so many things to consider, the filmaking debut of actor-writer Sandye Wilson, was selected for the 1996 34TH NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL and the 1997 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.
This ten-minute black and white short delivers an eclectic , witty and complex view of modern life, bringing some of her most memorable impressions to light.
Wilson, raised on Manhattan's Lower East Side, studied at Bennington College in Vermont and at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Wilson, best known for her portrayal of the "beautiful, young woman" in Charles Lane's acclaimed feature, Sidewalk Stories, (New Directors/New Films, 1989, Cannes Film Festival, 1989), currently can be seen in the role of Winsome in Naked Acts, on the Sundance Film channel.
She is a recent winner of two awards from the National Black Programing Consortium: the New Emerging Artist Award and the Community Choice Award, both presented by Danny Glover.
Wilson collaborated with choreographer Ron Brown, writing the text for his Lessons, a dance featured at the 1996 National Black Arts Festival (Atlanta), the Whitney Museum (New York) and the American Dance Festival (Colorado). Wilson also works with the 52nd Street Project, where professional actors, directors and writers team up with children to create original plays. Her short play, Who Slapped Alfredo Falls, is published in the 52nd Street Project's THE BUTLER DID IT, series.
Wilson co-founded Urban Griots, a performance group of writers, directors and actors and co-founded a poetry performance group, Gap-Tooth Girlfriends: The Third Act, who published an anthology by the same name.
The music is performed and composed by Lewis "Flip" Barnes. A trumpeter/vocalist and composer, Lewis is an original member of the Black Rock Coalition. He has played and recorded with bassist William Parker, drummer William Hooker, guitarist Vernon Reid, R&B's Holmes Brothers and the rock group Women in Love.