New indie filmmaker Rashaad Ernesto Green visited Movie Addict Headquarters on June 21st to talk about his debut feature film, Gun Hill Road. A graduate of Dartmouth College and NYU’s Tisch School, Rashaad received a Spike Lee Fellowship in 2009 and was named one of indie WIRE’s “Ten Exciting New Voices in Black Cinema.” Actor Esai Morales, who plays a key role in Gun Hill Road,  joined in the spirited discussion

 In 2010, Rashaad made Filmmaker magazine’s list of “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” His short Premature won the 2008 HBO short-film competition, and another short, Choices, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Gun Hill Road is Green’s first feature film. It’s a gritty and heart-wrenching movie with fearless performances by Morales, Judy Reyes, and newcomer Harmony Santana, who play a Latino mother, father and teenage youngster struggling to overcome estrangement, transgender issues and environmental pressures.

Rashaad’s film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and opens in Los Angeles and New York on August 5. For more information about “Gun Hill Road,” please go to http://www.gunhillroad.com/ .   

This Rashaad Ernesto Green interview aired Tuesday, June 21, at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time) on BlogTalkRadio. During the live show, listeners were invited to call in or to take part in a chat. An archived segment is now available.

HOST:  Betty Jo Tucker

CO-HOST: Jazz Shaw

INTERIM PRODUCER: Danielle Dyer

LINK TO LISTEN: Click here on or after June 21, 2011. 

(Photo: Rashaad Ernesto Green)