Effie Brown: Last News

Hello and welcome to a special Wednesday episode of the Scene 2 Seen podcast. I am your host Valerie Complex, assistant editor and film writer at Deadline.

Gabrielle Union holds hands with her co-star Jeremy Pope at the premiere of their new movie, The Inspection, during the 2022 New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Friday (October 14) in New York City.

Gabrielle Union stunned on Friday in a vibrant coat adorned with multicolored dots as she arrived to speak at a Q&A in Manhattan for her latest film, The Inspection.The 49-year-old actress was joined at the event by her dapper co-star Jeremy Pope, 30, and famed producer Effie Brown, 50.   Dazzling onlookers as she made her way into the event, Union stole the show in her multicolored Christopher John Rogers coat.  Vibrant showstopper: Gabrielle Union stunned on Friday in a vibrant coat adorned with multicolored dots as she arrived to speak at a Q&A in Manhattan for her latest film, The InspectionShe paired the statement piece with a lengthy white shirt and cream-colored cargo pants. The A-lister's hair was swept up in a bun and earrings from Khiry accented her face. After wearing blush-colored stiletto sandals as she made her way inside, the star switched into a neon green pair from the brand Paris Texas before taking the stage. Both Pope and Brown made fashion statements of their own as they made their way in to join Union.  Dapper: Jeremy Pope, 30, arrived looking dapper in an all-leather look.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media Sandbox Films and Gamechanger Films will develop “Under the Dream,” a new documentary feature that will be co-directed and co-produced by Saelyx Finna, Mia Imani and Laurie Polisky. The film is a creative documentary about the uncharted realm of dream technology and the Black-led movement to protect our minds at night. Gamechanger CEO Effie Brown, and Sandbox Film’s Jessica Harrop, head of production and development, and founding director Greg Boustead will be acting as executive producers on the project.   Sandbox is a documentary studio behind “Fire of Love,” a look at married volcanologists that debuted at Sundance before selling to National Geographic Documentary Films, and Gamechanger Films is a production company behind the upcoming A24 release “The Inspection.”

Wilson Chapman editorWeeks before its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, military drama film “The Inspection” has received a first trailer from A24. The distributor has also set a Nov. 18 theatrical release date.“The Inspection” is the narrative debut for writer-director Elegance Bratton, who previously helmed the feature documentary “Pier Kids,” which followed homeless queer youth in New York, and the Vice docuseries “My House,” which followed competitive ballroom dancing.Bratton pulled from his own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era for “The Inspection.” The drama stars Jeremy Pope as Ellis French, a troubled man who enlists after being rejected by his mother (Gabrielle Union).

The Bentonville Film Festival announces the jury prize winners for their 8th annual Festival.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features“You have to put it in the script. If you put in the script – it will happen.”This is Geena Davis’ sage advice to filmmakers when crafting stories aiming to incorporate inclusive storylines and characters.“Nobody is going to second guess if it says the scene takes place at, say, ‘a police station which is 40% women,’ or if there’s a scene where ‘a crowd gathers, which is half female,’” continues the Oscar-winning actor and founder of the eponymous Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.“Specify what it is.

Ellise Shafer editorVariety‘s virtual Power of Law event presented by City National Bank brought in experts from across the industry on July 15 to discuss the importance of making entertainment more equitable for both those in the spotlight and behind-the-scenes.Music attorney Dina LaPolt; Jody Gerson, Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO; Effie Brown, CEO of Gamechanger Films; Kelly Coffey, CEO of City National Bank; and DeVon Franklin, president and CEO of Franklin Entertainment all joined the virtual event to share how they are striving for change in Hollywood.LaPolt, this year’s Variety Power of Law honoree, has made it her mission to advocate for songwriters to receive the royalties they deserve.

Veteran film producer Effie Brown is leading the charge to level the playing field when it comes to owning and investing in content.

The producer reflects on the backlash she received in 2015 after arguing on-air with Matt Damon, an EP on Project Greenlight, a reality show that followed filmmakers as they directed features for the first time. Damon admonished Brown that diversity is for “the casting of the film, not the casting of the show,” or behind the scenes.

Filmmaker Elegance Bratton and producer Chester Algernal came together on Thursday for a thought-provoking discussion with Dear White People's Effie Brown as part of Outfest's United in Pride digital film festival. During their portion of the live-stream event — taking place in partnership with Film Independent’s Project Involve andBillboard and The Hollywood Reporter's second annualPride Summit— the group discussed Bratton's recent documentaryPier Kids: The Life,whichfocuses on queer and trans youth living at New York City's Christopher Street Pier.