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Winston-Salem - You may think this article is about music; however, it is more about vision. According to a web definition, a vision is the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be. In this case what is coming is a film entitled The Quad, which is written by film writer and director, Nathan Ross Freeman. The Quad is a film about paranormal meeting human tragedy and what happens when the human mind intent is altered by paranormal happenings. Okay, so maybe that explanation was a bit too anomalous, but then again I am trying to be succinct and to the point.
Although this is a music magazine, I took this story on because I felt it had some orchestral overtones to it because the concept itself was a layer on top of a layer of pure genius! I ran into the Writer/Director, Nathan Ross Freeman, a couple of summers ago and he handed me the script to read. When I read it I walked away from it confused and scratching my head, however, eagerly amused that someone had the thought process to come up with such a thing. I asked Nathan after the official private reading of the film what he was trying to accomplish with The Quad and he got very quiet, took a small breath and said, “Well, I wanted something that was artistically and commercially viable that could carry a message in terms of [the characters] turning their fate [leaving life to chance] into their destiny [taking a chance on life].” Freeman only wants people to think out of the box and this film has the capacity to do just that.
The film is centered on Rachael, an immortal who wants to experience a genuine human death. Rachael, a doll maker, seeks out four women with secrets, morbid longings, and irreversible mental death sentences, to forge ahead with her plan of an actual human death experience. The film is touching yet haunting and dramatic while giving you a wild ride of wtf all at the same time. I shake my head now as I write this because it is unbelievable until you see it, smell it, and take it all in. The characters in this film are truly phenomenal and with that being said I must give a shout out to Lamyra Kinzer, the star of the film as Rachael. This woman is so amazingly creepy throughout the entire film that you are not sure whether she is like that on a daily basis; so watch out Hollywood, there is a new kid on the block! If you want to read more about the film and see the trailer, go to QuadFilms.com. Trust me, it’s a shocker. I also want to shout out Element Pictures and Sound Lizard Productions for being on board with such a masterpiece. Nathan Ross Freeman deserves nothing but the best to be behind him because after all he is the Original Film Maker.
Imagine being the personal computer of a thirty-five year old writer and mother of two boys that just so happen to be named after an animal and a television icon of the eighties. Would it mean that the writer herself lives somewhere between the wild of imagination and the wit of a sly yet observant being that always gets its prey? Maybe, or perhaps it just means that since birth, she was chosen to be a great storyteller/teacher of her time, with only the most bizarre experiences to use as parables and lesson plans to all who will listen and read. I am speaking of Ms. Aquilla M. Reid, known to some as Q, and to most as a simple enigma that can never discerned no matter how close you get.
I’m sure you all want to know what she did before my introduction of her at this moment, and how she came to Magazine33, but alas, I’ve said too much already. Let’s just say that she has been a fluent writer since the age of eleven, a singer since the early age of ten (also the early church days), and a magical creature of creativeness and wit since birth. Aquilla has done so many things in such a short period of time, and no matter what, she has always had time for love of everything good, and compassion for those things that had none or anyone to get it from. She is the flower child who was born in the wrong year, so she has sown and watered two beautiful flower seeds to help her carry it on - her beautiful boys Panther-Madison and RhocForde. Though they are only two and ten, the boys keep Aquilla’s eyes young and ever-changing for the better. It won’t be hard to get to know about Aquilla, all you have to do is read.
