Exclusive: Verve has signed Tahir Jetter, who was pursued for representation after the film he wrote and directed, How To Tell You’re A Douchebag, debuted at Sundance. That festival starts a stampede by the agencies to sign new talent, and Jetter took his time. The film is inspired by his own comedic challenges as a single man in today's social media driven dating world. Jetter, who created the web series Hard Times, got his Bfa in Film Production from Nyu and has moved…...
- 3/11/2016
- Deadline
Having made his Sundance debut with the short film Close. in 2011, filmmaker Tahir Jetter returned with his debut feature, How To Tell You’re A Douchebag — a film that, as he discusses below, he wasn’t sure would bring him back to Park City. After his web series Hard Times was picked up for distribution by Issa Rae Productions in 2014, Jetter set his sights on a feature film about dating in the modern world. To raise awareness of the project, Jetter published a blog, Occasionally Dating Black Women, written in a voice that would turn out to be his fictional main character. Inspired by films that handle […]...
- 2/2/2016
- by Erik Luers
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Having made his Sundance debut with the short film Close. in 2011, filmmaker Tahir Jetter returned with his debut feature, How To Tell You’re A Douchebag — a film that, as he discusses below, he wasn’t sure would bring him back to Park City. After his web series Hard Times was picked up for distribution by Issa Rae Productions in 2014, Jetter set his sights on a feature film about dating in the modern world. To raise awareness of the project, Jetter published a blog, Occasionally Dating Black Women, written in a voice that would turn out to be his fictional main character. Inspired by films that handle […]...
- 2/2/2016
- by Erik Luers
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Writer/director Tahir Jetter's past short film work has been featured on this blog (he also penned a filmmaker diary series last year, while working on his web series "Hard Times," which was picked up by Issa Rae's Color Creative Network). The filmmaker is now in production on what will be his feature film debut, which he's been shooting this summer, aiming for a 2016 premiere. We featured a casting call for it on this blog in April. Tahir has released a very early look at the film, via a teaser trailer - emphasis on the word teaser - which is embedded below. Currently titled "Occasionally Dating Black Women," the film, described as "a...
- 8/3/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
"A dark comedy about a womanizing blogger who falls in love." No, this isn't a film about me. Writer/director Tahir Jetter's past short film work has been featured on this blog (he also penned a filmmaker diary series last year, while working on his web series "Hard Times," which was picked up by Issa Rae's Color Creative Network). The filmmaker is now prepping to make his feature film debut, which will shoot this summer, and is currently casting for the SAG production. Below you'll find the casting notice with all the details. Director: Tahir Jetter. We are currently casting for supporting and background actors for the upcoming feature film, How To...
- 4/2/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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