BLACK FROM YALE: THE AFTERMATH
To recap my last post (even though right below this one), I was invited to be a guest lecturer at Yale University for the 13th Annual Black Solidarity Conference on a panel called Politics Press and Propoganda.
Before I left...
I wanted to reflect on a few things in my usual fashion...
(I usually keep the blinds closed until Sunset, but, Sunshine provided for a better ambiance - yeah right?)
so anyway, I left Friday morning, flew all day, and night, and arrived here...
...to do my thing on Saturday at the 11:30-1:30 pm panel.
I spoke to a little over 100 people in classroom and basically gave them my idealogy behind the infamous "READ A BOOK" video I directed for B.E.T. last summer.
I opened with some history about the early origins of the song (from Hotghettomess.com), to how it arrived at B.E.T, to how I met Denys Cowan when he was a producer on "The Boondocks", and to how that same relationship paid dividends 2 years later when Denys Cowan and Reginald Hudlin started anew at B.E.T. respectively with Cowan as Vice President of Animation and Hudlin as President of Entertainment. In steps Tyree Dillihay to direct "READ A BOOK" and the nation throws a shit fit.
CNN appearance, couple of newspaper articles, radio, interviews, yada-yada-yada...all to say WHAT?
Basically...i just wanted to say "WAKE UP!!" Just like Slice in School Daze.
So, now that I've got your attention...and the fresh young minds at the Yale Conference...I whooped out my my fresh new film on 'em...
DIFFERENCES
(Directed and Narrated by me/Produced by Six Point Harness/Voices by Jaeden Ball)
After the resounding "awwwwwwwwwww" from the crowd...nothing left to do than to watch my people do the ELECTRIC SLIDE!!
Later that night, the treat of all treats. Who graced the staged but none other than Lupe Fiascoe to rock Yale. At the end, an even more special treat...sorry for the photos...but, that's Lupe in the center with Matthew Santos on his right rockin SUPERSTAR. "Have no feeeeeaaaaaar"
after that, you know that frats and sorros had to battle it out:
Then, it was back to L.A. and back on the grind.Art to come soon.
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posted by TYREE DILLIHAY @ 10:17 PM
6 Comments:
Man Tyree I can barely believe all the success you've found since Read a Book! I'm so glad to have learned from you & I wish you the best of luck! Crazy finding yourself speaking @ Yale tho, right?
& Lupe Fiasco?! Too much fun man, no fair!
PS: Cute film man I really liked it 8-D
hey tyree,
i have been blog surfing and i stumpled on to this site, and i gotta say your artwork is very inspirational love the life drawings too! man its good to finally stumpled on the blog of the creator of "read a book".
keep postin while i keep clickin
-justin
That's great you had such a fun time at Yale. Loved the film too.
Can't wait to hear what else you are up to and some of your new work.
-Deb
Wow, speaking at Yale! I can no longer call you Tyree, I must now call you "THE ESTEEMED MR. DILLIHAY."
Keep rocking on dude, sky is the limit.
Jeez! Yale! Man 'Read a Book' has really touched a lot of people. You must be so proud! You certainly deserve the fame that comes with it. You're work continues to blow my mind.
I like 'Differences.' Very sweet. That's really you narrating? You sound so different!
Can't wait to see new art!
Thanks all.
Yeah, READ A BOOK led me to Yale of all places...and trust...Yale is the LAST place I expected it to take me. I knew it was going to make some noise...but, the small sub-atomic blasts was a curve ball.
One of the things I said to those in attendance at the lecture was:
take every one opportunity and turn it into ten opportunities. I wanted attention as an artist and filmmaker. READ A BOOK provided the perfect vehicle and I whole-heartedly agree with the message. I took the hit and I'm still here...still eatin...still grindin'...
I have plenty of artwork, but, to take a moment to sound like a lot of poor saps in the industry, everything I make these days is not for public consumption and these companies will have my HEAD!!
Kinda like how I'm about to have a company's head for trying to take some of my ish...more on that later.
anywho, everybody, stay productive, get inspired, and keep creatin'!!
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