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Filmmaker Oge Egbuonu joins Jenny Curtis on Hollywood Unscripted to talk about her powerful directorial debut, (IN)VISIBLE PORTRAITS. Through the conversation they discuss:  TIMESTAMPS: 0:36 - The experience of the week after releasing the film  1:06 - Meeting EP Michael Meyer and how the film came to be.  3:15 - Why Oge hadn’t thought about being a director 3:48 - Creating the structure and flow of the film.  7:27 - The artist Victoria Cassinova and the process of her involvement in the film.  9:01 - The poet Jazmine Williams and the process of her involvement in the film.  10:21 - The composer Jamey Heath and his process of creating the score.  11:23 - The research phase of this project and the revelatory things she learned.  13:32 - Dr. Joy Degruy’s introduction 13:54 - How Oge found and got to know the subjects in the film, from the scholars to everyday women and girls.  15:38 - How she created an environment that allowed for true vulnerability and insisting upon an all-female crew.  17:13 - The subjects of the film and the story of Helen Jones.  20:55 - Having a variety of generations, careers and lifestyles in the film and remaining open to the process.  21:51 - Moving the release date from fall to Juneteenth.  23:47 - Facing rejection in the search of distribution and redirecting the approach.  24:31 - The personal effect that the research had on Oge and how she was able to take care of her mental health in the process.  26:36 - The choice of using parenthesis in the title, (In)Visible Portraits.  27:48 - Oge feeling invisible as a child, and finding herself feeling seen now.  29:29 - What she hopes to see happen in the next 20 years and the goal to have this film included in school curriculum.  31:09 - Realizing after picture-lock that the film was something special.  32:34 - Sitting with the film before being able to talk about it.  34:19 - Oge’s gratitude for the support she’s received  Learn More: Hollywood Unscripted Follows Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Hosted by: Jenny Curtis Executive Producer: Stuart Halperin Producer & Editor: Jenny Curtis Theme Music by: Celleste & Eric Dick A CurtCo Media Production