Titus Kaphar

Yeah. And so my oldest is going off to college now. So I think that's part of what initiated this whole process for me. And the painting aspect of it is so – that's so normal. That's my happy place. That's peace, you know. I'm a pretty extroverted person, but that's only because I have – all of this time alone in the studio.

Yeah. And so my oldest is going off to college now. So I think that's part of what initiated this whole process for me. And the painting aspect of it is so – that's so normal. That's my happy place. That's peace, you know. I'm a pretty extroverted person, but that's only because I have – all of this time alone in the studio.

So that part felt normal, felt right, and it made the writing process easier because the writing process was far more emotional than I expected it to be. The process of sitting down and writing made me remember things that I had pushed out of my mind.

So that part felt normal, felt right, and it made the writing process easier because the writing process was far more emotional than I expected it to be. The process of sitting down and writing made me remember things that I had pushed out of my mind.

So that part felt normal, felt right, and it made the writing process easier because the writing process was far more emotional than I expected it to be. The process of sitting down and writing made me remember things that I had pushed out of my mind.

for a long time and I Also as I took it from reality and moved it into the script it actually became more difficult when I was moving it into a script because If you were writing a character you have to be honest about that characters motivations you can't just say this is a bad guy and And as a young man, I would have told you that my father was the villain of my narrative. He was the bad guy.

for a long time and I Also as I took it from reality and moved it into the script it actually became more difficult when I was moving it into a script because If you were writing a character you have to be honest about that characters motivations you can't just say this is a bad guy and And as a young man, I would have told you that my father was the villain of my narrative. He was the bad guy.

for a long time and I Also as I took it from reality and moved it into the script it actually became more difficult when I was moving it into a script because If you were writing a character you have to be honest about that characters motivations you can't just say this is a bad guy and And as a young man, I would have told you that my father was the villain of my narrative. He was the bad guy.

It wasn't until I sat down to write and I had to ask myself, no, no, that's not enough. Why is he doing what he's doing? What are the motivations for his actions? What are the broader context of the world? Yes, that's right. You grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Yes, that's right. That was a place of industry, of factories, of businesses. And yes, that's right.

It wasn't until I sat down to write and I had to ask myself, no, no, that's not enough. Why is he doing what he's doing? What are the motivations for his actions? What are the broader context of the world? Yes, that's right. You grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Yes, that's right. That was a place of industry, of factories, of businesses. And yes, that's right.

It wasn't until I sat down to write and I had to ask myself, no, no, that's not enough. Why is he doing what he's doing? What are the motivations for his actions? What are the broader context of the world? Yes, that's right. You grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Yes, that's right. That was a place of industry, of factories, of businesses. And yes, that's right.

By the time you were in high school, all of those businesses, so many of them had been shut down. And so there were no jobs. There were few opportunities. And yes, that's right. Crack cocaine came in right at that same time. So with context and writing and asking myself the motivation for this character, I gained a compassion, a sympathy for my father that I never had as a young man.

By the time you were in high school, all of those businesses, so many of them had been shut down. And so there were no jobs. There were few opportunities. And yes, that's right. Crack cocaine came in right at that same time. So with context and writing and asking myself the motivation for this character, I gained a compassion, a sympathy for my father that I never had as a young man.

By the time you were in high school, all of those businesses, so many of them had been shut down. And so there were no jobs. There were few opportunities. And yes, that's right. Crack cocaine came in right at that same time. So with context and writing and asking myself the motivation for this character, I gained a compassion, a sympathy for my father that I never had as a young man.

He has a young son. Terrell has a young son. I have two. You know, I think fundamentally this film is about one artist's journey towards healing. Of course, there's this question of this father who reenters the situation and whether or not there will be reconciliation or forgiveness between them. And we go with this family on this journey. The film for me is about generational healing, about

He has a young son. Terrell has a young son. I have two. You know, I think fundamentally this film is about one artist's journey towards healing. Of course, there's this question of this father who reenters the situation and whether or not there will be reconciliation or forgiveness between them. And we go with this family on this journey. The film for me is about generational healing, about

He has a young son. Terrell has a young son. I have two. You know, I think fundamentally this film is about one artist's journey towards healing. Of course, there's this question of this father who reenters the situation and whether or not there will be reconciliation or forgiveness between them. And we go with this family on this journey. The film for me is about generational healing, about

How does this generation make sure that our children don't have to carry the same wounds and baggage that we carry? Is there a way for us to leave it here so that they can go on without that burden? And in the film, the artist Terrell and his wife Aisha, they figure this out through their artistic practice itself.

How does this generation make sure that our children don't have to carry the same wounds and baggage that we carry? Is there a way for us to leave it here so that they can go on without that burden? And in the film, the artist Terrell and his wife Aisha, they figure this out through their artistic practice itself.

How does this generation make sure that our children don't have to carry the same wounds and baggage that we carry? Is there a way for us to leave it here so that they can go on without that burden? And in the film, the artist Terrell and his wife Aisha, they figure this out through their artistic practice itself.