180: Screenwriter + Director: Eric Haywood

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Eric began his career directing and producing music videos featuring &nbsp;such artists as Usher, Cee-Lo Green, Outkast, New Edition, Ice-T, and &nbsp;Tupac Shakur. His video for E-40’s song “Sprinkle Me” was selected by &nbsp;MTV and XXL Magazine as the #10 Greatest West Coast Rap Video of All &nbsp;Time. https://www.instagram.com/erichaywood/ Eric &nbsp;went on to write for such shows as ABC’s Private Practice and &nbsp;Showtime’s Soul Food: The Series. Along the way, he wrote and directed &nbsp;three short films (Nick of Time, Intersection, and Staring at the Sun), &nbsp;each of which screened at various film festivals around the country. Eric &nbsp;also wrote the Hallmark Channel original movie Relative Stranger, &nbsp;starring Eriq LaSalle (E.R.) and directed by Charles Burnett (Killer of &nbsp;Sheep). The film garnered three NAACP Image Award nominations and a Best &nbsp;Supporting Actress Emmy nomination for Cicely Tyson. Eric &nbsp;wrote and directed the independent feature film Four of Hearts before &nbsp;joining the writing staff of the hit Fox drama Empire. He co-wrote and &nbsp;directed an episode of Empire’s fourth season, then directed the &nbsp;award-winning short film The Last Starship before going on to serve as a &nbsp;co-executive producer for Starz’s Power, ABC’s For Life, and NBC’s &nbsp;Manifest and Law &amp; Order: Organized Crime. He is currently &nbsp;developing the Fox drama Billionaire Class. Want to sign up for a class or workshop? https://bravemaker.com/ Please like, comment, share, or subscribe if you love film fests, movie-making, storytelling and creativity of all kinds. Want to connect more? &nbsp;&nbsp;🔴 Subscribe and watch LIVE here: https://www.youtube.com/bravemakerorg&nbsp; 🔴 Donate here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/brave-maker Please write a review and DM us a screenshot to be entered into a raffle for Starbucks and Amazon cards. https://www.instagram.com/bravemakerorg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravemaker . Hosted by: @tonygapastione Produced by Amy Cohen Edited by &nbsp;Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services Social Media Manged by Kerri Alley Intern Jessica Cohen&nbsp; . . . #bravemaker #bravemakerliveshow #bravemakerpodcast #southasiancreators #producer #director #writer #actor #filmmaker <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/hashtag/screenwriter?__eep__=6%2F&amp;_