We recently connected with Randall Davis and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Randall thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on was one I never completed. However, what was so meaningful about it was that it was something I never thought I could accomplish, but what I was able to accomplish taught me about friendship, perspective, and perseverance. I had written a short film and wanted to direct it. I was raising three kids alone and working 60-plus hours at work. Yet, the job was perfect for the brief’s setting because it occurred at a bar. I had no funding besides the 5k, which I saved, and I realized I had many connections who genuinely liked me. I capitalized on the human resources that were friends and gifted in their craft, from make-up, costume, audio, photography, electrician, etc. On the first and only day of production, I looked around me. I realized that I could do this, and at that moment, I cried inwardly because people came out to help me and didn’t want anything in return but to see me succeed. From that moment on, I would never let a friend dream alone. I would dream with them and do whatever was necessary to help them fulfill their dreams. That project despite not finishing it due to circumstances beyond my control, I learned that you have to put yourself out there and let The Most High deal with the consequences,

Randall, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

After self-publishing my book “A Peace of Me, A Black Man’s Journey to Love and Commitment,” I hoped to be available on platforms focusing on Black Love. I sold over 600 copies and created a clothing line based on the popular theme generated by the reader comments, “Vulnerability: The New Sexy.” Despite these efforts, I didn’t see much success. However, I met a young man named Dajuan Pulliam while restaurant consulting and building a chef/owner’s brand in downtown Los Angeles. Dajuan and I collaborated on his vodka brand, Kalos, the Kaleidoscope of Vodka. Through this partnership, I secured a deal for his brand to be stocked in all Total Wines in the Southern market and several regional Hyatts. While I’m proud of helping others succeed, I’ve realized that I haven’t focused on my success.

I am a prolific writer, storyteller, published author, commercial actor, and activist. I have written six feature films, including a musical, and have many other ideas and projects in the vault. Additionally, I have authored two stage plays, a short film, and three original television pilots: a sitcom and two hour-long dramas. At this point in my career, I am not just open to collaboration but eagerly seeking it. I am ready to find my tribe to partner that will allow me to share my life’s work, talents, and experiences. I believe in the power of storytelling to give a different perspective to the world, and I am ready to make a difference and support my brand.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My sole mission on this storytelling journey, that is, movie making, is to bring hope to the world. I have watched countless movies; many have been highly crafted and gifted in storytelling, while others have not. However, they both share the ability to influence and penetrate the soul of their viewers, which can be either good or bad.

In my book, I write about my love journey as something personal to me, but I am confident that others have had a similar experience, but their execution or reactions may have differed. The journey I am currently on will produce what any and perhaps all creatives want: to be seen. We all have a story to tell, but unfortunately, the black creative’s story has often been narrated without input by someone who does not honestly share our experiences.

I want to change some of that as I see many like Ava DuVernay, Cord Jefferson, Barry Jenkins, Crystle Roberson-Dorsey, Carl Seaton, and Charles Stone III are doing.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

I have had to unlearn that how I want something to appear is not necessarily how it will appear. Recently, I coordinated an event at The Fig House, an event space in Highland Park, with UCLA’s Master Program graduates. I had been shopping my scripts while managing the event for the Fig House. Two random gentlemen struck up a conversation, and after talking with them, both men were getting their masters but were also venturing into film producing. After I low-key vetted them, it felt right to exchange information. That weekend, for four days working 12 hours, I wanted to spend time updating and making my projects the best they could be. While looking at these masterpieces, I also began to feel a synergy that had me reaching out to various other friend creatives to collaborate with these projects, which are still on their journey. I determined that we as a collective must recognize who we are to each other to advance in this industry, another mission that drives me.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.randallcdavis.com
• Instagram: vulnerabilitythenewsexy
• Facebook: Randall C. Davis
• Linkedin: Randall Courtland Davis