Post in Black

Ri-Karlo Handy

Having began his career in the entertainment industry at the early age of 14, writer, producer and editor, Ri-Karlo Handy's pathway into post-production is largely due to a television production class offered at his school while he was in the ninth grade. This early learning opportunity gave him the skills

Lillian E. Benson

Our riveting conversation with Emmy-nominated editor Lillian E. Benson, ACE is refreshingly reflective and inspirational. With over 80 credits as an editor in film and television, Lillian's career spans over 4 decades. Lillian made history in 1991 when she became the first woman of color to become a member of

Dominique Ulloa

Peabody Award-winning editor, Dominique Ulloa, founder and chair of Ujima Entertainment Coalition, takes us on an awe-inspiring and brilliant journey as she shares how her unconventional pathway into post-production led her to creating her own company. Holistically unsatisfied with her career as a property manager, she decided to leave it

Taylor Joy Mason, Emmy Award-winning editor from "A Black Lady Sketch Show"

Award-winning editor Taylor Joy Mason of HBO's critically-acclaimed series, A Black Lady Sketch Show, made history as part of the first all-Black editing team to win an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming. In this episode, Taylor talks about her HBCU experience at Howard University

James D Wilcox, ACE

How His Fascination with Storytelling Led Him to Work with Ron Howard. We learn that it was a series of ambitions and dreams that didn't happen, that helped steer James D. Wilcox, ACE, into a vastly successful career as an editor and director. Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and later, going

Jesse Dodd, ADR and Foley Re-Recording Mixer Discusses Decades-Long Career in Hollywood

Born and raised in South Central, Los Angeles, ADR and Foley Re-Recording Mixer, Jesse Dodd has an astonishingly long list of credits that span decades. The California State University, Northridge grad's earliest projects were huge films, The Bodyguard and Thelma and Louise. Later on, Jesse's body of work expanded to

Emmy-nominated Supervising Sound/ADR Editor Bobbi Banks Talks About Her Extensive Hollywood Career

Supervising Sound and ADR Editor Bobbi Banks' extensive career working in post-production in the entertainment industry has spanned 3 decades and her credits include over 120 films and series, like The Batman, Women of the Movement, Coming 2 America (2021), Coming to America (1998), Men in Black: International, The Best

Emmy-winning Sound Designer/Re-recording Mixer, Ken Johnson Talks About His Musical Journey

On this episode of Post In Black, we talk to 3x Emmy-winning sound designer and re-recording mixer, Ken Johnson, whose credits include Netflix's First Kill, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Bigger, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Black Lightning, American Soul, The Quad, It, Ballers, Mission: Impossible III, The Amityville

Madonna Wade Reed

Madonna Wade-Reed's professional journey is an awe-inspiring one, decorated in good fortune, timing, talent and generosity. Some of Madonna's credits as a music supervisor include All American, Batwoman, American Crime, Smallville, One Tree Hill, Felicity and Reign, in which she won a Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Music

From Baltimore to Hollywood, Award-winning VFX Afficionado , Bill Hudson on His Career in VFX

Victoria C. Page

On this exciting episode, we talk to Editor/Assistant Editor Victoria C. Page whose post-production credits include Hightown (STARZ), Proven Innocent (20th Century Fox), Station 19 (ABC) and Shots Fired (Fox). Victoria also worked on A Wrinkle in Time, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures feature directed by Ava DuVernay that

Hoorae's "What Say What?!" EP & Editor Discuss Their International Editing Process

On this episode, we have TWO special guests to discuss their journeys on bringing Hoorae and YouTube Original's show, "What Say What?!" to life. Multi-hyphenate filmmaker and What Say What?! Producer, Jeredon O'Conner was very adamant in finding a Black editor. Even if that search made him adjust his sleep

From Researcher to Lead Senior Editor at National Geographic, Adam Lingo Shares His Experiences

Adam Lingo, Lead Senior Editor at National Geographic, has been working in the industry for over two decades. On this episode, we talk to Adam, an Earlham College grad, who stumbled into editing by accident while looking for work in the Washington, DC area. Getting hired as a researcher for

Post In Black is Back! Season 3

Post in Black is Back!!! Our host David Hunter, Jr., founder Daniel K. Hunter, and our producers Eric Johnson (SVP of Sound + Engagement) and Aurelia Belfield (Music Supervisor/Executive Producer) of Trailblazer Studios discuss our past seasons, what they look forward to in Season 3 and what they've been binge

Terilyn Shropshire

Terilyn Shropshire, Editor of Love and Basketball and The Old Guard Discusses her Industry journey.

Ruel Smith

Black Panther's VFX artist, Ruel Smith on the essence of cultivating relationships.

Bradinn French

On this episode of Post in Black, Film and Television Editor, Bradinn French discusses his journey from Wisconsin to Los Angeles. Tune in to hear his story and how he navigated through the industry from #Darkgirls [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/darkgirls] to #Freshprincereunion [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/freshprincereunion]

Paul Alderman

Editor Paul Alderman Talks About the Power of Visualization & His Military Cinephile Friends.

PreShus Lee

Writer / Editor, PreShus Lee Discusses How She Turned Tragedy Into Triumph.

Eric Johnson

On this episode of Post In Black, Trailblazer Studios SVP of Sound and Engagement, Eric Johnson, discusses how his fascination with sound at a young age led him to pursue a path in music production and helped him steer Trailblazer Studios into becoming a major player within the industry.

Darryl Jefferson

On this episode of Post In Black, NBC Sports VP of Post Production / Digital Workflow, Darryl Jefferson, discusses his journey from children's programming to curating and supervising the production of over 4,000+ hours of content for the Olympics Games.

Daysha Broadway

On this episode of #PostInBlack [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/postinblack], Award-Winning Editor and Compton native, Daysha Broadway, discusses how Robert Zemeckis and her fascination with the technical aspects of film lead her to editing.

Aurelia Belfield

On this episode of Post In Black, Music Supervisor and Executive Producer, Aurelia Belfield, discusses how she was able to successfully navigate the industry and find her calling outside of the major markets of Los Angeles and New York.

Deanna Nowell

On this episode of #PostInBlack [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/postinblack], Deanna Nowell discusses how being enrolled in a film/tv program as a child and seeking intentional mentorship sparked a fire that would fuel her journey to becoming an award-winning editor.

Stephanie Filo

On this episode, Stephanie Filo [https://twitter.com/stephaniefilo] discusses how her background in dance helped turn her into an award-winning editor and how it took her 10 years before she met another black editor.