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5 for Fall 2020
By Norah Lawlor Our cities are slowly but surely reopening since the COVID-19 pandemic. Summer was the first few steps toward the new normal, and this autumn season will help get us even closer. You can view beautiful real estate properties, finally get that much-needed haircut, see a terrifying horror film just in time for Halloween, or support filmmakers of color. Here are five gurus to know and to help you enjoy this fall. THE FILMMAKER: CRAIG SINGER Craig Singer has directed award-winning indie flicks with the likes of Debbie Harry and Neil Patrick Harris. He has been the recipient of an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Primetime Emmy Award nomination and a Silver Telly Award. He’s also launched cutting-edge tech companies that integrated film with the Internet and social media, and spent almost a decade working as a creative VP for Disney. Now Craig’s back in the director’s chair with a new edge-ofyour-seat and eerily timely horror film: “6:45.” Storyboard.film/portfolio/645/
THE PRODUCER: NICOLE AVANT Nicole Avant has been an actress, music executive, U.S. ambassador, and half of a Hollywood power couple with husband Ted Sarandos. Her newest accolade: film producer. Her latest project, “The Black Godfather,” on Netflix, is a documentary about her father, Clarence Avant, one of the most connected and successful African American power brokers in the music industry. He launched record labels, owned radio stations, and became a key figure in politics and the civil rights movement. IMDB.com/name/nm0042784/
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THE ENTREPRENEUR: WILSON MORALES After 20 years of serving as the editor of BlackFilm. com, movie critic and TV/radio host, Wilson Morales, has launched BlackFilmandTV.com. With years of experience writing reviews and conducting interviews with producers, directors, and actors, Wilson’s mission is to continue to promote as many films, TV projects, and theater productions with an emphasis on Black stories and Black talent. BlackFilmandTV.com
THE LIFESTYLE & REALTY EXPERT: LOY CARLOS OF CLASSIQUES MODERNES For more than three decades, Loy Carlos has been the trusted lifestyle, real estate, and marketing advisor of a global clientele. Together with Kenneth J. Moore, he cofounded Classiques Modernes Lifestyle & Estates, which provides home and realty investment management services, private brokerage, marketing, and lifestyle consultancy. Loy marries his methodical approach to business and his creative vision with his seasoned ability to deliver exemplary results for clients from different background and industries. ClassiquesModernes.com THE STYLIST: MANNY ROLON OF MY DARLING IVY Manny is a native New Yorker who is a third-generation professional in the hair styling industry with more than 20 years experience. His passion and curiosity of men's grooming started him working behind the chair in his early teens, and he has since acquired a particular affinity for understanding movement of hair and how to have hair comply via texture. Manny’s approach to color is similar to how an artist approaches a blank canvas as he weaves customized shade gradations to add depth and layers to make his clients’ hair their best asset. Manny recently opened up a hair salon in New York City, My Darling Ivy, alongside business partners, Mark Bustos and VJ Moscaritola, the culmination of many years work. Also, his charity interests led to the creation of non-profit huMANE Beauty for Change, whose mission is to transform the underserved of communities through the power of education in the beauty field. MyDarlingIvy.com
