DavidPFranceTV INTERVIEW #51
GABRIELLE GLORE
Producer, "Sylvie's Love"
Festival Director and Head of Programming for Urbanworld (Film Festival)
Brooklyn, New York City
For his first interview of 2021, David welcomes Gabrielle Glore, one of the producers of the film "Sylvie's Love", the new Amazon Original release starring Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha and directed by Eugene Ashe.
David also speaks with Gabrielle about their days as fellow undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania; her career start at HBO; the various roles at Time Warner, BET and Viacom; her role as an independent producer and her ascent to the role of Festival Director and Head of Programming for Urbanworld (Film Festival).
"Sylvie's Love" also features unexpected performances by actors Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives") in a supporting, but important role to the story; Erica Gimple (you may remember her from the "Fame" television series) and MC Lyte (yes, that's right! MC Lyte - the rap and hip-hop artist of New York City early 80s/90s fame).
Other standouts are actors Aja Naomi King, Jemima Kirke, Alano Miller and Ryan Michelle Bathe as well as Lance Reddick, ("The Wire") who plays Mr. Jay.
A strong shout-out goes out to the hair and make-up team as well as the music, cinematography, production and costume design.
Note: Mr. Ashe also wrote the screenplay. Ms. Thompson served as an Executive Producer of the project. Mr. Asomugha served as one of the producers of the film as well.
If you are interested in learning more about film production and the effort it takes to make a film in this current day environment, this interview serves as a great source of information and inspiration.
Thank you Gabrielle and the entire crew for the effort! Well done!
Gabrielle's Bio:
Gabrielle Glore is Festival Director and Head of Programming for Urbanworld, a New York City festival providing a platform for film, digital, and music storytellers from around the globe. With a focus on community, Urbanworld curates an inclusive slate of content representing the broadest lens of storytelling for audiences.
In addition, Gabrielle consults with various media and entertainment companies, as well as nonprofits, on content curation, strategy, branding, and production, with current and historical clients including WarnerMedia, HBO, BET Networks, Leading Women Defined, Comcast, Viacom, ARRAY and the Equal Justice Initiative.
As a content creator in the film and television space, Gabrielle serves as a consulting producer for WarnerMedia’s 150, sourcing and developing stories for opportunities across the company’s portfolio of content driven brands. Her interest in creative producing has led to her involvement with projects including ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 documentary Through The Fire, narrative feature Dirty Laundry (Executive Producer), and the narrative feature, Sylvie’s Love (Producer), acquired out of Sundance 2020 by Amazon Studios.
For two seasons, she served as the Series Producer for CENTRIC’s television show "The Round", a platform for women giving inspiring TED-style talks on a range of impactful topics. She continues to develop a slate of film and television projects under the GLORIFIED production banner.
Prior to fostering her entrepreneurial spirit, Gabrielle spent over a decade in various marketing roles at Time Warner, across businesses including HBO and Warner Music Group, as well as Time Warner Corporate.
Gabrielle holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics, with a concentration in Marketing from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.
Gabrielle also serves as a Board Member of MoCADA (Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts) in Brooklyn, NY, where she resides, as well as on the Board of The Moth, a NYC based nonprofit dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling.
