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And he’s looking for actors to bring his vision to the screen.
“We re doing a short film that we’re going to be filming here in Stockton,” says Leake, 27, the first spoken-word poet to ever be featured on the popular TV talent competition. “Stockton (has a) long, long history of filmmaking here in town. … I’m hoping to be a part of the resurgence of bringing film and the film industry back here and into the forefront. So, yeah, I m excited for that.”
Leake, who has taken his past as “a young kid from Southside Stockton” and woven it into compelling and poignant storytelling, plans to film in late May or late June. He’s putting out a call for actors, “anybody with acting experience who would like to be able to see about getting their shot to be in a short film that will hopefully win an Oscar or something like that.”
Much has been lost this last year, although some things have continued. As nationally renowned Tri-Valley poet Connie Post puts it in COVID 19 Shelter in Place .