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"Who Is Gatsby Randolph" - Film
Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
"WHO IS GATSBY RANDOLPH" EARNS A SECOND OSCAR CONSIDERATION WITH
BEST PICTURE ELIGIBILITY
BLACK INDIE DOC CONTINUES TO DEFY ODDS BY AGAIN RECEIVING OSCAR APPROVAL AFTER BEST DOCUMENTARY ACCEPTANCE
Failed Music Producer Turned Tastemaker, Kobie "Gatsby" Randolph Recreates Himself In Hollywood And Gains Entry To The Hottest Events And Parties With Some Of The Biggest Stars In Unbelievable Doc
Things were never expected to go this far. Oscar eligibility in two categories was beyond comprehension for Kobie "Gatsby" Randolph, the creator of "Who Is Gatsby Randolph." A Black man's plan to break into Hollywood, born out of desperation, is not suppose to earn consideration by the Academy of Motion Pictures Art and Sciences for best documentary and best picture, until it does!
Thursday, the academy announced 366 films that are eligible for Oscar consideration and "Who Is Gatsby Randolph" is included on the annual "reminder list" sent to members. This is the second time a selection committee has chosen the indie film for inclusion, after first being deemed eligible for Oscar consideration in the best documentary category.
Ironically, Randolph never intended to make a movie. He thought music was his ticket into Hollywood but on the first day in Tinseltown his million dollar deal fell apart. Now homeless but undaunted, Randolph charted the most unconventional path to success imaginable, [SPOILER ALERT] he created a persona cut out of whole cloth, Gatsby Randolph!
WATCH THE TRAILER: WHO IS GATSBY RANDOLPH
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| Gatsby and Kate Beckinsale at Oscar Party |
Then one night, while reviewing IG posts, he had an epiphany - "social media is archival footage." Randolph spent the next two years writing a narrative around his social media footage, shooting original scenes to make a cohesive story, and editing the content into a potentially award winning movie.
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| L-R Gatsby, Jay-Z and Sean at Oscar Party |
The result is a bio-doc that may prove to be an inflection-point for the use of social media by filmmakers, much like the 1999 box-office smash "The Blair Witch Project" represents a major leap forward in the use of the internet by Hollywood. A real-life "Bowfinger" (the 1999 movie starring Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin about an A-List actor unaware of his role in the making of a film), "Who Is Gatsby Randolph" is an extraordinary use of social media to create new media that adds star power to the doc. Jay Z, Beyonce, Beckinsale, Witherspoon, Spielberg, and many more all make cameos.
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