It’s friends like these that make us miss being in each other’s personal presence that much more and also friends like these that remind us what presence even means — as actors, as producers, as creative forces of nature. Four of BDB Productions’ team members — Franckie Francois, Lovell Adams-Gray,  Adrian Walters, and Emmanuel Ofori — join us to share how they came together as actors in times of strife and began finding their own individual voices as well as that of their collective to tell underrepresented stories. They talk about their first steps as new producers, what the production landscape looks like in a rapidly changing industry with new COVID-19 related safety measures and regulations, shining light on the Black Lives Matter conversation and presenting different voices within the black community through their art, balancing self-belief and faith in something greater, and finding their tribe that made all the difference in moving forward. Everything culminates in a heated debate that we all turn over to you, the audience. To help us settle the debate, share your voice at https://anchor.fm/wtnok/message. COOL THINGS: Lovell’s: “Da 5 Bloods” from Spike Lee (Netflix) “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” by Alex Haley (dictated by Malcolm X) “Revolutionary Suicide” by Huey P. Newton Autobiography of Marcus Garvey “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon “Lost cities of Africa” by Basil Davidson Adrian’s: Meditation with Insight Timer Taoism/Daoism Franck’s: “Tokyo Ghoul” written and illustrated by Sui Ishida “The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom” by Don Miguel Ruiz Manny’s: “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman Cales’: “so what?” Justin’s: BDB Productions (& being on top of proper plugs) FOLLOWS: BDB Productions bdbproductionsinc.com Franckie Francois insta: @franckiefrancois https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7551309/ Lovell Adams-Gray insta: @lovelladamsgray Adrian Walters insta: @AdrianWalters_ twitter: Adrian Walters https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5044769/ Emmanuel Ofori insta: @doitfortheculture1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6369481/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Theme music by Tessa Gooden & Petr Balaz Send your cool things into: https://anchor.fm/wtnok/message