I did not have any direct military ties prior to accepting the role of Amber, but several people in my life did/do. Had you any military ties prior to appearing as Amber in “Traces: A Post Traumatic Love Story”? What did you learn most during this role? Instead, I opted to study at the William Esper Studio. After my first on-camera class I knew I could never be the woman in front of the camera standing next to a burning building with a mic in hand, putting a number to the fatalities behind me with a straight face. I had graduated high school early, took time off, started studying journalism and quickly realized I could only tell stories if I was allowed to be fully affected by them. It took 5 years before I decided I had to give it a shot. I was hesitant to pursue acting at first. When did you decide you wanted to become and entertainer and what steps did you take to develop your craft? I spent quite a lot of time in the Bronx, Queens and even lived in Harlem for a bit as a child. Honestly, moving to the city was less of a transition due to environment change and more of a transition in terms of becoming a young adult, paying bills and being fully responsible for myself, my dreams and my shortcomings. What was transitioning to NYC like? Being that you were not too far away, did that make it any easier? The term “curse” is usually bad, but it’s a beautiful place so… They say Native Americans put a curse on the land long ago ensuring that anyone who came there would be destined to come back. There are mountains, farms and lakes all in the valley, Hudson Valley to be exact. You’ve got hippies mingling with college students mingling with transplant store owners mingling with people who are actually from there, like myself.Īnd, I’m a first generation American so shout out to the few but strong African and West Indian families over there. New Paltz is whoever is within it at any given time. Some disputes too, ya know, amongst other New Yorkers. “Where are you from? Oh New York! Wait, where?!” It always leads to interesting conversation. What was it like growing up in New Paltz, NY and what was the culture like there? When thinking about New York, a lot of us who aren’t from there immediately think about NYC and are pretty ignorant to anything outside of that. We spoke about PTSD, her love for music, my love for her hair, and her role as Adrienne Hunt in Director Barry Jenkins’ film adaptation of “If Beale Street Could Talk”, which is based on the book by James Baldwin. Ebony Obsidian is an actress who grew up in New Paltz, NY and is best known for her roles in “Master of None”, “Tough Love” and “Twelve Dollar Words”.
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