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Yesterday I felt blessed and honored to return to my alma mater, California State University, Dominguez Hills to talk to a film class - full circle moment I’ll never forget… Once A Toro, Always A Toro… @csudhalumni @hollywoodbythehorns

🎄…In theaters Christmas Day…🎄

Eternally grateful to have been a part of the Producing Team on this one….

“Song Sung Blue” out in theaters, Christmas Day.

Soolimon!

Takashi Tanemori, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing 80 years ago, shares a dream from his past and a dream of peace for our future.

Directed and edited by @iammattlaw

Produced by @rob.e.smith

Cinematography @williamerouse

Shadow Puppetry by @domaux & @itsyourbuddysystem

Additional Footage by Ryan Zemke @ryzemke and Isaac Baik @isaac_baik

Song: Kanashikute Yarikirenai by Kotringo

#hiroshima #japan

Proud to have been a Producer on this film…@findingfaithmovie…which will be in theaters NATIONWIDE for only 2 days;
(Mon, June 16th and Tues, June 17th)…

Starring @paulapattonofficial @stephencbishop @lodivadevine @silverthroat @demetriusgrosse @nadinevelazquez

Tickets can be purchased in bio @findingfaithmovie
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#film #filmmaker #blessed #movie #motivation #faith #church #themarathoncontinues #god #dedication

And that’s a WRAP…Shoutout to my amazing crew…We came, We saw, We Conquered!
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#filmmaking
#film
#movies
#inspiration
#dedication
#motivation
#cinema
#leaves
#dreams

New Beginnings….

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#themarathoncontinues #film #godisgood

Pleased to announce that “Ayo Check Up”, a film I produced premiered this afternoon at the @uninterrupted Film Festival powered by @tribeca…

Special Thanks to @kingjames @naomiosaka and @joelembiid for selecting our film as a finalist for the competition…
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Pleased to announce that “Ayo Check Up”, a film I produced premiered this afternoon at the @uninterrupted Film Festival powered by @tribeca…

Special Thanks to @kingjames @naomiosaka and @joelembiid for selecting our film as a finalist for the competition…
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. #film #filmproducer #tribecafilmfestival #uninterrupted #movies #progress #striveforgreatness #hussle #life

Pleased to announce that “Ayo Check Up”, a film I produced premiered this afternoon at the @uninterrupted Film Festival powered by @tribeca…

Special Thanks to @kingjames @naomiosaka and @joelembiid for selecting our film as a finalist for the competition…
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. #film #filmproducer #tribecafilmfestival #uninterrupted #movies #progress #striveforgreatness #hussle #life

Encore…Dec. 10th….Tickets in bio

Happy Birthday my friend. What a ride it’s been over these last several years. Thank you for continuing to challenge me to be the best I can be. We met in Film School, now look at us still doing it.Like we say to each other when we’re in the trenches… “This is what we do”

Much Love Bro

Last LA show of the year. Just one night and limited tickets available. Come experience TRUE.

thank you @raealy at @spectrumnews1socal for covering us.

Tickets in the bio.

Happy Birthday Cuzzo @drbiv

I woke up this morning and I started to call you, and then I sat there for a long beat; you’re no longer here. Normally I would be catching a flight to bring in your birthday. A memory that keeps poppin’ up in my head is the time you came to visit me in DTLA, post Undergrad. I slept-in due to working a double shift, and you knocked me off the bed, and said, “what the hell are you doin’; it’s 10am, and I’ve already studied for my vet exam, ran 3 miles, had breakfast. You still sleepin’, really?”

That was a defining moment in my life. Right then and there; I made the decision to apply to Grad School. I wasn’t sure what I was going to go to Grad School for, but I knew I was going to go. That day, the lesson in your words I took was…complacency is your best friend when you’re satisfied, and your enemy when you want to push forward. Complacency should always be the villain of your existence.

Midway through my second semester of Film School, I was walking home from class, and I felt hella defeated. My first film was the worst amongst my peers, and my professors was kicking my ass in class, and on set due to not comprehending the material fast enough. That evening I called you, and I felt ready to throw in the towel. Your response to me was: “I don’t know shit about a camera, a screenplay or a C-Stand, but what I do know is you betta figure dat Ma’fu%ka out cause WE AIN’T QUITTERS!”

Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you cousin. I promise, as long as I walk this Earth, I will be the best Godfather to Zane @kik_0829 , and I will keep your memory and legacy alive.

Love you man.

-Rob

Happy Birthday Cuzzo @drbiv

I woke up this morning and I started to call you, and then I sat there for a long beat; you’re no longer here. Normally I would be catching a flight to bring in your birthday. A memory that keeps poppin’ up in my head is the time you came to visit me in DTLA, post Undergrad. I slept-in due to working a double shift, and you knocked me off the bed, and said, “what the hell are you doin’; it’s 10am, and I’ve already studied for my vet exam, ran 3 miles, had breakfast. You still sleepin’, really?”

That was a defining moment in my life. Right then and there; I made the decision to apply to Grad School. I wasn’t sure what I was going to go to Grad School for, but I knew I was going to go. That day, the lesson in your words I took was…complacency is your best friend when you’re satisfied, and your enemy when you want to push forward. Complacency should always be the villain of your existence.

Midway through my second semester of Film School, I was walking home from class, and I felt hella defeated. My first film was the worst amongst my peers, and my professors was kicking my ass in class, and on set due to not comprehending the material fast enough. That evening I called you, and I felt ready to throw in the towel. Your response to me was: “I don’t know shit about a camera, a screenplay or a C-Stand, but what I do know is you betta figure dat Ma’fu%ka out cause WE AIN’T QUITTERS!”

Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you cousin. I promise, as long as I walk this Earth, I will be the best Godfather to Zane @kik_0829 , and I will keep your memory and legacy alive.

Love you man.

-Rob

Happy Birthday Cuzzo @drbiv

I woke up this morning and I started to call you, and then I sat there for a long beat; you’re no longer here. Normally I would be catching a flight to bring in your birthday. A memory that keeps poppin’ up in my head is the time you came to visit me in DTLA, post Undergrad. I slept-in due to working a double shift, and you knocked me off the bed, and said, “what the hell are you doin’; it’s 10am, and I’ve already studied for my vet exam, ran 3 miles, had breakfast. You still sleepin’, really?”

That was a defining moment in my life. Right then and there; I made the decision to apply to Grad School. I wasn’t sure what I was going to go to Grad School for, but I knew I was going to go. That day, the lesson in your words I took was…complacency is your best friend when you’re satisfied, and your enemy when you want to push forward. Complacency should always be the villain of your existence.

Midway through my second semester of Film School, I was walking home from class, and I felt hella defeated. My first film was the worst amongst my peers, and my professors was kicking my ass in class, and on set due to not comprehending the material fast enough. That evening I called you, and I felt ready to throw in the towel. Your response to me was: “I don’t know shit about a camera, a screenplay or a C-Stand, but what I do know is you betta figure dat Ma’fu%ka out cause WE AIN’T QUITTERS!”

Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you cousin. I promise, as long as I walk this Earth, I will be the best Godfather to Zane @kik_0829 , and I will keep your memory and legacy alive.

Love you man.

-Rob