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iza el nems
givenchy, the fall playbook...
creative producer for givenchy x cultured magazine editorial, the fall playbook. a lifetime could be spent chasing the elusive milestones of a creative career: leslie odom jr. a broadway marquee, yvonne orji a prime time television role, sable elyse smith a solo exhibition, emma laird a builder of the intricacies of her craft, amma seligman a director and screenwriter. the five artists reflect on their journeys.
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
leslie odom jr
“people were asking me,
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
sable elyse smith
“violence has always been
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
sable elyse smith
“violence has always been
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
leslie odom jr
“people were asking me,
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
leslie odom jr
“people were asking me,
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
sable elyse smith
“violence has always been
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
sable elyse smith
“violence has always been
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
leslie odom jr
“people were asking me,
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
leslie odom jr
“people were asking me,
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
sable elyse smith
“violence has always been
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
sable elyse smith
“violence has always been
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
a subject. i’m trying to point
at it in ways that are not immediately obvious.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
leslie odom jr
“people were asking me,
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
‘what do you want to do
next?’ the list is really
short, because there are
not a whole lot of roles
written for black actors
that are as complex and
dynamic and human as
aaron burr was.”
emma seligman
“i wanted to take on the genres that i wish i could have seen myself in as a kid—these movies where boys
fight to get the girl.”
fight to get the girl.”
yvonne orji
“a good script, a good director, and a good actor: it’s like the holy grail.”
emma laird
“you have to put
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
yourself out there and
physically transform—
i want something that
tests me, where i have
to make bold choices.
i want to do really fucking
weird stuff.”
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