Jordan Peele Reaches Out To Musical.ly Editing Guru
Earlier this week, a teen who goes by the Twitter handle @isaiahxavier10 awed social media users with his envious video editing and directing skills.
Through the widely-popular platform Musical.ly, which allows you to make a short music video to your favorite artist’s songs, the young filmmaker-in-training’s visual captured the attention of many, including Get Out director Jordan Peele.
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By way of fellow film creator Matthew A. Cherry, Peele was seemingly able to virtually link up with Isaiah to make cinematic magic happen.
So this video belongs to @isaiahxavier10. On behalf of #FilmTwitter I encourage you to get into directing. This was ?pic.twitter.com/K7ZJ0l5878
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) May 18, 2017
@MatthewACherry @isaiahxavier10 Good lookin’ out Mr. Cherry! Isaiah, let’s talk.?? pic.twitter.com/S33j8tlGLj
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) May 18, 2017
Anotha one ? pic.twitter.com/1447yz2w9h
— Isaiah Howard (@isaiahxavier10) May 18, 2017
Here’s another vid since people seem to like them ???? pic.twitter.com/Rc71sWNajm
— Isaiah Howard (@isaiahxavier10) May 18, 2017
In an interview with Digital Spy, Peele shared his hope to serve as a platform for future black filmmakers, particularly in the realm of horror.
“For young black horror filmmakers, if you have a script, reach out and I’ll try to help it get made,” he said. “Monkeypaw Productions is my production company and we’re really trying to promote untapped voices in genre.”
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He also revealed his opinion on why there’s a lack of movies through the lens of African-American people. “But I think, even more, the reason we don’t see more films about the African-American experience is because we haven’t nurtured black talent, we haven’t encouraged young black filmmakers to dream big,” he said.
Congrats Isaiah!
