ple who should not be allowed
to disappear.
“Herrings was originally meant
to be a feature, but I had too
much material for a feature and
felt it would be better suited as a
episodic serial,” explained Cham-
berlain. “I also wanted to chal-
lenge myself with a larger cast
and story than I had in the past.”
The series stars Dax Richard-
son, Dave Polgar, and Saman-
tha Simpson and can currently
be viewed on stareable.com
and YouTube. The quality of the
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show is very good - especially
for something created on a lim-
ited budget. One aspect behind
the show’s distinctive style is
the use of an array of fresh, new,
and skilled talent from the tri-
state area.
“As a black filmmaker, it was
an active choice in our casting
to display people of all shapes,
races, ages, and skin tones,”
said Chamblerlain. “We wanted
to be able to show the diversity
amongst people of color like
the communities we live and
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