#BlackActress Season 2 Ep 4 ft @Keesha_Sharp

February 27, 2015 by

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Hey guys,

My apologies for the late upload, when you’re an independent filmmaker sometimes the technical God’s play with your emotions, but we’re back in business finally! Tonight’s episode features the beautiful Keesha Sharp who I’m obsessed with because she’s awesome and petite like me! In this episode she gives great advice on how she deals with fear, rejection and keeping sane in this business.

Tonight Kori meets with a very accomplished acting coach, Stella played by series producer Essence Atkins, to help her with her upcoming audition and she begins the process of breaking her down. Romeo takes things up a notch and invites Kori and Izzy out for a group date and his true feelings for her are revealed. Enjoy the episode below, this will be the last one as we take a mid season break, help us to complete our season and donate to our kickstarter campaign HERE

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[Kickstarter Campaign] Andrea Lewis Presents: Jungle Wild Productions #Donate

February 20, 2015 by
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Hey guys,
I’d like to introduce you to my production company Jungle Wild. Jungle Wild is a new model entertainment company started by myself and Brian Walker, and features a collective of young, experienced, content creators who are focused on producing original television, film, and digital content that showcases women, people of color, and the LGBT community. Our goal is to continue to produce and distribute our current hit series, Black Actress, and produce and distribute 3 new series by the end of 2015 on the Andrea Lewis Youtube Channel. We’ve already developed the concepts and over the next few weeks, we will release sample video content for the series.
We are currently raising money for Jungle Wild on Kickstarter and we are asking for your help to reach our goal of 30K. Our team and much of our cast for the series are already confirmed and are just waiting for our shooting dates. They are eager to show the world that casts with a diversity of characters, both in front of the camera and behind, create the best entertainment. In 2015, we would also like to begin developing our first independent feature. So with your help, we can reach our goal and create opportunities for other diverse content creators to produce and showcase their work as well.
Please check out the video and link below and donate to our campaign and help us to bring diversity to Hollywood and change the world.

DONATE HERE

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#BlackActress Ep 3 Sn 2 ft @GarcelleB

February 19, 2015 by

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Hey guys!

Happy “New Episode of Black Actress” Day. Today’s episode features the beautiful Garcelle Beauvias from “The Jamie Foxx Show” “Wild Wild West” “Grimm” “The Mentalist” and countless other shows and films. Garcelle spoke with us about allowing competiton to keep you motivated and recognizing that another actors success has nothing to do with your own. We each have our own path and what’s for you will be for you.

In this episode we see Kori deal with the competitve and sometimes nasty nature of the business and how to deal with Frenemies. Check out the episode below and as well our kickstarter campaign for Jungle Wild Productions, help us to raise 30K to go towards Black Actress and the other projects that we have slated for this year.

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(New Video) Black Canadians in Pop Culture w/ @CTVCanadaAM

February 17, 2015 by

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This morning I had the pleasure of being apart of a panel with Canadian Music Mogul & Vice president of Feva TV Farley Flex and Celebrity Manager & Boss Lady Marina Phillips on CTV News. For those of you who are not Canadian, CTV is one of the largest networks in Canada and used to be my old stomping grounds when I was on Degrassi.

As a part of Black History Month they brought up the very important topic of diversity in pop culture on Canadian Television and if Canada is doing a fair job of reflecting the true diversity of our country. Stats show that 87% of Canadian TV is White and frankly that’s absurd! I grew up on TV in Canada and I always felt fortunate to be the representation for people of color because the opportunities for us are few. I’ve lived in the US for many years and people are always shocked when I tell them that we don’t have a Canadian version of BET or our own NAACP awards or Black Canadian Essence Magazine, so as a person of Color you truly have to fight to have your story told. Toronto is one of the most progressive and beautiful cities to live in and be apart of but when it comes to our Entertainment Industry and the reflection of seeing faces that look like mine and friends we still have a lot of room to improve. I’m glad that CTV brought up the importance of this ongoing discussion and that I could be apart of it  and I hope to continue to make a change in Canada and for people of Color on Televsion. Click the link below to watch the full clip.

Black Canadians in Pop Culture

 

 

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#BlackActress Ep 2 Sn 2 ft @AishaHinds

February 12, 2015 by

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Hey guys!

