A powerful new web series is currently seeking funding in hopes of seeing more queer artists of color given a mainstream platform.
Called "LATRELL!" the web series is billed as a "satirical talk show" written and created by NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate Brandon Kyle Goodman. The star of the web series, Latrell, is described by co-director Sasha Sagan as “the love child of RuPaul and Stephen Colbert.” "LATRELL!" is slated to be a weekly series rolled out over the course of 12 weeks and set to premiere in Spring 2014.
"After graduating from Tisch School of Performing Arts at NYU, I noticed a continual lack of young artists of color and gay artists in the mainstream," Goodman notes on his Indiegogo campaign. "Many of those who are seem to be confined to a box of outdated archetypes and stereotypes. In creating this new web series, 'LATRELL!,' my team and I strive to challenge this by creating a platform where opinions are validated regardless of race, class, gender, or sexuality."
Check out the video above to learn more about "LATRELL" and head here to visit the project's Indiegogo campaign.
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