: vision of the company growing? Let me add Evan to 117 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: be here from the job. She she wasn't with me 118 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: with me on the last interview. She was probably doing 119 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: some something, but she co founder and co offer excuse me, Ebony. 120 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: They didn't put that in the in the little bio 121 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: they sent over here. They just said, you you know, 122 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: you just uh front offers and everything. They didn't say 123 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: an originator, you know, a true instigator, a true visionary. 124 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 1: Tell him next to whoever doing the bio, Ebony, you 125 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: need to look at the bio before it go out. Okay, 126 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: so you can get your just rewarding because you know, 127 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: I do my homework. Not okay, so I do my homework. 128 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 1: But this is I've just met and whenever, just all good, 129 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 1: but still be had anybody. I got six sisters, I 130 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: got a wife, I got Samanthaw she dejecutive producer. I'm 131 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: just saying, all these females make me better. So I'm 132 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: not shocked. Ebony, did you shit there? You know, holding down, 133 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: but you need to get on the bio. Okay, now, 134 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: thank you for having us. I think that early on 135 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: with Punchos and when Puncho came up with the idea, 136 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: because it did come from his um. It's his namesake, 137 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: so it came from his brain. But we both love 138 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: to eat um. When we like to eat a particular 139 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: type of way. We're foodies, if you will. So we 140 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: eat a lot of local things in Atlanta and go 141 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: to spots that perhaps people wouldn't venture two, but we 142 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: don't necessarily mind traveling a good distance for some great food. 143 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: Um and with that being said, we're both artists, both filmmakers, 144 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: and um, we were in between gets. And anyone who 145 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: works in the art industry or the film industry, UM, 146 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: they know that. Um, unless you're working for like a 147 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: big studio, and even then you're always kind of chasing jobs. 148 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: And Puncho is an entrepreneur. He was that when I 149 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: first met him, and he's done other things, and I 150 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: think for him and when I'm so fortunate for um 151 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: in regards to my life as a as a filmmaker, 152 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: but also his partner is for someone to introduce a 153 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: different way to be an entrepreneur to you. UM. And 154 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: so Brandon early on A K. 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Okay, she's articulating the 206 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: artistic side of it, but the base of it is 207 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: Pacho's late night Fright track. Absolutely okay. She said it 208 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: earlier on Foodies. And I'm gonna ask you because I 209 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: called myself a foodie, and I would tell you something. 210 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: If anybody watched me eat, they go, dude, I don't 211 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: know why you're not four times bigger than what you 212 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: are because that's what the food here. That's that's the 213 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: testament of food. I I go in, dude, that sample stuff. 214 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: I love variety. I don't run from any type of 215 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 1: new idea and new stuff. Now, the lesson to our 216 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: relationship is that French fries. Boy, I love me some 217 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 1: good French fries. Now, I'm gonna tell you just a 218 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: little history of me. Like all black people, you know, 219 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 1: back in the day, McDonald's was my number one fry. Okay, 220 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: love me. Couldn't couldn't go roll with McDonalds. They tried 221 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: to copy bird can try to cull everybody. And then 222 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: then I fell in the five guys because you know 223 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: you're going there for a medium. They get your extra lord. 224 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: Anybody who by the Lord Fry from five Guys is 225 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: crazy because you get the media, they're gonna get your lords, 226 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: all right. And then it's the math of my executive producer. 227 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: She she know I love Fry. She said, how you 228 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: five have you try to punch your late night five try? 229 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: As it was that she said, you need to try that. 230 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: They're good. They're good. So that's how I came into 231 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,599 Speaker 1: your work, do my executive producer. So that word of 232 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: mouth plays a big role into what you're doing. Talk 233 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: about like you said, man, you're not like me as 234 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: a baker. I didn't go to a culinary school. You're 235 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: not You're not a you know, a degreed chef. So 236 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: you just took an idea. Talk about that idea, because 237 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,199 Speaker 1: as we always talking about in this show is that 238 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: people have all these great ideas, they are afraid to 239 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: pursue them. They're people knock them downs saying that ain't 240 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: you you don't have time for that. But here you 241 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 1: are took an idea, like Evon. He said, it was 242 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: your idea, but you guys have grown into a business 243 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: that's not being transferred to a new location, but still 244 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: able to live your other fantasy or other dreams. I 245 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: should say not fantasy because it's happening. Fantasies are not reality. 