Saturday, May 4, 2013

The Book of Nimrod - Negative, or Real Life?




Landmark Productions, LLC has been getting wonderful reviews on our pilot webisode of the much anticipated The Book of Nimrod.  The gist of the series is, Esteban Nimrod "Rod" Santiago, a small time local drug dealer receives a little girl, simply named Baby, in a back alley drug trade.  Both of their lives change for good. That scenario alone has caused some people to cringe.  

As a result (without waiting to see the rest of the series) critics have surmised that The Book of Nimrod is the same old negative stereotype of African Americans and Latinos; that they're all pimps, hoes, drug dealers, drug addicts, and murderers.  

I will admit that there are a varied number of pimps, hoes, drug dealers, and drug addicts portrayed in The Book of Nimrod.  But, since the story revolves around a drug dealer's life as a new daddy we have to allow for a certain number of these types of characters for the story to be real.  As the writer of this web series it would be foolish of me to alter my characters' personalities, lifestyles, and situations simply because they seem like stereotypes.  So much of what occurs in the series is based on reality.  The Book of Nimrod is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where, in north Philadelphia, drugs is the major business commodity.  It's just as real and blatant now as it was in the 1980's, and it's run like clockwork.  Even the PPD (Philadelphia Police Department) is in awe of its organization and business acumen and how this illicit business feeds more than a few families.  This is where our characters live and breathe and I make no apologies for it.
What I'd like for our viewing public to understand is that I am making a statement about what goes on in the lives of forgotten people, living in forgotten neighborhoods.  But - since I'm a writer - the statement, or message, will not get in the way of true storytelling.  ~ by Carla P. Morales, Founder/CEO - Landmark Productions, LLC (www.landmarkproductionsllc.com

Check out the trailer!  

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The Book of Nimrod - EPISODE 1 

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