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Filmmakers, Losing Ground
In 2001, Carlus Houston wrote a spoken word piece that would consume
the next six years of his life. Entitled “Sin,” the poem brought the
accomplished thespian worldwide acclaim. Two years later, the message
in “Sin” still lingered in the head of its creator.
“I started seeking to write my own movie,” says Houston. “And that
spoken word piece kept coming up in me.”
After swallowing his pride and realizing he needed help in achieving
his goal, Houston contacted his good friend Darnell Anderson. Houston
told the director and playwright about the idea of making a spoken word
poem into a full-length movie and Anderson was immediately sold.
“If you [hear spoken word], you hear elements of a movie because it
tells a whole story from beginning to end,” says Anderson. “When
[Carlus] shared with me his vision, I could see it from the beginning
and I thought it was a great opportunity.”
Released through Houston’s MultiHat Productions and Anderson’s
Cleftworks Entertainment, the film revolves around family man, Clay
Howard’s (Houston) struggle to balance life and his own dark thoughts.
As producers, the men managed every aspect of the film’s production,
while also balancing their full-time jobs and roles as family men. Out
of that chaos came a quality product.
“Everything starts with a thought,” says Anderson. “That’s what I want
to communicate to the world. I think through [Carlus’] spoken word,
through the writing of the movie, [and] through the actual [airing] of
the movie, that’s what we communicate.” – gavin p. godfrey
For more information on Losing Ground, log onto www.losinggroundthemovie.com .