246 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: The things you're doing in the filmmaking businesses or dreams 247 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: that are reality. Talk about that whole pushing past the doubters. Listen, 248 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: pass Man. That was so much rist because I feel 249 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: it internally, cellularly and just being a being that Punch 250 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: ows was an idea that we know people love fries, 251 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: but how do you this connect to to the true energy? 252 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: And I need to attract to where I based my thoughts, 253 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: and it is in the energy and it's not necessarily 254 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,959 Speaker 1: in my skill um and and as a friedmaker, although 255 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: I do take a lot of focus on making this 256 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: fry like the best one. It was like comparable to 257 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: the McDonald's fry. So there's intention behind just knowing that 258 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: the name connects to the need being Punch shows and 259 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: is an Atlanta brand. We need late night food. Everyone 260 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: loves fried so I know these things connect um and 261 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: the idea of the energy being that this box of 262 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: fries can be a key to many other doors. It's 263 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: not just the box of fries. This keys this this, 264 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: this box of fries open the door to money making conversations, 265 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: to crack PULLM industry, to Pittsburgh Yards, to uh Atlanta United, 266 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: to the Hawks, to the thout. So it's more than fries, 267 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: and the idea behind it is knowing that all these 268 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: things are nationally intertwined in your idea and that once 269 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: you give it out into the universe, these things will 270 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 1: necessarily be attracted to it. So that's truly what the 271 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: intention behind and the power behind that first initial idea 272 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: and lunching it the way that you you see it. 273 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: Although you do need some insight and a layer of 274 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: the land to understand where you're going. Um, but once 275 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: you do that, you go for it and you you 276 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: trust what you what you feel, and what the universe 277 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: gave you. Well, you know one thing about black people, man, 278 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: you know you give him a lot of anything. Man, 279 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: they in love. You know, you get him a lot 280 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: of rice. You know who they're gonna come back. You 281 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: know I'm saying, you get a lot of fries. Bro, 282 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: You put some on top of the fries. Boy, you 283 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: got come on now, you know they're coming back up 284 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: in that joint because they wanted they want more for 285 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: that dollar. And that's your brand, the brand that you're 286 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: doing their part yours Late night Fried track. You get value, 287 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: good food, dollar value, and you get a lot to 288 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: take on because I don't know any Black person that 289 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: doesn't get excited when youre going the restaurant and they go, 290 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: can I have my dog you back? Because they want 291 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: to take stuff home, you know, because money means something else. 292 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: And when I say that, you know, people always say 293 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: money means something to everybody. Nah, Black people, money something 294 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: to us man, because it's so hard to get it 295 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: and sometimes we can't even save it. So when we 296 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: have to spend it, it has to go a little 297 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: bit further than the normal everyday dollar. And so when 298 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: you see that, whenever you hear me talking like that, 299 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: everything and you you know you entered the community. What 300 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: are they saying about Ponchos Late Night frod trafl? I 301 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: think in particular because we're based in Atlanta, and for 302 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: folks who know, like you'll hear people talk about Old 303 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: Atlanta versus New Atlanta, um Old Atlanta. So to speak um. 304 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: And with that being said, there's a lot of gentrification 305 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: that has happened in the city, and I think people's 306 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: first thing when they see us, two black folks of 307 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: our age doing what we're doing, UM, I think they're proud. 308 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: I think that's the first energy that I kind of 309 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: received from people is how proud they are that we're 310 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: doing this in the city that UH is our home, 311 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:55,239 Speaker 1: and how we're really just like leaning into being an institution. 312 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: We tell people early on that like if you know 313 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: about the Varsity, if you know about JR Crickets, um, 314 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: if you know about pastor. We want to play that 315 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: same um, that same pun and people receive that energy, 316 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: I think because we set the tone UM, and I 317 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: think that's something for anyone who's like doing a business. 318 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: You have to really lean into what you're saying you're 319 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: doing and mean, would you say that you're doing like 320 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: you say that you're UH doing fries for the culture? 321 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,199 Speaker 1: Then what does the culture mean? So the culture for 322 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: us looks like we are very involved in our community. 