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Khaliah Neal - Part 2 - Producer of THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 5 a.m.

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"You\\u2019re not getting no\'s because your stuff isn\\u2019t good. It\\u2019s probably good, it\\u2019s just not great. So how do you separate yourself from\\xa0a lot of good material that is out there in the digital era? How do you cut through the noise? \\xa0You cut through the noise by trying to put something exceptional together and not stopping short of\\xa0anything exceptional."\\u2063\\u2063 -Khaliah Neal

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Picking up where we left off with part 2 of my chat with the cool, calm, and collected producer Khaliah Neal.

If you missed part 1, please take a moment to check that out first and then come back.

As I mentioned in last week\\u2019s post, at the time of this recording, she was finishing up THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO alongside Plan B and A24 which premiered in competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The film won the Grand Jury Awards for Best Direction and Best Creative Collaboration and is in theaters now.\\xa0

Director Joe Talbot also got nominated for a well deserved DGA award last week!

We do get super real and raw this week\\u2026we talk about the hardships of the producer lifestyle, the never ending imposter syndrome, and not always feeling supported because mentorship is hard to come by. It\\u2019s tricky to reveal where you are still growing, but that is the only way we can blossom. Khaliah found safe space to grow in friends like Alana Mayo, who help her navigate the growing pains of this business.

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