Hip Hop Film Festival
Outgrown Film at Hip Hop Film Festival
New York, NY - The third edition of the award-winning Hip Hop Film Festival, presented by 247Films.tv, returns
August 2nd to August 5th at the National Black Theatre. The 2018 season features over 100 filmmakers born
after 1960 (the Hip Hop Cultured), who are driving the newest trends in content creation, storytelling and
cinematic excellence. Outgrown Film screened on August 1st, The Opening night of the HHFF, to an amazing
audience. In attendance was Outgrown Star Howie Sheard as “Reggie” and Outgrown’s Co-Star Blasina Olowe
as “Sam”.
CR Capers"?" Founder of Hiphop Film Festival: I wanted to take two minutes out to say that you guys are amazing. Listen, keep doing
what you're doing. You guys are nominated for Best Picture of the festival.
At the festival, we do everything we can to promote stories from a culture and faces from the culture,
and you guys are so young. You have a huge career ahead of you. Listen to your mom, yes, and
keep telling stories that relate true to you. I had to come and say that because it's not often that they
(CR Capers Founder of Hiphop Film festival, shares inspiration and shares her appreciation to Howie and Blasina for their roles in Outgrown)
hear that. You have to tell stories that relate true to who you are as a person. What I saw on that screen, which was relatable, which was believable to me, to the jury, to everybody else, was that it related true to you. It is what we see when we think of our kids, when we think of ourselves. How you carried yourselves, how you were ingenious with your plans. How jumped on helicopters and did whatever there was to do. The fact that you were new actors and you were able to embody the spirit. I want you guys to keep doing what you're doing and stay true to yourselves. Okay? And congratulations on your nomination, you guys are amazing.
How did you come up with the idea for Outgrown?
Sam Hicks Executive, Producer, Writer & Director of Photography of Outgrown
The way I came up with Outgrown, the idea was really from the relationship with my niece and
nephew. Yeah, they were just like... I really wrote it, the relationship... When I was writing it, I didn't
see it on the screen, but I'm saying my nieces and my nephew are Cardi B fans, and they
love hip-hop and I was amazed by the relationship they had. So I'm a big fan of
hip-hop and I'm saying that Outkast was very pivotal when I was growing up in Mississippi.
Outgrown Film at Hip Hop Film Festival
Is this your first film? Is this your first time
acting with this onscreen, on-Broadway, and
what are you looking to do forward
with your career?
Blasina Olowe:
Actually it is, because I've just started acting at
that point. I went to two
auditions and then I got that. I thought, "Oh my
god!" I thought, "I've got to get
prepared." It was just really fun, and I'm looking
forward to being in a TV show. I
also love dramatics, and I just love being there
sharing my experience. It's hard
to explain because I get inspired by other people
and I want to inspire other
people, like how I got inspired. Yeah.
What do you guys see in the future?
You know, this is your first project and it sounds
like you had the bug going. So where do you
see yourself next in two, three, four, five years?
Howie Sheard:
Before, my cousin inspired this interest ... I
watched BET film films, I like The New
Addition, I watched those, the black films. I
watched The
New Addition documentary and the Bobby
Brown film. I watched those in a two part. You
know, The Tupac All Eyez on Me, those were
fire. I like those
movies that actually mean something. I do like
fun, I like comedy, but it's a good mix.
What do you guys see in the future? You know,
this is your first project and it sounds like you had
the bug going. So where do you see yourself next
in two, three, four, five years?
Blasina Olowe:
I feel like this is all a new adventure, and I don't
know where it's going to take me. It's like an
ocean, I’m moving to find my place.So, I’ll just see
where it takes me. I'll just go with the flow.
During the award ceremony held on Sunday August 4, 2019 Outgrown were nominated for Best Picture and Best wardrobe.