The 3 movies
Show notes
This week on On Story we're talking to Hustle & Flow producer, Stephanie Allain for a conversation on producing. Stephanie Allain is a producer, known for her work in both film and television. Her work includes Hustle and Flow , Beyond the Lights , and Dear White People , a political commentary turned dramedy. Hustle & Flow follows a street hustler's attempt to make it in the hip-hop industry, featuring several BET award-winning performances and appearances by rappers like Ludacris and Juicy J. Beyond the Lights tells the story of a mentally-unstable woman who has been shoved toward stardom by her domineering mother and finds her trajectory changed when a young cop stops her from taking her own life. Dear White People follows the stories of a group of black students trying to navigate life at a predominantly white, elite university. In 2021 Allain attended the Austin Film Festival, where she received the Polly Platt Award for Producing. Moderator Casey Baron sat down with Stephanie Allain for a panel about her work at the Austin Film Festival. Clips of Hustle & Flow courtesy of Crunk Pictures LLC. Clips of Beyond the Lights courtesy of Blackbird Productions, LLC. Clips of Dear White People courtesy of Homegrown Pictures.
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