323 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: It looks like we know the kids that walk up 324 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: and down the street. It looks like they can call 325 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: out Puncho's name and he responds, um, and you know 326 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: they actually have a homie if you will, to the relationship, 327 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: talk to on a big brother level. So it's it's 328 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: it's it's more than fries. And you say that all 329 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: the time, but it really is more than fry's. Well 330 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 1: you're smiling. Come on, get it out, Brandon, come on 331 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 1: about I just have to salute some of the young 332 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: guys who do come and they patronize, but y'a also here. 333 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: They they will be some of the hand that that 334 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: people will see over prap wool and who might be 335 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: un familiar faces, but they will be making some delicious 336 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: fries and providing some awesome service that this is true 337 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: TOI ano. That's that's what I love about it. And 338 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,439 Speaker 1: again we're we're in the middle of Peaceburg. Peaceburg is 339 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: uh one of the most dangerous neighborhoods. And so these 340 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: young guys are not your normal young guys. They're they're 341 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: involved in a lot of things that they shouldn't be. 342 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: At the same time, it's not because they want it's 343 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: not because they're horrible people. Because they don't have a 344 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: lot of a whole lot of options so or examples, 345 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: and that's what I am right now. That's what I 346 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: hope to be and that's what I see them respond 347 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 1: to me as poitive, a positive example. Um, the show 348 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: that you can do what you want to do without 349 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: all the all the other stuff. 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What 370 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: grows in the forest trees, sure no one else grows 371 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: in the forest, Our imagination, a sense of wonder, and 372 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: our family bonds grow too, because when we disconnect from 373 00:19:54,560 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: this and connect with this, we rea connect with each other. 374 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: The forest is closer than you think. Find a forest 375 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: near you and start exploring. I discover the forest dot 376 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: Org brought to you by the United States Forest Service 377 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: and the AD Council. You know, the beauty of us 378 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: talking and being at me interviewing, and I would thank 379 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: you for coming on my show. I consider you a 380 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: special brand and entity, you know, and Pacho's. I wanted 381 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: to be like Varsity. I wanted to be like Pascales. 382 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: I wanted to be like you know, Slooty Vegan, you know, inteed, 383 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 1: brands that people kind of know off the top of 384 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: the head, and it also could rattle off the menu 385 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: like you know, the Magic City. You know, gang Gang. 386 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: You know the bluff Old Atlanta ninety six Olympics. You 387 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:45,199 Speaker 1: know seafood shalty, you know seafood wild caught shrimp and 388 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: crab salte with fresh garlic and herbs over garden fry. 389 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: Do see what I'm saying, man, I'm you know, when 390 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: you can just read it and it sounds annible, it 391 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: sounds like you mad because you can't get over there 392 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 1: to the fried chap and get it. That's a good 393 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 1: frighting baby who wrote that? Then? But that you happen 394 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 1: that you happen. Okay, So punctus very very easy. He 395 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 1: studies a lot about colors and moods. Um. And you know, 396 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: I will say that I'm a good copy editor. So 397 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: if there's anything that he writes, um, I definitely will 398 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: get a second glance. But um, you said you see too. 399 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: To to to geniuses, I'll say that I set the 400 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: humility yourself. You gotta promote like I always tell people, 401 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: you know, and I would tell people in the era 402 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: we live, I call it the Muhammad our lead era 403 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: because social media allows you to shout and say you 404 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 1: great and see you she said to geniuses. See punt, 405 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: I didn't run from that because that's what she's supposed 406 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: to do. She supposed to let everybody know that when 407 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: I say, you know, when I say that magic City 408 00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:00,199 Speaker 1: fried eight hours fried salmon or salmon salmon, you know 409 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: I see salvath people are salmon, you say saving even 410 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: black you say salmon and shrimp tossing our very own 411 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: honey garlic sauce over garlic and child's fry top with 412 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: tessively seed and Child's with ranch drizzle. That's genius, baby chee. 413 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: Every time, by every time I don't reading me, can 414 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 1: you do something with your hands there spoking at the 415 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: end and a little I can't help but do it right, 416 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: like no, thank you so much. It's just nasurue. That's 417 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 1: where that's what it is. These are the flavors that 418 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: we love. These are the things that we want to 419 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: eat when we go to a late night location. So 420 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: it's it's truly very simple to us in this form 421 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 1: of it came from a genuine place. That comes from 422 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: a genuine place, so we don't have to search long 423 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: and hard to buy the things that connect. Because we 424 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 1: are the people we want to commit with um and 425 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 1: that that goes beyond skin color. It goes. It's it's reagional, 426 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: it's