My name is Korey "Kris" Smallwood, and I'm the CEO of PRECISE MINDS INC, an independent film production company located in Chicago, IL. This blog has been created for our current film in production, TOUGHER THAN LEATHER, a feature length documentary about the globalization of hip hop culture. As director of this film, I want to put emphasis on the word CULTURE. Hip Hop is much more than whatever the music industry decides is popular enough to push at the time. Hip Hop is not just music, it is a lifestyle and a culture...a way of walking, thinking, breathing, behaving, vibing, BEING. It's that serious to me, having grown up with the culture as it grew up.
The main focus of TOUGHER THAN LEATHER is the power and longevity of a culture that was considered no more than a fad in it's infancy, a culture that has since conquered the globe and had a much bigger influence than many of the youth inspired creations that have preceded it.
This blog will be a place where the Precise Minds crew can blog about the making of the film, so it is in a sense a production journal. So, you wanna know what it's like making a film when you've got a million dollar vision but a lot less in the budget? Stay tuned...it only get more interesting from here.
