What Issa Rae Taught Me About The Movie Business - Sujata Day

WATCH 'DEFINITION PLEASE' TRAILER
• Definition Please - Of...
With her infectious personality and unique sense of humor, Pittsburgh native Sujata Day has established herself as a performer, creator, writer, and director. She regularly performs in Upright Citizen Brigade's hit Asian AF show. Sujata is known for her starring role as CeCe in Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. She's recurred for three seasons on HBO's Insecure. Sujata is a Sundance Lab fellow, Sundance Film Festival influencer, and Sundance Collab advisor. Her short film, Cowboy and Indian, sold to a major studio for series development. She served as HBO Visionaries Ambassador in 2019. She directs This Is My Story, a series in which beloved storyteller LeVar Burton narrates real life personal experiences of everyday racism. Sujata's debut award-winning feature film, Definition Please, is currently touring the film festival circuit.
CONNECT WITH SUJATA DAY
www.sujataday.com
www.imdb.com/name/nm1787397
/ sujataday
/ sujataday
/ sujataday
/ sujataday
(Affiliates)
►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) - buff.ly/3rWqrra
►WE USE THIS EDITING PROGRAM (ADOBE) - goo.gl/56LnpM
►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) - amzn.to/2tbFlM9
►WRITERS, TRY FINAL DRAFT FREE FOR 30-DAYS! (FINAL DRAFT) -
SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER
/ @filmcourage
CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE
www.FilmCourage.com
#!/FilmCourage
/ filmcourage
/ filmcourage
/ filmcourage
/ filmcourage
SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE RUclips CHANNEL
bit.ly/18DPN37
LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST
/ filmcourage-com
Stuff we use:
LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - amzn.to/2tbtmOq
AUDIO
Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post amzn.to/2t1n2hx
Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - amzn.to/2tbFlM9
LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - amzn.to/2u5UnHv
COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - amzn.to/2t1M67Z
EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - goo.gl/56LnpM
*These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.
#issarae #writing #film

[@RobertDePinto]

Love this interview and her energy / centered ness. Three things for me: 1. putting the work out there (even if its rough), 2. letting go and quickly moving on to the next project. 3. stick to your point of view on a topic / story.

[@laescritoranegraderomance5528]

A truly inspiring interview. It reinforces the necessity and the importance of finishing a project.

[@reginayfavors]

That was a huge bet Sujata made taking a chance on Issa's web series and working for free. It paid off.

[@tashajames3951]

Every interview is amazing. I can not wait to complete a film and get an interview one day soon

[@CrowdSpectator24]

Thanks for this interview! I follow both of them.

[@ufomechanic11]

Thank you for this interview !

[@filmcourage]

What did you like about this video?

[@damilareoyefeso806]

‘Be true to your point of view’

[@SteveKalinda]

@FilmCourage, thanks for doing this!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@filmcourage]

Cheers Steve! Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@leonardoneomokoena623]

This is beautiful

[@iknow5085]

❤️❤️❤️ love you Sujata🙌🏽 "oh that's just my baby daddy"🏃🏽‍♀️😂

[@TheJadedFilmMaker]

when someone leads with identity.
(as opposed to including identity in a good story which is different)
I like to say this quote I read in a Garfield comic strip ages ago. 😆
"Victory is like a fart,
only your own smells sweet"

[@luminaryeternal7016]

K your s

[@XA87.]

Thanks!

[@filmcourage]

Thank you Anthony! We appreciate you supporting this channel!

[@Wordsley]

These Rock!

[@Thenoobestgirl]

I fucking loved "The Guild"! 😍😂

[@LycanVisuals]

Lol I remember her, she dances like a lunatic in abg.

[@CareerDropout.]

I’m confused why certain details were mentioned while meeting Issa Rae