'As a woman witnessing men from the outside looking in, I feel like there is a persona or a mask that you have to put on when you step outside the house.'
, director Letia Solomon talks about the themes of self-identity and sexuality within her short film,introduces audiences to rapper Khalil , who has been hiding a secret about himself. While taking the lead in the freestyle rap competition, Khalil suddenly discovers his reputation and record deal are on the line. In front of a crowd for all to see, Khalil has to stand his ground and defend his intimate feelings for Marc .
The whole development part was awesome because we were all kind of telling our own experiences of having either siblings or family members, who might have gone through a similar experience of coming out. What does that look like when you are a person who is coming out? Or you're adjacent to the person who is coming out. And you are a loved one watching the process unfold. What is your role in that process? And so from there, we went to those post-production classes.
We also had to find someone who understands what it means to fight for themselves and has the ability to either rap or at least speak poetry very well. And do it in a theatrical kind of way. Nigel was able to identify and connect with every facet of Khalil. He was just the perfect person. The rap battles were more interesting to film. Instead of just working with two actors, we had 25 or 40 actors that we had to coordinate. And not only is it getting coverage of the two opponents on stage, you also have to get coverage of the environment. You have to get coverage of reaction shots of the crowd. There's so many other factors. And on top of that, there were a lot of moving parts and a lot more coordination than an intimate scene.
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