It’s Thursday again and that means a new episode of Black Actress. Today’s Episode features the ridiculously talented and beautiful Aisha Hinds from “Beyond The Lights”, “NCIS: Los Angeles” “Under The Dome”, “True Blood” and countless other projects that she was amazing in!

In this Episode Kori has to deal with “actress trends” and whether she fit the mold of the actresses that are on TV right now. Izzy lends her friendly advice and but has her own problems to deal with when she confronts Jermaine about their relationship.

Enjoy Episode 2 Below.

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(New Video) BLACK ACTRESS SEASON 2 Trailer [Premiers 2/5/15]

January 21, 2015 by

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Hey guys,

It’s finally here, the Trailer for Season 2 of “Black Actress”. The first episode premiers on Thursday February 5th and you can watch it at youtube.com/AndreaLewisChannel . This season we’re following Kori Bailey as she straddles the line of following her passion and learning the business of acting. Her relationship with Romeo progresses but not necessarily in a good way but luckily Izzy has her back along this crazy ride. Enjoy the trailer below and subscribe to my channel for updates, giveaways and a lot more with Black Actress and Jungle Wild Productions.

Written By: Andrea Lewis

Produced By: Andrea Lewis, Brian Walker, Essence Atkins & Tatyana Ali

Directed By: William Alexander Runnels

Camera: Michael Wells

Sound: Alex Herboche

Wardrobe: Rosco Spears

Makeup: Delina Medhin & Marsha Page

Cast:(featured in the trailer)

Kori: Andrea Lewis

Izzy: Allison Edwards Crewe

Romeo: Rob Sissac

Jermaine: Sidiki Fofana

Camilla: Sarah Francis Jones

Danielle: Franchesca Ramsey

Alex: Alex Herboche

Aisha Hinds

Aj Johnson

Amber Riley

Garcelle Beauvais

Erica Hubbard

Keesha Sharp

 

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(New Video Post) #BlackActress Season 2 BIG Announcements!

January 16, 2015 by

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Hey guys!

A lot of you have been asking me “When is Season 2 coming?” and I’m very happy to announce it’s finally here! Season 2 will be premiering on Thursday February 5th on youtube.com/AndreaLewisChannel  and you’ll be able to watch New Episodes every Thursday starting in February! I’m so excited for you guys to see the new season because it is just everything and more. Big shout out to everyone involved and all the hard work they’re doing to create an amazing show!

This year my production company, Jungle Wild Productions will be releasing a few other shows to add to our roster and to celebrate Black History Month in February we will be releasing trailers, scenes and sneak peeks into some of our New shows. We’re also doing a ton of giveaways to show our appreciation for all the support we’ve received with Black Actress, so check out the video below for everything that we have in store for 2015, it’s going to be a great year!

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(New Video Post) Black Actress: Essence Atkins Interview @EssenceSays [Full Length]

March 19, 2014 by

I couldn’t wait to release the extended interview from the beautiful and genuine Essence Atkins. Her interview was absolutely amazing, she was so honest and sincere with her advice and sharing her experience in the entertainment industry, I couldn’t have asked for a better person to include in “Black Actress”. Essence was an actress that  I grew up admiring, I was obsessed with her on both “Smart Guy” and “Half and Half”  and I’m so glad that she was just as amazing in real life. Thank you, Essence for being apart of “Black Actress” and please enjoy her full length interview below!

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(New Video Post) Full Interview with @NessaBCalloway #BlackActress #inspiration

February 12, 2014 by

Many of you have asked to see the longer versions of the interviews I did with the actresses and I will be releasing them slowly but surely so get your note pads ready! Vanessa Bell Calloway is an actress that I admire and have respected for so many years. I was beyond excited to interview her for Black Actress and so grateful for all of the gems that she dropped in this interview. She was honest about her experiences and gave advice that can be helpful to not only young actresses but anyone chasing a dream. Thank you Mrs. Calloway for being apart of Black Actress. Enjoy the full interview

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(New Video Post) Recap Interview with @CeliHangout…incase you missed it

January 14, 2014 by

Tonight I did a great interview with the lovely Franceli Chapman for “Celi’s Hangout” She’s a host, actress and over all hustler! We talked about “Black Actress”, being a women of color in the entertainment business and The Golden Globes! We had a few technical difficulties in the beginning but kept the faith, worked out the kinks and kept the show going! I want to send a big THANK YOU to her for not only having me on her show but also being a big supporter of “Black Actress”. Here is the full interview, enjoy!

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