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Dane Joseph and Daniel Armando – Pride Month Interview

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1. What inspired you to work in film?
 
Dane: Ever since I was a kid, I loved telling stories and dreamed of doing it “on the big screen.” I would get the neighborhood kids together and we’d recreate 90s classics like “Beauty & the Beast” or “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” (I’m sure it was cute yet cringeworthy). And I always knew one day I’d figure out how to use a camera to create actually films that were still cute yet cringeworthy…but with a budget. Little did I know that my backyard performance as “Mrs. Potts” would lead me down the road to where I am today.
Daniel:  For me, film has always been a powerful art form. Crafting a film from conception to the big screen or little screen can be such a rewarding feeling. As a kid I’ve always enjoyed seeing how movies are made and for me it’s like creating magic.
 
2. What does Pride mean to you, and do you have any advice for the next generation?
 
Dane: Pride to me is freedom and liberation to just be you and do you. We’re always taught to conform and contort ourselves to be something or someone we naturally aren’t. Pride is all about being true to you, and all the beauty and ugliness and messiness and fabulous-ness that entails. I’m already so proud of the next generation for really owning that already. And if they can help take it one step further by normalizing “pride” 24/7/365, I’m sure the world will be a better more loving place.
Daniel: Pride to me means celebration. During Pride Month, we celebrate a community, we acknowledge the struggle, and we take time to reflect how far we’ve gone and how far we have to go.
 
3. What is your next project?
Currently, we’re finishing up on a feature film called “A Boy Like That,” which is a queer Latinx take on the iconic “Lolita” story. That should be coming out in Fall 2021. We’re also be announcing a new thriller series that’ll be coming out right in time for Halloween 2021. Stay tuned!
Interviewees: Dane Joseph & Daniel Armando, Filmmakers & Executive Producers, Novo Novus Productions (The Breeding, Bwoy, Daddy’s Boy).
Company Website: http://www.novonovus.com
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