Friday, April 30, 2010
Film 'Generational Curses' Premiere Saturday
Posted by Jim Ridley on Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 1:14 PM
During his days as a TSU theater student, and later in various plays and films, authenticity in writing and performance was Reegus Flenory's primary goal. Now, as writer/director of the new film Generational Curses, Part 1 — which will be screened four times Saturday at Scarritt-Bennett Center — he's continued that quest. Only this time, instead of creating accurate portrayals of historic figures such as Malcolm X, Flenory intends to showcase something literally closer to home — what life was like for some black men and women growing up in the '90s."My idea was to offer audiences an imprint of the people and experiences I saw growing up in Nashville," says Flenory, a local filmmaker who's already amassed a number of acting credits in short films and features. "The people in Generational Curses are modeled after friends I knew, my family to a degree, and the lifestyles I observed. We explore lots of issues, among them class conflict, the impact of drugs in the community, people trying to improve themselves through education, the conflicts that occur in trying to do the right thing, and clashes between old- and new-school philosophy in the African-American community."
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