When you think about films and filmmakers, you’re likely to also think of Hollywood, not the Plantersville community of Georgetown County, SC. That, however, is where independent filmmaker DeShantell Singleton lives and works. During a three-year stint in Los Angeles, where she was pursuing a career in front of the camera, the 20-something Singleton discovered what she really wanted to do: Work behind the camera as a producer, director and writer of her own films.
“I wanted to tell on film the stories that I felt needed to be told,” Singleton told Bhakti Larry Hough during an interview for Insight. “Inspiring stories help dispel stereotypes, inspire and elevate.”
Singleton said she particularly wants to work with and reach youth with her film art in order to encourage them to consider life paths that they may have thought were off limits to them. She has one short film to her credit, Before He Fell, and is currently working on her second, La Nanita, which tells the story of a defense attorney whose good intentions backfire after defending a woman on trial for the death of her son. She has received an Indie Grant from the SC Film Commission to help complete the project, but has also started an online fundraising campaign.
Listen to the interview with DeShantell Wednesday, Aug. 29th, at 10:00 am, 7:00pm, and midnight, or on Monday, Sept. 3rd, at the same times.






