http://mymajicdc.com/blackhistorymonth/mymajic/african-american-directors-albert-and-allen-hughes/ DC's Home for the Adult Urban Community Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 http://mymajicdc.com/blackhistorymonth/mymajic/african-american-directors-albert-and-allen-hughes/comment-page-1/#comment-3111 Black History Month: African American Directors, Albert and Allen Hughes « Random Thoughts Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:44:23 +0000 http://mymajicdc.com/blackhistorymonth/alvinjohn/african-american-directors-albert-and-allen-hughes/#comment-3111 [...] The Hughes twins gained a lot of film experience at an early age: they began using a video camera at the age of 12. Their mother, Aida–who reared her sons alone after her divorce–had encouraged them to experiment with the family’s camera in the hopes that it would relieve their boredom and help them avoid more dangerous temptations, such as selling drugs and joining gangs. As the brothers told the Los Angeles Times, “We have been in situations where we wanted to sell dope and we were that close to doing it…. As corny as it sounds, by throwing us that camera when we were bored and about to sell drugs, she deterred us. ‘Why don’t you go make a movie,’ she said.” Continue reading [...] [...] The Hughes twins gained a lot of film experience at an early age: they began using a video camera at the age of 12. Their mother, Aida–who reared her sons alone after her divorce–had encouraged them to experiment with the family’s camera in the hopes that it would relieve their boredom and help them avoid more dangerous temptations, such as selling drugs and joining gangs. As the brothers told the Los Angeles Times, “We have been in situations where we wanted to sell dope and we were that close to doing it…. As corny as it sounds, by throwing us that camera when we were bored and about to sell drugs, she deterred us. ‘Why don’t you go make a movie,’ she said.” Continue reading [...]

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