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Joseph Strickland is an American film director and author from Chicago, IL. A former film festival judge for the 32nd Chicago International Film Festival and the 14th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Strickland also served as Chair of the Features Jury on the adult jury panel for the 15th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style is the author’s first collaborative work of nonfiction, which he co-authored with fellow writer and theater critic B.J. Patterson, and author Cat Ellington, to whom Strickland is married. The fiery narrative was inspired by Strickland’s directorial debut Dual Mania, a psychological thriller dealing with the dual persona a young possesses and attempts to conceal throughout his ongoing sessions with his therapist. Outside of his creative work, Strickland enjoys watching Turner Classic Movies (TCM), reading, oil painting, visiting art museums, and watching the Chicago Bears.

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After many false starts and struggles to find the financial backing to begin production, the making of 'Dual Mania' was, overall, a great experience that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world.

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After watching movies by Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Ingmar Bergman, Billy Wilder, and so many other legendary filmmakers, I knew that someday I would create something for the big screen.

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Because let's face it, there aren't many feature films directed by African-American filmmakers who choose to turn a spotlight on opioid abuse, institutionalized racism, and mental health.

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Cat Ellington is the Bo Jackson of the creative arts. Everything she does, she does extremely well. And I'm proud of her. I'm proud to say that a woman as beautiful and gifted as she is has a solid place in both my personal and professional lives.

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Growing up, I was able to watch a lot of classic movies ranging from the 1930's film noir masterpieces to old monster movies. I loved everything from the Golden Age of Hollywood era.

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I believe that cinema can help shine a spotlight on certain people, cultures, and ideas that normally would not get any attention from the major studios. Cinema can also be used to dispel stereotypes, misinformation, propaganda, and untruths by showing some form of truth, or by telling a story as truthfully as possible.

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I know there is a distinction between Black filmmakers and White filmmakers by Hollywood and by America as a whole. Black filmmakers have different obstacles, different markets, different expectations, different industry standards in expectations.

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I tend to be drawn to the thriller genre and all of its subgenres, including film noir, suspense, and psychological. I am attracted to the duplexity of the seemingly normal appearances that most people put on for public display as a front, all the while shielding a darker embodiment behind the false masks.

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I was inspired by films like 'Metropolis' and 'M' by Fritz Lang; 'Psycho' and 'Vertigo' by Alfred Hitchcock; '2001: A Space Odyssey' and 'A Clockwork Orange' by Stanley Kubrick; 'The Conversation,' 'Godfather I,' 'Godfather II,' and 'Apocalypse Now' by Francis Ford Coppola; and 'Blue Velvet' by David Lynch.

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It can be a difficult road ahead for a filmmaker if he or she does not have a plan in mind when an idea for a story starts to take shape in the early stages.

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One of the biggest challenges to making an independent film is not only the lack of funding but also finding the right collaborators who have the same passion and strong commitment that I have for the project.

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Spike Lee was the voice depicting the ills of social issues. Joseph Strickland will depict the spiritual issues (or ills) from within.

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There are four hundred and fifty films written by Black screenwriters/filmmakers every year. Sadly, of these, only three will ever see the light of day.

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Trying to get work as a production crew member is tough for anyone in this industry, but it can be especially daunting for a minority, specifically African Americans.

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