The film “ISHUES” documents the troubled life of talented singer Ishmael Herring. Re-creating scenes from a childhood spent in the Kansas City foster-care system rested on the shoulders of child actor, Taye Newman. “From the first audition, Taye had the job,” says PM “Phil” Romero, one of our co-directors. “He had to act out some […]
Our episode on Faces of Santa Ana, an art program that connects teenagers to their homeless neighbors, is taking a turn this week: We’re unveiling in-depth recorded interviews with a student and her portrait subject. Now PM Romero, one of the directors of the ISHUES Project, sheds light on the filmmaking process. How did […]
Orange County residents and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) spoke out Tuesday against Theo Lacy Facility—the county jail—continuing to imprison people suspected of being undocumented immigrants. Philip Romero, one of the ISHUES Project’s directors, was on site at the Tuesday morning meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors to say no to the […]
You read it right: That’s ISHUES, not issues. Our project documenting ordinary people taking action is partly named after the lead singer of the band William Pilgrim. His name is Ishmael Herring and he met one of our directors, PM Romero, after answering a Craigslist ad for a vocalist. Turns out Ish (as we call […]
