The Audience. The Energy. The Music.

As an actor who auditioned for the short will attest to, I'm a big DANCE MUSIC head. But when I began creating "Glo," I wanted this process to be fun for all those involved, starting with me, and I always revert to 'music,' when I think fun. Why I came up with clubs and dance music as the back drop for Glo. I knew we'd have 'fun,' shooting it! :) And we will, tons. Especially when we watch the dancers and DJs do their thing and bop along. Bop? Is that the right term? Lolol. Anyway. Ultra Dance Music Festival combined with some inspiring performers on the NYC club scene inspired some of the thinking behind the main female character. And I think shooting her scenes along with her interactive scenes with the male lead will make this a quick and interesting shoot. Especially, if we get the performers we're shooting for. As far as the DJs for the soundtrack, there are sooooooo many super talented DJs about. Some of which I follow and a big fan of, but I hope to collaborate with a great sound supervisor or another producer with an insane ear for dance music. Or there are several DJ/composers I think could handle the entire film. Anyway, I hope we'll also attract the dance music audiences of the Colorado and Ultra Dance Music festivals. As I also want those who simply enjoy good entertainment to be able to come to this film and be on a ride while following some of the challenges of my characters and story. Those already interested in dance or dance music (here and internationally) will really enjoy this one. It's going to be fascinating to engage them, while telling a story that reaches for the jugular and holds on for years to come. Ambitious I know. But my hair is short, there is no hair to fall out. So why not? ~Tanyeno, Director

Fundraising adjustments for the film

 If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. ~ Howard H. Aiken


I used this quote to keep me inspired once. Just wanted to post it because it reminds me of remaining value during times of challenge (and Glo has hit some along the way). But it is a reminder that stigma really exist as it has charged more responses than one would have expected, plus there is unexpected stigma rearing it's head in forms and actions no one could have imagined.


I believe this is no reason to back down from a difficult angle or subject. We live in difficult times, and sure we can serve up total entertainment, but if a film doesn't have a reason for existing besides eating popcorn, people sometimes actually get annoyed. I believe people want their films to illuminate something. No they don't want a loud thumping "message," in narrative but they still want one.


So I don't think backing down is the issue - however I am aware that this film like anything else I decide to tackle, 
won't be without the 'Why would you stir this up,' and  that the decision to fund should not enter the hands of those who get angry by transgender anything or LGBT anything. After the film is made, controversies can draw attention to it, during the funding, it stalls it.


So our planning and deadlines around fundraising have changed to deal with - what we've learned.


Written by the director, Tanyeno Wotorson

An Interview with Kwesi...

Video interview by director about stigma in the LGBT community. This is what we would like to impact with "Glo."

 http://youtu.be/wUufuh6xvds

A very big THANK YOU to Kwesi for supporting our project. Keep checking back, we will be posting more videos from Glo supporters every week.