For Your consideration: Foster Boy - a podcast by Other World Computing

'Tis the season to advertise"For Your Consideration,"in anticipation of the Oscars. Studios have mega budgets and smaller independent features often can't compete.



We discovered a hidden movie gem, Foster Boy, within the 2020 movie releases from a well-respected distributor, Gravitas Ventures, and executive producer, Shaquille O'Neal. It is a gut-wrenching drama that highlights the story of a young prisoner, the victim of abuse in a corrupt foster care system, and the people who try to find justice for him. Word of mouth on this film is picking up quickly and it is getting awesome reviews.



This fascinating interview with host, Cirina Catania, highlights the journey of writer, Jay Paul Deratany, and Steve Bannerman, CEO of Real by FAKE in LA, the company supervising post-production on the film. And, yes, the company uses OWC equipment.The film stars, Matthew Modine as lawyer Michael Trainer, Shane Paul McGhie in a dramatic tour-de-force as"Foster Boy"Jamal Randolph, Lex Scott Davis as Keisha, Julie Benz in the role of Pamela and Louis Gossett, Jr., as a memorable Judge. Full cast and credits are available on IMDB.







In This Episode00:04 - Cirina introduces writer, Jay Paul Deratany, and post-production executive, Steve Bannerman, from the movie Foster Boy.08:39 - Jay talks about Youssef Delara, the director of the film Foster Boy.16:37 - Jay explains the portrayal of the positive and negative side of the foster care system in the country.23:06 - Steve points out the three main looks of the movie in terms of color grading.34:06 - Watch Foster Boy, a pulse-pounding cinematic legal drama that tackles reform and corruption in foster care on iTunes On-Demand, BET +, and other sources.



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Welcome back to OWC Radio. Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing writer, Jay Paul Deratany, and post-production executive, Steven Bannerman, about a movie I recently screened called Foster Boy. It isexec produced by Shaquille O'Neal and stars Matthew Modine, Louis Gossett, Jr., and a talented young actor, Shane Paul McGhie. 



I wanted to bring this film to your attention for several reasons. One, it's hard-hitting and wonderful. Two, OWC's equipment was front and center during post. And three, for those of you who may not be aware, there is a battle going on in Hollywood, but it's most likely not what crosses your mind when I mentioned it. We call it awards season. This is the time of year when all the creators large and small battle for a few spots on that coveted,"I won an Oscar stage."Millions of dollars are at stake, and millions are spent trying to get to that prized first place. Major studios and VOD/SVOD services have the money to compete on a huge scale. But some smaller gems, like Foster Boy, are faced with depending on modest budgets and word of mouth. 



Thankfully, in this digital age, we can help spread information. I chased after the creators because I firmly believe that this film deals with issues in the foster care system that need to be brought to life. And it is also beautifully written, produced, acted, and post-produced. We will be speaking with Jay and Steve shortly for part one of our two-part interview. In the meantime, listen in, here's the film's trailer, standby. This is going to be interesting.



[Trailer of Foster Boy] 



Jay, I wanted to ask you, I heard that in the 2000s, you were involved in a court case that was very similar to what you were writing about in Foster Boy. Can you tell us what inspired this script and how you first became involved with it?JPD: Yeah, I've been a lawyer practicing in foster care abuse and other areas, primarily foster care abuse for about 20 years, but my other passion has always been writing and acting. I was involved in improv to different things. And I had written a play called Haram! Iran!, which did pretty well and got a GLAAD nomination. Then,

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