uh, you know, it's human base. We all love 427 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 1: fries and I don't care you are one. I don't 428 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: care if you're just gonna salt on that. I got you. There, 429 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: you go, you go. Now, let's let's flip because I 430 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: gotta talk about Evan, you know, writer director who recently 431 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: featured in Variety and one of Black Magic's future feature 432 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: film director. First of all, let me tell you all 433 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: about varieties, and Variety is not I'm not gonna rod 434 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: is like you have Hollywood Reporter and you have Variety 435 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles. Okay, I've been in Los Angeles two Okay. 436 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:27,479 Speaker 1: I know when you your name appear Variety, you frame that, 437 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 1: you put it on the wall, you call your mama 438 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: calls them best friends. The girl I'm in Variety because 439 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: they put it in Sheld. I know she was sending 440 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: that link out there. Everybody. She was taking that link 441 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: out there everybody. You put it on social media. You 442 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: had to because that's one of the top entertainment magazine 443 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,679 Speaker 1: in the country. Did when you get in Variety and like, 444 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: that's like, uh, that's like the front page of the 445 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: New York Times. You know, you know, you have the 446 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: Atlanta Constants in general constitution, then you have New York 447 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: Times different levels. You know, no disrespect to a j C. 448 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: Read it all the time. No disrespect used to chronicles 449 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: all the time. When you tell us about you in 450 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: New York Time, they go, girl, what did you do? 451 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: You did something really good or something bad? Okay, you 452 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: did something really good. To talk about the reaction to 453 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: you being acknowledged like that, so people get a sense 454 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 1: of because I always like people, there's so many costumes 455 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: that we wear a black people, you know, because we 456 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: have to do a lot of different things just to 457 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: get to that get to the end game, and then 458 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: eventually you can just take off a real reveal to 459 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 1: everybody who you really are, the genius that you are 460 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: right now. You're an entrepreneurial genius and you've been recognized 461 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: as a future star as a writer director. Talk about 462 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:39,959 Speaker 1: that by Variety magazine. Talk about that acknowledgement. Um, Well, 463 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: to your point, yeah, I definitely sent that article to 464 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: my dad and my grandma and everybody. So proud of it. Um. 465 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: And I think for anyone who does filmmaking, you know 466 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: how long it takes for you to go throughout your 467 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,199 Speaker 1: journey to be able to get exposure and to be 468 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 1: able to get articles. So I think for me us 469 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: early on to your point of um of kind of 470 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: like taking off your shell, if you will, and showing 471 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: people who you are. I always leaned into telling people 472 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: who I was. I'm very um before being a Black 473 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,120 Speaker 1: girl with Magic was a hashtag, I knew, I knew 474 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: it was powerful. UM. So I haven't necessarily needed to 475 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: wait for the culture to catch up because I know 476 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 1: that black women are the culture, um and so I 477 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: write about that in a way that I believe it's 478 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: very true to myself and it seems to be relatable 479 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 1: to other Black women in particular, but women at large. 480 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: And so I think for me, getting the Variety article 481 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: is just the world catching up. To be honest, I've 482 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: been doing this for a minute. So anytime Rush, you 483 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: know that the work that we do, we know that 484 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: we uh we do it for ourselves, we do it 485 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: for our communities, but we we definitely expect some sort 486 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: of fanfare around it. So I'm appreciative at this point 487 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: in my career to uh to be landing some bigger spots. 488 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: But I mean, Rush, you know, it doesn't come without 489 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: a bunch of smaller articles, right, Um, it doesn't come 490 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 1: without some of the chilling circuit um. And so just 491 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: putting in that work and then allowing some of the 492 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: bigger markets to uh when they catch up to it, 493 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: to amplify you as a really great feeling. Well, first 494 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: of all, to be recognized by any level. And I've 495 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:22,439 Speaker 1: learned that. You know, sometimes you know you're on the 496 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 1: grind and you don't respect the recognition of acknowledgement. That's 497 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: why that's why I'm letting you know, just in case 498 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: you know it's died down, you know, uh ever happened. Now, 499 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: that's still a big deal and it has to be 500 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: recognized as a big deal. It just led to a 501 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: project that we're gonna talk about for a little bit 502 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: on the show, because I know I brought you on 503 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 1: to talk about Ponchos Late Night Fried Trap. But there's 504 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 1: the film called Jordan's that's out there that that you 505 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: guys have produced. Shot tell us the synopsis of the movie, 506 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: