On the set of "Melody Set Me Free"
Tony Award Nominee Justin Bond, Guggenheim Fellow Kalup Linzy, and Frank Leon Roberts"Melody Set Me Free"
Written, Directed, and Produced by
Kalup Linzy
Guggenheim Fellow, 2007-2008
"A star is born. His name is Kalup Linzy."
~The New York Times
Starring:
KALUP LINZY
with:
HARMONICA SUNBEAM
JUSTIN BOND ("Kiki" of Kiki & Herb)
SAHARA DAVENPORT
FRANK LEON ROBERTS
Chris Moukarbel, Carmen Hammons, Joshua Seidner, and MarlonB
Coming soon to a museum and art-gallery near you!
Filmed in New York City at The Kitchen on Tuesday, September 19th:
Justin Bond as "Hope Jones,'" Kalup Linzy as "Patience O'brien" and Frank Leon Roberts as "Bill Wright"
(photo by Anthony Fuller)
Sahara Davenport as the evil "Grace Jackson"
visit www.kaluplinzy.com
more about Kalup:
Kalup Linzy is an American video and performance artist currently living and working in Brooklyn. Born in Stuckey, Florida, Linzy graduated from the MFA program at the University of South Florida in 2003. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture video art workshop, and in 2005 received a grant from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. Recently, he was named a Guggenheim fellow for 2007-2008. Linzy's best known work is a series of video art pieces satirizing the tone and narrative approach of television soap opera. Linzy performs most of the characters himself, many of them in drag. Linzy also performs on stage using many of the same characters. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Art in America, and Artforum.
Written, Directed, and Produced by
Kalup Linzy
Guggenheim Fellow, 2007-2008
"A star is born. His name is Kalup Linzy."
~The New York Times
Starring:
KALUP LINZY
with:
HARMONICA SUNBEAM
JUSTIN BOND ("Kiki" of Kiki & Herb)
SAHARA DAVENPORT
FRANK LEON ROBERTS
Chris Moukarbel, Carmen Hammons, Joshua Seidner, and MarlonB
Coming soon to a museum and art-gallery near you!
Filmed in New York City at The Kitchen on Tuesday, September 19th:
Justin Bond as "Hope Jones,'" Kalup Linzy as "Patience O'brien" and Frank Leon Roberts as "Bill Wright"
(photo by Anthony Fuller)
Sahara Davenport as the evil "Grace Jackson"
visit www.kaluplinzy.com
more about Kalup:
Kalup Linzy is an American video and performance artist currently living and working in Brooklyn. Born in Stuckey, Florida, Linzy graduated from the MFA program at the University of South Florida in 2003. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture video art workshop, and in 2005 received a grant from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. Recently, he was named a Guggenheim fellow for 2007-2008. Linzy's best known work is a series of video art pieces satirizing the tone and narrative approach of television soap opera. Linzy performs most of the characters himself, many of them in drag. Linzy also performs on stage using many of the same characters. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Art in America, and Artforum.
Ahhh Frankie...you're such a man!
Posted by
Darius T. Williams |
9/19/2007
i see acting on the big screen really soon. keep it up.
Posted by
Andre J. Allen II |
9/19/2007
Dayum! You look hot as hell in those photos..almost like a totally different person. I guess you were in character? The camera loved you. I see you with a larger audience.
ATL Fan
Posted by
Anonymous |
9/20/2007