Coodie & Chike: Patience Tied Directly To Faith
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In this episode, I speak with acclaimed film directors and producers Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah. The directors share their experience putting together the three-part documentary film that has been in the making for over 20 years on the cultural zeitgeist Kanye West. Their Netflix documentary https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81426972  details Kanye West’s meteoric to fame and his recent plummet from grace. We talk about how the pair met during Kanye West in their early career and the filmmaking process for Jeen-yuhs.  We also talk about:  Their separate journies into filmmaking Coodie's shot at comedy Coodie starting channel zeroChike working together with Coodie & Kanye for their first music video "Through the Wire"Coodie's experience meeting Kanye's mom Kanye's drive, fearlessness, and belief in himselfLearning to be patient with your vision  You can connect Coodie&Chike at https://www.instagram.com/coodierock/ and https://www.instagram.com/cozah/
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