In a recent press release posted to The Hollywood Reporter website it was revealed that Canadian actor, Adam Beach, would be a juror for this year’s All-Access “minority” film-maker program. That’s pretty decent news given the company in which Adam will be judging; such autueurs and art- film tastemakers as Jesse L. Martin, Damon Dash (WTF?), and Joy Bryant (!?) who are but a few of the total 10 jurors who will participate in the fifth annual Tribeca All Access program. Basically all a bunch of actors judging film. Again, actors judging film. Good Lord?
So Jesse L. Martin is o.k. I guess. He’s been around-on T.V.- for a long while, but “Who the fuck is Joy Bryant?”, you may be asking yourself.
Well I will tell you who she is, a wannabe actress who’s few credits, besides modeling for Tommy Hilfiger, include playing the “understanding girlfriend” in Denzel Washington’s Antwone Fisher. Wow with credentials like that it’s a wonder she hasn’t sat on the jury at Cannes. (She probably has!)
Don’t even get me started on Damon Dash! He definitely don’t know shit about shit let alone film making. But hey he’s married to that hot Rachel Roy chick and that’s goos enough, right?
Anyway, I can see why you’d pick an actor who happens to be Aboriginal from Canada as a juror-though I doubt his judging capabilities-but Damon Dash and Joy Bryant?
But if I were a filmmaker going through the All-Access program this year I would be shitting my pants in trepidation and protest!

I love this, you’re right, actors judging film? Come on now, what is with our society? We might as well start putting our politicians to work as garbage collectors. I also had to google who the f**k Dash was myself, wow what a credit to the film industry — not really. Man ‘o man Tribeca has created a panel of seemingly unqualified half-wits and know-nothings. I already shat my pants for those poor bastards in the All-Access Program. Good luck.