The Cynical Owl

Black Woman Queer Filmmaker.

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In support of #Ferguson & the #BlackLivesMatter movement, my company The Cynical Owl has produced a short film titled, "The Idiot's Guide To The Black Revolution" check it out & share!

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SHE - Short Film

After the fall of a secret affair with her boss, we follow nineteen-year old Desdemona Calloway on the longest ride of her life as she unpacks the memories i...

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Lupita Nyong’o attends the Dujour Magazine Winter 2013-2014 Cover Star celebration hosted by Jason Binn in New York City

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Incase you missed it The Cynical Owl was featured on an online magazine over at afronoire.com So exciting! It's an amazing magazine, PLEASE check that out asap. We love the support we have been getting since our campaign started. Our fanbase grows by the day and if it's one thing I learned from this indiegogo project so far it's communication is truly key. It doesn't hurt to reach out and let people in on things that you're working on. Word of mouth does justice! Check out the link to the article.

What a truly amazing accomplishment. This company has come such a long way.

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Trayvon Martin would have been 18 years old today. Our prayers go out to his family, who I am sure is having a difficult time today.

The Trayvon Martin case hit close to home for the members of The Cynical Owl team which led us to have our film debut  “R.A.G.E” which was based on the Trayvon case. Check it out above.

Spread peace and love.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

January 31, 1977

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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

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Above is a still image from the film we are running an Indiegogo Page on called SHE. The image above I found interesting because I caught a glimpse of myself  in it, specifically in Desdemona (to the left). She looks scared, curious, and confused while Olivia (to the right) looks like she is ready to have the time of her life. I can’t tell you how many times I felt I been in that position before. Where I want to take the risk but I wonder if I will get hurt and regret it later.

Experiencing new things can be terrifying.  Sometimes you just want to have  “DO NOT DISTURB” tattooed on your forehead. You want to just give off the vibe that you want everyone to fuck off but deep inside you want and crave love. You are hurt and afraid by it but you want it. But what if you truly find someone that has the potential to be everything you want? Do you leave it alone with the possible chance they will go for someone else and you miss your shot forever or do you go for it knowing that you are still hurt from your past? I can’t tell you how many times I made a poor decision in jumping off the “solo” ship before I had a life jacket. Putting your trust into something is scary as fuck. There’s no other way to say it.  Especially if it’s your second, third, fourth time trying to make something work into your favor.

Even career wise you want to believe the people you work with will have help you succeed.  Then one day out of the blue they threw you under the bus and walked off on you. So you are pretty much over partnership and you’re stressing yourself with loads of work. It wasn’t your fault with what happened but you just don’t wanna get let down again and look stupid.  You now officially have a wall up. I know I constantly preach about trying but what if you’re sick of trying though? My best bet is that if you don’t try, you will wind up alone and bitter. You will grow up to be those old people that sit in their porch all day yelling at children to stay away from your property. That’s not a life for me, hell no! Who would want that? I’ll take my chance when it comes to love and my career because experiences make you wiser. Maybe after the incident happened you saw the red flags you didn’t see before. Those signs wouldn’t be clear as day if you never went through it. Am I right? I’ve had every possible disappointment happen to me in my almost 23 years on Earth. I’m still young, I have options and I will make the best ones. Those are just my thoughts that sparked up when I saw the photo…

Now if you wanna see if Desdemona overcomes her fears, join our campaign and help us get this lesbian drama love fest out there for the world to see! Any contribution you give , you get something back along with helping release a great film! Spread the word.

Click Here:http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/she-not-safe-for-work & thank you! :)

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Title: She

Directed By: Melissa Murray

Starring: Tameika Godwin, Tyisha Turner and Joseph Dinozzi.

Synopsis: After the fall of a secret affair with her boss, nineteen-year old Desdemona Calloway is taken for the longest ride of her life as she departs from adolescence and steers straight into the throes of womanhood.

Release Date: (In Post-Production) That’ll be determined based on the Indiegogo Campaign.

  The Cynical Owl is raising funds to complete this film! Do this with us! Check out our Indiegogo page if you would love to support. Thank you! :)

Indiegogo Page: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/she-not-safe-for-work

Don't forget to check out our website! http://thecynicalowl.com/

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Melody Henderson, Simone Mair, Tracey Coleman, Charisse Higgins, Gia Lowe and Julienne Brown.

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God has been pushing me to begin a new chapter in my life, to make some changes. I’ve been stubborn, I’ve been scared of responsibility, I’ve been afraid to let certain things go. But I’m ready now. We cried it out together and I’m ready. I know its not going to be easy, but I know that I need to...

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Lupita Nyong’o ‘In High Demand’ by Edwin Mutilu.