Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Substance’ by Jamaal Bradley
“Based on true events, two brothers battle over the future of the family, but it will be a young girl who changes her father’s substance and the fate of generations.”
Film by Jamaal Bradley, U.S., 2019.
Read our interview with Bradley about the genesis of the project, how he balanced a successful career in the industry and the production of a feature film-quality independent short film, and the importance for minorities to see representations of themselves in visual storytelling.
Key credits
Written and directed by Jamaal Bradley
Co-writer and lead story artist: Michael Yates
Musical Composition: Stephen “Bud’da” Anderson
Vocal Composition: Adolphus “Scottie” Scott III, Avery Sunshine, Dana “Big Dane” Johnson
Surfacing supervisor: Nikie Monteleone
CFX supervisor: Eric Warren
Modeling supervisor: Mridul Sen
Rigging lead: Dilip Lawani
Lighting supervisor: John Huikku
Lighting production: Gixel
Executive producers: Ken Birdwell, Bruce W. Smith
Producer: Jamaal Bradley
Associate producers: Amid Amidi, Nicole Weinstein
