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Black Filmmaker Remotely Produces Romantic Comedy Web Series ‘QT’ While in Quarantine - The New York Beacon

Los Angeles, CA— Los Angeles filmmaker, Tamieka Briscoe, uses virtual directing to bring her new romantic comedy series,QT, to the web. The show, about two characters who find love during the quarantine, was completely written and filmed during the lockdown without breaking any social distancing []

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