{"id":10768,"date":"2020-12-01T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=10768"},"modified":"2020-12-05T10:07:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T15:07:53","slug":"ali-leroi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/ali-leroi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali LeRoi"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8547\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10768-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/AliLeRoi.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/AliLeRoi.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/AliLeRoi.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><div dir=\"auto\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10770 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9417.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9417.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9417.jpg?resize=696%2C928&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9417.jpg?resize=315%2C420&amp;ssl=1 315w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9417.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alileroi.camera\/\">Ali LeRoi<\/a> is an Award-winning writer\/director\/producer best known for his work on the critically\u00a0acclaimed series, CW&#8217;s \u201cEverybody Hates Chris\u201d, TBS &#8220;Are We There Yet?&#8221; and the breakout Hit for STARZ, \u201cSurvivor\u2019s Remorse\u201d. Ali has five Emmy nominations as well as one win, he\u2019s a\u00a0two-time winner and five-time nominee for NAACP Image Awards, as well as scoring several\u00a0nominations from the Golden Globe, WGA, and others.\u00a0 Ali\u2019s major motion picture credits\u00a0include producing and co-writing \u201cHead\u00a0of State\u201d and \u201cDown to Earth,\u201d as well as producing cult-\u00a0favorite, \u201cPootie Tang.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">His feature film Directorial Debut \u201cThe Obituary of Tunde Johnson\u201d premiered at The Toronto Film Festival and is slated for release in 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The book mentioned in the interview is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Open-City-Novel-Teju-Cole\/dp\/0812980093\">Open City by Teju Cole<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_10771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10771\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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of Ih Nom Uh Nit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_10772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10772\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10772 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-01-at-6.52.19-PM.png?resize=640%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-01-at-6.52.19-PM.png?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-01-at-6.52.19-PM.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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