I won't tell you that it's gonna be okay.

I won't tell you that it's going to be okay.

And welcome to another episode of a car yourselves podcast.

Today, we have a legend with us on the show.

Somebody who I admire for a period of time, but none other than Sam Pollard.

How are you doing today?

Pretty good, McCurry, how are you?

Yeah, I'm doing good, man.

I was that we were talking as we got started

about that beautiful pole train portrait you have behind us.

And as I start each episode, it's kind of unique

because I ask our guests to walk us through the arc of their career.

And I think it's fair to describe you as a master storyteller of black stories through your editing,

directing, producing, and screenwriting.

But when did you know this was the work that would be the calling you'd have on your life?

But did I know?

Yeah.

I don't know, Bekai, I'm not sure I ever knew how did you end up where you are today is the question

well here we go I'll give it to you very. I was 22 years old, 21 years old, I was a junior at

Peru College in New York City, marketing major, planning to be a businessman

with three-piece suits, drive a Ferrari or Porsche, work on Madison Avenue or you know fifth avenue, and I was completely miserable taking all these marketing classes.

I went to visit a counselor one afternoon and said I was looking for some kind of

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