and we're gonna talk about the importance of you producing 507 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: and writing and directing that movie. Absolutely well, I'm the 508 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: writer director. Puncho is one half of the producing team. 509 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,880 Speaker 1: He's also the editor. UM and to keep it short, 510 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: I guess no, no no, don't keep it short. Girl. Come on, hey, Brandon, 511 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: you ain't telling her what you're talking to. You tell 512 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: your story on my show like we're talking to like 513 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: just a five minute of you. Girl, Take your time, 514 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,679 Speaker 1: get the word out. I got you. Um. The story 515 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: is about a black girl adventure discovering a black mermaid, 516 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 1: a mermaid who looks like the women who she looks 517 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: up to. Um. And if anyone is familiar with black 518 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: folklore and uh, some of the older stories of mermaids 519 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: and merk folks have always been tied to a lot 520 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: of our storytelling. So my story centers a black girl 521 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: from Georgia, go figure, who is on a fishing trip 522 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: with her father. Um And she discovers a mermaid and 523 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: she's a mermaid enthusiast, so she takes her back home, 524 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: only to discover she's not what she seems. Uh. So 525 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: this story involved a lot of clientify, which is a 526 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 1: climate fiction. And we talk about the environment. We talk 527 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: about pollution and how in particular it affects black and 528 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: marginalized communities. UM. And we talked about a black father 529 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: supporting his black daughter's wildest dreams in a manner. For me, 530 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: that's something I'm very familiar with. I'm a daddy's girl, 531 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: and so I used to go on fishing trips with 532 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: my dad and Georgia and Alabama. Um, and there's nothing 533 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: that my dad. There's nothing that I thought I couldn't 534 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 1: do because I had my dad telling me always that 535 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: you can do anything. Um. And so this is a 536 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:40,600 Speaker 1: story that I feel, uh, in particular, black dads and 537 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: black daughters will be very happy to watch together because 538 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: we see a lot of course in media where we 539 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:50,479 Speaker 1: see black fathers are represented, they're not there, they're not 540 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: showing up. And this is a dad who loves his daughter. 541 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: Like you see it from the beginning to the end. Um. 542 00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: He relish is in her playtime. He relish is in 543 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: her adventure. And so when she discovers a black mermaid 544 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: and brings her home, um, he's excited to be a 545 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: part of that. And so yeah, it starts Besett Williams, 546 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: who is a force of nature. Uh. She's like a 547 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: fourteen year old uh, young protege you'll see here. Um. 548 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: And then we have playing the mermaid, a beautiful actress 549 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: her name is artrees Um Johnson. And then for the father, 550 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:29,479 Speaker 1: playing the father, we have a Jeff Kanje all black cast, 551 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 1: beautiful talent. They're truly like the next superstar that you're 552 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: gonna see if I believe. Well good ever, any um, 553 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: Oh you said that, Pancho, what's the producer? You know? Okay, 554 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 1: they say they all say black people can't swim, black 555 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 1: people go to the beach, they don't go in the water. 556 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: You know, we just walk along the beach, you know. 557 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: You know, then then she gonna come to you, Pancho, 558 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: which is idea about a little girl fascinated with a 559 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: black mermaid. Okay, kemp walk We threw just stamps Man 560 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: through the pitch. Come on, well, it's not even It's 561 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: so timely that it wasn't even a pitch. It didn't 562 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: need to be a pitch. Once I heard the story 563 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: and I know and saw how much she put into it, 564 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: I knew what time it was in the sense of 565 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: us creating our own stories, because again, were we started 566 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: this frost traft things so we could so we could 567 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 1: do this. And that's what hit me was like, oh, 568 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: now it's time and the level that we previously worked 569 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: at it was. It was pretty greatful at any level. 570 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: But this time rest. This time we went mate. This 571 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: time we had a full camera, lighting and grip package 572 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: from PCNE, which is a rental house in Atlanta who 573 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: rest to the Marble. Yeah, I know what I say. Absolutely, 574 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: I'm just let everybody. So that's pretty big. It makes 575 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 1: once of the full package. Also, we had a sponsorship 576 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: from Atli, a prop house for our heart and problems. 