Romany Malco spoke with blackfilm.com correspondent Rob Smith about his film Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison.
During the interview Malco speaks on the challenges of funding his project independently, writing for Regina Hall, casting the hilarious Tami Roman and telling black stories from a black creators perspective.
Check out the full interview for details on how you can support independent film and personally help Malco spread the word about Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison!
Available on demand July 31st.
Tijuana Jackson (ROMANY MALCO) is a man determined to move beyond his checkered past and achieve his ambition of becoming a world renowned motivational speaker. When asked to be the subject of a 10 minute student film, TJ leaps at the opportunity. 10 minutes turns into 10 hours, and 10 hours become 10 life altering days of courage and inspiration. Determined to be more than a statistic with a pipe dream, TJ stops at nothing to earn the respect of his family, and crush (REGINA HALL), who is currently his probation officer, by becoming the success story they claimed he’d never be.With film crew in tow, Tijuana Jackson takes us on the ride of our lives in this laugh out loud comedy. Running from his past, he collides with his future and steps on every toe in the room as he does. Dropping golden nuggets of wisdom along the way, TJ attempts to master the art of achieving success by getting out of his own way!
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