George Tillman Jr. Overview

Biography

Listing Martin Scorsese, Gordon Parks and Spike Lee as influences, writer-director George Tillman Jr made short, experimental video projects as a Milwaukee teenager before creating a public access cable show "Splice of Life," using local talent. He established himself as a filmmaker of original vision with an award-winning 30-minute short "Paula," which followed the story of a 17-year-old single black...

Biography

Listing Martin Scorsese, Gordon Parks and Spike Lee as influences, writer-director George Tillman Jr made short, experimental video projects as a Milwaukee teenager before creating a public access cable show "Splice of Life," using local talent. He established himself as a filmmaker of original vision with an award-winning 30-minute short "Paula," which followed the story of a 17-year-old single black...