COMING DEC 7TH: The 2024 Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party!

We’re BACK!! Thanks to your continued support, since we began crowdfunding since 2020. Back then, you supported our journey of turning a 2013 stage play, “Willow,” into a short film, “Willow: State of Emergency.” After our premiere screening at the Nuoyican Poets Cafe, winning Best Short Film of the Chicago Black FIlm Fest, and winning the WAVE Farm MAAF grant - we premiered the FIRST FOUR EPISODES of “Willow: House of Griots" in front of a live audience at Here Performing Arts Center.

Ya'll made Our 1st Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party a HIT!

Thank you so much for coming out to the Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party! This was one of the largest and most fantastic turnouts for our “Willow” events this year - and that is because of your presence and vibes!

The Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party! | Friday, Dec 8th

I made a lil fun video for ya’ll! On Friday, Dec 8th at FirstLive, The Notice Blog is hosting an end-of-year costume extravaganza: The Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party!

WHAT: Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party
WHEN: Friday, December 8th, 2023 | 8:30 PM - 1:30 AM
WHERE: FirstLive | 219 Central Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11221
TICKETS ($15): https://bit.ly/AVDParty
IG, X, FB: @willowhorror

Watch "Willow: State of Emergency" on Amazon Prime!

"Willow: State of Emergency" is NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO! This is such a momentous time right now. Ten years of script development. Three years of shoots, reshoots, hundreds of revisions upon revisions. Countless hours of work all for this:)

9 Days LEFT till the Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party!

The Notice Blog is hosting a one-of-a-kind costume dance party to celebrate the release of our film "Willow: State of Emergency" on Amazon Prime Video: the Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party. This unique and immersive experience will also raise funds for their highly-anticipated Afrofuturist Multiverse series, "Willow: House of Griots." It all goes down on Friday, December 8th, 8:30 PM, at First Live (219 Central Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11221.) Best Costume receives a prize at the end of the night. Bring your fangs, best vampirc fit, and a thirst for dancing the night away! Tickets at: bit.ly/AVDParty

Thank you to all of our "Willow" Supporters!

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. This has been a tremendous journey, and I'm ecstatic to not only be at the helm of a talented and dedicated production team, but to also be a part of a community of supporters of the work itself.

The Invitation

Nearly every day this week, I've whisked by the library to print out the free 20 pages offered for each day. Then I'd take the flyers I've cut from them, visit a new coffee shop in the neighborhood, and leave them amongst the others.

You're invited! Come to Our 1st Afrofuturist Vampire Dance Party!

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Date: Saturday, November 4th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM - Midnight
Location: The Woods | 1826 Palmetto St., Queens, NY 11385

Watch BronxNet Kibin Alleyne's interview w/ Paul Notice about "Willow"

On Tuesday, Sept 26th, I got the opportunity to talk about "Willow" on BronxNet w/ Kibin Alleyne!

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Willow: House of Griots | Pilot Script Table Reading

We’re back at it again with the Principal Cast of “Willow: House of Griots,” working through a table reading for the Pilot Episode. We discussed upcoming events, updated production schedule, watched our short film “Willow: State of Emergency,” and sunk our teeth into this special 90-minute pilot episode of “House of Griots.” Much love to Elliot Guilbe for the Photography, Glenn Quentin for the Production Support, and Sultan Ali for the Marketing Support.

Help Us Launch Our Afrofuturist TV Show!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT EVERYONE! We’re raising $30k to shoot Episode 1 of “Willow: House of Griots” this Fall. Give whatever you can and share this video!

*Make a tax-deductible contribution today at https://thenoticeblog.com/willow

Willow: House of Griots | "...We're Finally Here."

Ten years ago, when I was writing the original stage play, in which the series is based; I could only dream of the possibility of this moment. But here we are. Realizing the first stages of our TV show, “Willow: House of Griots.” And I’m so very thankful for the people who’ve joined me on this journey.

"Willow" Awards, Screenings and More!

After 10+ years of rewrites, fundraising, and development - “Willow” finally received its first award: Best Shot Film of the 2023 Black Film Summit

Thank You From The Notice Blog!

Five years ago, we revamped The Notice Blog into a fully-fledged nonprofit production company. And the journey has been well worth the many sleepless nights of work. More importantly, your consistent and enthusiastic support throughout this all has helped make all of our work possible. For us, 2022, was a year of expansion into the arts, helmed by our debut of The Anansi Project program.

Watch the New “Willow” Trailer! Buy Your Tix Today!

Join NY Emmy Award-winning producer and creator of “Willow,” Paul A. Notice II, for a Q & A discussion about their newest iteration of “Willow,” a project that began as a play in 2012. Watch it live and in-person, Saturday, October 22nd, 4pm at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe!

“WILLOW” PREMIERE TICKETS ON SALE TODAY!

After nearly a decade of hustle, rewrites, and reshoots; I am excited to show ya’ll a masterpiece in the making. Come see the premiere of “Willow” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Saturday, October 22nd @ 4pm - 6pm. Click here for tickets!

BRAND NEW Scenes for "Willow: State of Emergency" coming SOON!

We're finally WRAPPED on filming for the Director's Cut of "Willow: State of Emergency." ⁠

⁠Big thanks to the ultra-talented Ashely Jones (Willow Kerubo Brown) and Suzanne Darrell (Vanessa Masiko Drew) for joining our cast. ⁠

Behind the Scenes: "Willow: State of Emergency" Short Film

Here are some photos of me testing out pre-vis in preparation for an upcoming "Willow" short film shoot. YES! This has been the culmination of a 10-year journey - one that won't end with the completion of this short film. Instead, this is just the beginning. Click here to learn more. ⁠

A Look Back at 2020 and 2021...

So, we here at The Notice Blog have been hard at work over the last two years, and wanted to share with you the projects we were able to manifest with your support.

This spans everything from investigative journalism, experimental films, boundary-pushing music videos, and our current feature film effort: the Afrofuturist, Anti-Capitalist, Womanist Horror script, Willow.

Thank you all for supporting us in our mission to champion and develop narratives from marginalized communities. If you are excited by our work, please make a tax-deductible contribution to support our nonprofit here.

And without further ado, let’s take a look at the past two years 2020 - 2021:

Dream Analysis | Ep 1 | Damon Locks

What’s a Dream Analysis?⁣⁣
Why is it one of the rewards for donating to our fundraiser for Willow?⁣⁣
What’s Willow?⁣⁣

I’ll answer all of those questions that I just posed to myself in this video! BEHOLD!⁣⁣

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