{"id":149099,"date":"2020-12-07T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T01:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=149099"},"modified":"2021-01-11T04:13:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T09:13:19","slug":"reginald-hudlin-mark-ciardi-and-ray-mcelrathbey-talk-disney-film-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/reginald-hudlin-mark-ciardi-and-ray-mcelrathbey-talk-disney-film-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Reginald Hudlin, Mark Ciardi and Ray McElrathbey talk Disney film &#8216;SAFETY&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tomJ-hMDxi8?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/tomJ-hMDxi8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reginald Hudlin, Mark Ciardi and Ray McElrathbay talk Disney film &#8216;SAFETY&#8217; with blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10649016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAFETY<\/a>\u201d produced by Mark Ciardi, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/11\/director-reginald-hudlin-talks-disneys-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reginald Hudlin<\/a>, and written by Randy McKinnon and Nick Santora, is a biographical drama based on the true story of former Clemson Tiger cornerback Ray McElrathbey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McElrathbey was a student at Clemson University on a football scholarship when he took full custody of his little brother Fahmarr, 11, to avoid entering him into the foster system while his mother completed drug rehab.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a story about compassion, family, and how the entire Clemson community rallied around McElrathbey and revolutionized the NCAA\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ve seen us sit down with &nbsp;sat down with actors Corinne Foxx (\u201cKaycee\u201d), Hunter Sansone (\u201cDaniel Morelli\u201d), &amp; Jay Reeves (\u201cRay Ray\u201d) to discuss their experience working directly with Ray, taking on biographical roles, and how the film has influenced their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now here&#8217;s a behind the scenes look with Ciardi, Hudlin, and McElthrabey to discuss the creative process and impact of the project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us know what you think about Disney film &#8216;SAFETY&#8217;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSAFETY\u201d is available exclusively on Disney+.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Safety-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Disney film SAFETY\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148230\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reginald Hudlin, Mark Ciardi and Ray McElrathbay talk Disney film &#8216;SAFETY&#8217; with blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona. \u201cSAFETY\u201d produced by Mark Ciardi, directed by Reginald Hudlin, and written by Randy McKinnon and Nick Santora, is a biographical drama based on the true story of former Clemson Tiger cornerback Ray McElrathbey. 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