Prior to his untimely death in 2007,
St. Clair Bourne had agreed to join the documentary film project
Brushes With(out) Fame as a Director. Mr. Bourne was not only an associate of Producer
Don Mizell, but also a friend of the uncle of Producer
Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham, Dr. Bernard Bradley Anderson, brother-in-law to L.A. Rebellion filmmaker
Haile Gerima.