NYEEMINC.
NYEEM INC. IS AN INDEPENDENT FILM, TELEVISION, AND PODCAST PRODUCTION COMPANY ROOTED IN NEW YORK CITY. WE TELL STORIES THAT ARE RAW, HUMAN, AND CULTURALLY ALIVE — STORIES THAT COME FROM THE FAMILY, THE STREET, AND THE STAGE.
THE COMPANY
NYEEM IS A MANHATTAN-BASED FILMMAKER WHO STARTED HIS CREATIVE CAREER PERFORMING STAND-UP COMEDY AT THE LAUGHING SKULL LOUNGE IN ATLANTA, GA. SCREENWRITING, ACTING, AND STAND-UP LED NYEEM TO PURSUE A CAREER IN DIRECTING.
HE ATTENDED THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK'S MASTER OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM, WHICH TOOK HIM AROUND THE WORLD — MAKING FILMS IN TÜRKIYE, THAILAND, AND NEPAL. IN 2022, HE RECEIVED THE CHANTAL AKERMAN AWARD, FUNDED BY THE OSTROVSKY FAMILY FUND, FOR HIS DEBUT FILM OFF BOOK (2024).
NYEEM PLANS TO CONTINUE MAKING FILMS THROUGH HIS PRODUCTION COMPANY NYEEMINC. LLC — A COMPANY ROOTED IN STORYTELLING, PRODUCTION, AND DOCUMENTING THE WORLD AS IT IS.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
EARL RONALD GREENWOOD
FATHER · ACTOR · INSPIRATION
MY DAD HAS NEVER GOTTEN HIS DREAM ROLE. MY DAD WOULD SUBMIT AUDITION AFTER AUDITION JUST TO GET NO RESPONSE. AS A KID THESE STORIES ALWAYS BAFFLED ME — LIKE "DO Y'ALL KNOW HOW GREAT THIS GUY IS? HE CAN DO ANNOYING DAD, ANNOYING GRANDPA, ANNOYING NEIGHBOR... VOICEOVER..." YADA YADA YADA. I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THEM. WITH THIS FILM, HE'LL HAVE HIS LINES. IN FACT, HE'S IN THE WHOLE DAMN THING. TAKE THAT.
MELLE GREENWOOD
MOTHER · ACTOR · HEART OF THE FILM
MY MA IS CHARMING, WARM, AND LOVE PERSONIFIED. SHE WAS THE MOST ENCOURAGING SPIRIT TO DAD AND ALL OF US IN OUR CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL FEATS. THIS FILM HIGHLIGHTS THE LOVE MY MOM SHARED FOR MY DAD IN HIS PURSUIT OF HIS DREAMS. SHE STARS IN THE FILM AS WELL AS MY DAD. THE STORY OF MY FAMILY IS WHY I MADE THIS FILM.
— NYEEM
IMDb VIEW NYEEM'S PROFILE →CCNY CITYVISIONS 2024
AN INTERVIEW WITH NYEEM GREENWOOD FROM THE CCNY CITYVISIONS 2024 FILM FESTIVAL — TALKING ABOUT OFF BOOK, HIS FAMILY, HIS PROCESS, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY PERSONAL.
NYEEM GREENWOOD — CCNY CITYVISIONS 2024 INTERVIEW
THE STORY OF MY FAMILY IS WHY I MADE THIS FILM.
NYEEM GREENWOOD · DIRECTOR / WRITER · NYEEMINC.
OFF BOOK
EARL RONALD GREENWOOD
AS
PITT
MELLE GREENWOOD
AS
BUNNY RABBIT
GLORIA JUNG
AS
MEL
WENDY LAZARUS
AS
RUTH
JUDITH SHAKESPEARE
AS
PEGGY
NYEEM GREENWOOD
AS
JUNIOR
ROBERTA PIKSER
AS
SUZE
WILLIAM ENGLISH
AS
KARL
GABRIELLE BAYME
AS
NURSE GABBY
IAN GOULD
AS
BINGO
PRINCESS BENNETT
AS
BINGO WINNER
PATRICIA GREGORY
AS
BACKGROUND
OFF BOOK
NYEEM GREENWOOD
DIRECTOR / WRITER / EDITOR / VOCALS
JAKARI LISTER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
SOLOMON SYLVESTER
1ST AC / STEADICAM
ARTIMA SAKULKOO
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
MARI BLAKE
2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
SHANIA BROWN
2ND 2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
SAM ALVAREZ
ART DIRECTOR
PAMELA OZCARIZ
PRODUCTION DESIGN
J. STEVEN MADURA
PRODUCER / ART
JOSH ALLEN
COMPOSER
TIM OBZUD
SOUND MIXING
SAMANTHA DOYLE
SOUND EDITING
DANIEL NOSAL
SOUND RECORDIST
JENNA LUCARELLO
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
HILTON GOODE
GRIP / PA / ASSISTANT EDITOR
NYEEMINC. LLC
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
NICHOLAS KENNEDY PRODUCTIONS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ARTIMA SAKULKOO & MONICA VARGAS
CO-PRODUCERS
MELLE GREENWOOD
A POEM BY MELLE GREENWOOD — THE HEART OF THE FAMILY AND THE HEART OF OFF BOOK. PERFORMED AND PRESENTED BY NYEEMINC.
STRONGER THAN THE JOURNEY — POEM BY MELLE GREENWOOD · NYEEMINC.
NYEEMINC. — UNFILTERED
AN UNFILTERED CONVERSATION — NYEEM AND THE TEAM TALK HONESTLY ABOUT THE PROCESS, THE WORK, AND WHAT IT ALL MEANS.
OUR REAL THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS — NYEEMINC.
OFF BOOK
THESIS ADVISORS — CCNY MFA
ANTONIO TIBALDI · ANDREA WEISS · ANNIE HOWELL · ANDRZEJ KRAKOWSKI · DANIEL GARCIA · DAVID BRIGGS · DEIRDRE FISHEL · DEB SHOVAL · FELICIA HARDEN · FRANKIE CUADRADO · JASON POLLARD · JERRY CARLSON · J.T. TAKAGI · OCTAVIO WARKNOCK-GRAHAM · RICH GUAY · SHACHAR LANGLEY · SUSAN MEI · TAL LAZAR · WARUT SNIDVONGS
ORGANIZATIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS
THE CHANTAL AKERMAN AWARD
FUNDED BY THE OSTROVSKY FAMILY FUND · AWARDED 2022 FOR OFF BOOK
THE STAG AND LION THEATER
PRODUCTION SUPPORT
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
MFA IN FILM · CCNY CITYVISIONS 2024 OFFICIAL SELECTION