Members of the Asian Pasifika Arts Collective had to rethink how they do things after canceling in-person meetups, happy hours, showcases and workshops during the pandemic.
When TT the Artist started working on âDark City Beneath the Beatâ in 2011 â an hourlong musical documentary highlighting the Baltimore club music and dance culture featuring Baltimore artists â there were times she didnât think the project was going to happen because she didnât have enough money.
âThere were years that went by where I couldnât even figure out what the next step was, but through grants, I was able to pick up the pieces up and really have the budgets and means to actually create the film,â she said.
Little did she know her musical â which was funded in part by grants from Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund at Johns Hopkins and Rubys Artist Grant by the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation â was going to hit the big stage 10 years later. âDark Cityâ will premiere on Netflix Thursday. In addition to TT the Artist, who served as the director, editor and executive producer, it was produced by Issa Rae, creator of the HBO