Watch Video: Rob Hardy speaks at Chocolate City 25th anniversary partyĭozens in town for homecoming attended the reception. More: Things to do in Tallahassee: It's time for FAMU Homecoming and new art If I knew how difficult success was, I may not have taken the chances that ultimately I ended up taking." "I see some young college students who didn't know what they didn't know," said Packer, after reminiscing and viewing the short film. "Ultimately, what I didn't know helped me to take risks and chances that I otherwise wouldn't. Packer and Hardy were young and hungry to prove their passions.
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On Friday at the President's House on FAMU, a private reception showcased a grainy, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the duo's first movie under their company, Rainforest Films in 1994. Hardy, the pensive serious type, and Packer, the jokester with an electric smile, used FAMU as its muse. But, they couldn't have dreamed the low-budget independent film of a student's boy-to-manhood journey at a historically black college would catapult their entertainment careers toward Hollywood, wildly successful movies and red carpet appearances.
Florida A&M University alums Rob Hardy and Will Packer followed their parents' practical advice by earning engineering degrees.īut 25 years ago, they had a raw desire to make a movie. They weren't supposed to be movie makers, blockbuster producers or gifted screenwriters. Watch Video: Will Packer speaks at the 25th anniversary party for his movie Chocolate City
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