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Description: A young filmmaker from Raleigh wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a feature film called "Avenged," available online. He has long dreamed of making it big in the movie industry, and Avenged is a start.

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A young filmmaker from Raleigh wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a feature film called "Avenged," available online. He has long dreamed of making it big in the movie industry, and Avenged is a start.

mhm Do you remember the first time picking up a camera and trying to shoot something? Yeah, I put it down. Laquan McCoy, what a nice smile. I grew up clinton north Carolina and he graduated from north Carolina central and you're getting your master's there and I'm getting my masters in film. I'm not in film psychology, psychology. What is the reason that a normal person would have to kill, kill anything you can do? I did it. He wrote, produced and directed this film man. Starting it too. And I was trying to basically find out what my brother is. My brother is Jamal, he plays my brother in the movie and he goes missing avenged Jamal. Watch out a story that is relatable, you know, in a sense, Same with Laquan story, a kid with a camera and a dream. I shot a lot of videos and edited for free. Like I actually, it was my passing. He made music videos first, then thought, why not open the door to feature film funded? Yes. I funded all of my own money. He put up his own money to make this film avenged available. Not in theaters but online, but hey, that's a start figure, wait how to get out of their lifestyle and live normally. That's what's happening in this scene shot outside of a downtown Raleigh restaurant. They were probably thrilled. So yeah, you need any help. You know, I was like, wow. You know, instead of kicking this out in the jail scene was shot Crabtree Crabtree mall in Raleigh this scene shot at a Raleigh Airbnb the Airbnb owners know that you were making a movie. Yeah, I would tell them. They'll be like, wow, you know, good luck. Yes. Jamal might need a little luck. You're not going to be good at this overnight. But Laquan says his film is getting hits. Everyone has a background story. Everyone in the movie. And the dreamer who made the movie. I'm a dreamer. You know from a small town, I am my brother's keeper. How old are you? I'm 30 years old. Maybe by the time you're 40 you'll be another steven Spielberg maybe before. You never, never.

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