577 00:30:57,280 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: And these are things that rest when it comes to 578 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: if there was a lot of your shoulders, I won't 579 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: put the number on it, but man, we we we 580 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: were blessed. And to see it come together with our crew, 581 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: which again is a community of our our our family, 582 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: people who were created with over the past few years, 583 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: past five six years um. To have them work collectively 584 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 1: after week, come along individually, you know, watch all the 585 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: synergy come together. To see people and hear people speak 586 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: to the energy that they felt like they're on our sex. Um, 587 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 1: it's just overwhelming. Man, I can't even I can divorce 588 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 1: how much, but then it would go on and all 589 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: because we get it from every side when it comes 590 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: to people appreciate it and being grateful and in time 591 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: we are openly grateful soldier to be able to produce 592 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: this level of film, even though in short form, and 593 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: to know that we have a proven concept that we 594 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: can now take into other worlds and other officers and 595 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: present to the people who we want to present to 596 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: um and and just to see what the response is. 597 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: But you know, we have something solid, especially a by 598 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 1: plaque girl tween and with the I want I want 599 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: to mention what the Mermaid actually is, but the discovers 600 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: the Mermaid and we really see this. We don't like 601 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: a lot of times as filmmakers, especially independent filmakas, we 602 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 1: get criticized for the quality of our work, being in 603 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: the visual or the sound, especially in the story. We 604 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: don't always have complete stories. But there is a mighty 605 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: feet and getting it done and getting what you want 606 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: and not necessarily what you needed, because that's filmmaking and 607 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: that's exactly what we did, right. So that was a 608 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 1: process getting in it, like really getting into the noos 609 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 1: and crannies of the nooks and crannies to find out 610 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: what this story is and where this story aligns with 611 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: where the intersection now two years between whether it's time 612 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: to justice or racial justice, all these things are affected. 613 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: All these things are something that we had to swim through. 614 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: To your point about swimming, no black people swim, we 615 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: swim hard and we walk light, and that was all 616 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: stoken for the whole film. So it's funny that you 617 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: said that, but it's it was a matter of getting 618 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 1: through those with getting through those moments with all of 619 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: our crew are lovely DP James Fraser James, if you 620 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 1: watch this, I love you bro then them powdering that 621 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: story that's kind of the bus and then not me 622 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: in post, but that she's looking at the footage like 623 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: my god, this and knowing that. I'll just give a 624 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 1: quick on. Another sponsorship that we're looking at is mom 625 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: House Studios moon Shine. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Moming Shot. 626 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 1: I'm starting shot sho. You can google them to do 627 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 1: everything so more than to have a confirmation from them 628 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: that their assistance with this project too. So well, you know, 629 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 1: come on there talking about Pancho the first time I 630 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: got to meet Eppeny, you know, doing that thing. But 631 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,960 Speaker 1: you know, she's been It's kind of great because she's 632 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: been shouted out by our power that's bigger than me. 633 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: Variety Magazine Entertainment, Los Angeles, base. You're gonna be a 634 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: prapp palmer district that menu. You know, I just shouted 635 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: out some of the men. You just let y'all know. 636 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: Whenever he knows. Last time he camera show, I printed 637 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: out his menu. You know, I do fry trap. I'll 638 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: be talking about that menu. Now. You had something about 639 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna close this outre shark. You're saying, boy, when 640 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:06,800 Speaker 1: do you expect to see Rashwan homemade pies on the menu? 641 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: Look at me, now, we want to hustle with you. 642 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: We want Did you say said genius genius genius? Okay, 643 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 1: three genius is gonna get together, gonna make that happen. 644 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: All right, That's all I'm saying. But she said genius genius. 645 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 1: She just left that this genius, three geniuses, gonna three gees, 646 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:33,359 Speaker 1: three gs, gonna get to CALIBERI no, seriously, I man, 647 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: I love you Russell because the way that you posture 648 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 1: this money making a conversation and just the way that 649 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: you speak to the so how to traverse life in entrepreneurship, 650 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: and you uncovered all and you speak directly to the 651 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: points in the places that people a lot of times 652 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:54,839 Speaker 1: um just simply overlooked or simply overthink. So I think 653 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 1: the more that we not necessarily simplified because it's not 654 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 1: a simple process. Its business and entrepreneurship is are until 655 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,399 Speaker 1: you understand the game and the little man and what 656 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: factors me and what um. I will say that question. 657 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:10,479 Speaker 1: I didn't not doing it because again I'm the best show. 658 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: But I do understand how to make customers experiences great. 659 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: And that's what I want to do through Prides. That's 660 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: what we want to do through Frides and him so 661 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,920 Speaker 1: and pies. So let's get those ties, bro, Let's get 662 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:24,440 Speaker 1: those fies. I love it. Man. 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