author, There Will Be No Miracles Here (Riverhead Books) | The Black Art of Escape (NYMag) https://xitter.cf/t.co/FCocZKsn0L
Texas
Joined February 2010
- Tweets6.8K
- Following1.7K
- Followers14.2K
- Likes61.1K
Pinned Tweet
"Be not conformed to this society — nor kill yourself to make it love you — but be transformed in it, against it, by the renewal of your mind, body, and spirit. No matter the cost."
Believe this more now than when I wrote it 5 years ago. 🖤
nymag.com/intelligencer/2019…
Casey Gerald retweeted
for the @guardian, charles burnett & i spoke about “my brother’s wedding” and our years of creative partnership. the story is anchored by my discovery of never before seen images.
to be @1CharlesBurnett’s archivist & film distributor is a great honor. theguardian.com/culture/ng-i…
Casey Gerald retweeted
today is my first day as president/owner of @MilestoneFilms, making it the largest black-owned film distributor in the nation. (!)
blackfilmarchive.com also just turned 5 in august (!)
ask me anything and i'll reply in this thread: ngl.link/mayascade
Casey Gerald retweeted
co-supervising the restoration of @1CharlesBurnett's "my brother's wedding" is one of the greatest things i've ever done.
tonight i'm joined with charles to open it at a sold out @FilmForumNYC screening (!) but tix avail for tomorrow's Q&A w/ CB & me: filmforum.org/film/my-brothe…
"Watching this revitalization of the director’s picture is like spending your entire life seeing the world in black and white and being introduced to color."
This restoration of Charles Burnett's MY BROTHER'S WEDDING is stunning.
My @ebertvoices review. rogerebert.com/reviews/my-br…
Casey Gerald retweeted
One of my favorite Annie Dillard quotes, from a marvelous bit of advice she gave the creative writing students at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), titled “Notes for Young Writers.” Thanks to @Image_Journal, we have a written record of it.
imagejournal.org/article/not…
Casey Gerald retweeted
think about this clip of sonia sanchez and her reflection on toni morrison often —
Casey Gerald retweeted
Watch & Learn from The Queen, my incredible mother, Lynn Nesbit, as she is interviewed by one of the best editors in all of publishing, Bob Weil, at the Columbia Publishing Course this June!
c-span.org/program/book-tv/l…
Casey Gerald retweeted
I want to introduce you to Steve. He’s 83. His wife died a few months ago and he comes to this lodge in Spring Mill, Indiana and draws. He taught art in Terre Haute, IN his whole life. He also did courtroom sketches in court cases. In the comments I’ll share some pics from his sketchbook. He was excited when I said I was going to share his sketches with the world.
Building something new. Need an experienced comrade (or two) ASAP. (Paid)
Maybe you’re a showrunner. Maybe you run political campaigns. Maybe you saved Tech Week once, while your actor friends were freaking out. I don’t care what you’ve been, just what you’re feeling called to now.
If you’re like - omg yes - email me: [email protected].
Tell me something you had to do but had no idea how to do — but did anyway, and very well.
Talk to you soon okok. 🫶🏾💫
Casey Gerald retweeted
Italo Calvino - “Only if poets and writers set themselves tasks that no one else dares imagine will literature continue to have a function”
Casey Gerald retweeted
Write down every fear that keeps you from being the leader your community needs right now. Write down every habit that distracts you from your own power. Write down every mistake you still hold against yourself.
Then, under tonight’s Aries Full Moon, burn what you’ve written.
Watch the smoke rise as your doubt dissolves into light.
Thank the Moon for helping you release what no longer serves.
Thank her for reminding you that you are a warrior, and you’ve already survived too much to ever doubt your power.
Àṣẹ
Casey Gerald retweeted
This is really something. A memorable moment with Gene Hackman from Inside the Actor’s Studio.
Casey Gerald retweeted
Roadtrips with someone who likes intervals of yapping and intervals of silence, and intervals of blasting music, and intervals of podcasts >>>>
Casey Gerald retweeted
KILLER OF SHEEP ON CRITERION. OUT MAY 27.
It was an honor to be a consulting producer on this release. I am grateful to be of service to @1CharlesBurnett. I am thankful for my former colleagues at @criterion + @MilestoneFilms.
criterion.com/films/34233-ki…
ALT criterion cover of “killer of sheep” (1977) dir. charles burnett
Casey Gerald retweeted
All I want is a 4 page handwritten letter expressing your undying love for me w the edges burned to symbolize how intense and consuming your love is for me. Romance!
