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This episode takes us behind the scenes of director Tina Gordon's new comedy, Little.

The film tells the story of TechMobile Jordan Sanders, who awakens one morning in her 13-year-old body,

with only her long-suffering assistant in On the Secret and a do-or-die presentation on the line, Jordan must find a way to navigate through her new

situation and learn how her ruthless approach to life affects the people around her. In addition to

Little, Ms. Gordon's other directorial credit is the feature film Peoples.

Following a recent screening of the film at the Harmony Gold Theater in Los Angeles,

Ms. Gordon spoke with director Tina Mabry about filming Little.

During their conversation, Ms. Gordon discusses her journey to directing the film,

working with the film's star and executive producer Marseille Martin,

and how she orchestrated the film's climax, which revolves around a tricky dance sequence.

Thank you guys so much for coming out tonight to really have an experience to really watch

this beautiful film that Tina has so gratefully

co-written and directed and a film that has really been something I've been seeing around town

and every time I see that billboard I see this stuff I get happy the big afro and the tiny pink

pants that girl I'm Marse doing it so you know but I just kind of I see this stuff, I get happy. The big afro. And the tiny pink pants.

That girl.

I'm Marse doing it.

Yes.

So, you know, but I just kind of wanted to kind of talk through a little bit about kind of like your experience with the film.

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