roi
movie exa
strictly volunteer, Bailey said.
Their compensation right now
is dedication, he added.
"We're tired of whites
making films about us," Bailey
said.
CITI G �:W YORK-
based filmmaker Spike Lee,
Bailey id there is a need for
more African American
writers, producers and produc­
tion teams.
"It's our turn," he said, ex­
plaining that he chose an all
African American crew pur­
posely.
"Something all Black
doesn't have to be all bad," he
said.
Clutching several articles
written as far back as 1972
about the need for positive
African American movies writ­
ten by African Americans,
Bailey has two things in mind.
Getting a pre-view for the
upcoming alional Associa­
tion of Black Journalists' Na­
tional Conference in Los
Angeles as well as the National
Association for the Advance­
ment of Colored People's Con­
vention both of which will
hold "Racism in Hollywood"
workshops.
LOCALLY DLT
PRODUCTIO plans to hit
the video scene marketing at
Blockbusters Video or through
any other major chain.
"I could easily take thi
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Db-TROIT - A bacon lettuce
nd tomato sandwich never
meant as much to anyone as it
does to Chauncey Bailey and
Duane Lewis.
BLT Productions, standing
for Bailey, Lewis - Themes,
is currently. filming a
creenplay "White' Pres /Black
Pres " del 'ling the post-col-
1ege lives of two African
American men.
One of the main characters
goes to work for a white
owned newspaper and the
other starts to work for an
African American owned
new paper.
The movie details their ex­
periences and the effects it has
on them eventually.
ABOUT 38 PEOPLE are
involved in making the final
product, aid Bailey, script
writer who i also a "Detroit
New " reporter.
"Everybody is a part ot the
andwich," he aid. "Every in­
gredient is just as important as
the others."
Forty percent of the net
earning will go to the actors.
20 percent to African
American youth. 20 percent to
the production team and the
remaining to be split between
Bail.ey nd Lewi .
The actors, production
team, writers and producers are
tlon program operating In coopera­
tion with juvenile court, police,
Ichool. and famUl to benefit the
Ifare of youths. To volunt r or for
more Information call sr: -9290.
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to Hollywood and get a Jewish
producer," Bailey said, ox­
plaining that reportedly
African American films are the
hottest topic in America, but
he decided to stay independent.
The crew con i 15 of all
local people ranging from the
actors, artist Cliff Harris,
production team including
Dwight Matlock who wa
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hite/
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lac
pres
"Roger and Me" assistant
camera man and can be seen
shooting around the city at
Belle Isle, Hart Plaza, Eastern
Market or Floods.
Battey said when he
recruited people the criteria
used was one of three E's -
whether the people had the
energy, the expertise or the
equipment.
Bailey has written 10
s reenplays within in the last
three years. All of them are not
e elusively Afrian American
o newspaper oreinted, h said.
But in light of the com­
munity-based boycott of the
"Detroit Free Press" and Chan­
nel 7 WXYZ- TV he thought
this creenplay would be time­
ly.