Khaliah Neal - Part 2 - Producer of THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

"You’re not getting no's because your stuff isn’t good. It’s probably good, it’s just not great. So how do you separate yourself from a lot of good material that is out there in the digital era? How do you cut through the noise?  You cut through the noise by trying to put something exceptional together and not stopping short of anything exceptional."⁣⁣ -Khaliah Neal -- Picking up where we left off with part 2 of my chat with the cool, calm, and collected producer Khaliah Neal. If you missed part 1, please take a moment to check that out first and then come back. As I mentioned in last week’s post, at the time of this recording, she was finishing up THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO alongside Plan B and A24 which premiered in competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The film won the Grand Jury Awards for Best Direction and Best Creative Collaboration and is in theaters now.  Director Joe Talbot also got nominated for a well deserved DGA award last week! We do get super real and raw this week…we talk about the hardships of the producer lifestyle, the never ending imposter syndrome, and not always feeling supported because mentorship is hard to come by. It’s tricky to reveal where you are still growing, but that is the only way we can blossom. Khaliah found safe space to grow in friends like Alana Mayo, who help her navigate the growing pains of this business.