<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Hello friends!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">My name is Madison Ledyard-King and I am a local filmmaker and actor from Cleveland, Ohio. I recently directed, produced, and starred in a short film called <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>BLACK BOYS DON'T CRY</b>. The film has officially been released on Omeleto, YouTube's top showcase of award-winning short films with an audience of over 3 million subscribers. You can watch it for free right now: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/23i69qV2jpI?si=Of-gyQqmk0NPLEDg" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://youtu.be/23i69qV2jpI?si=Of-gyQqmk0NPLEDg</a></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">BLACK BOYS DON'T CRY follows a young black man attempts to repress his feelings in order to navigate the challenges of his life and the ongoing demands of college.<br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default">The film explores themes of mental health, anxiety, and toxic masculinity in black men. I want to extend the project to this group because it touches on such an important subject that I hope some of y'all will be able to resonate with. Please help spread the word by <b>liking</b>, <b>commenting</b>, <b>sharing</b> the link on social media, and telling your friends!.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">This marks my official debut as a filmmaker, and originally had its first official premiere this year at the <span style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Oscar qualifying 48</span><sup style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,0,0)">th</sup><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b> Cleveland International Film Festival.</b> The film was made in part by the <a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/movies/cleveland-indie-film-incubator-premieres-6-new-films-northeast-ohio/95-ade44a58-a7cf-419e-ad05-b2c26741d8bc" target="_blank">Cleveland Camera Rental Incubator Program</a>. -- I am very proud of my work and hope you all enjoy the film. Thank you so much for your support.</span></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table style="direction:ltr;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:0;height:12px;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width:100%" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;line-height:normal"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:Arial;text-align:left"><p style="font-size:13px;margin:1px">To Excellence,</p><p style="margin:1px"><img style="height:45px" src="https://d36urhup7zbd7q.cloudfront.net/4851113336635392/5110426080772096/signoff.gif?ck=1675954274.81" alt="Madison Ledyard-King" height="45"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="line-height:1%;padding-top:16px;font-size:1px"></td></tr><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.15;color:#000"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:.01px 14px 0.01px 0.01px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:65px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.01px 10px 0 0"><img src="https://d36urhup7zbd7q.cloudfront.net/u/QMvreWM9Brl/1675906988953.jpeg" height="65" width="65" alt="photo" style="width:65px;vertical-align:middle;border-radius:0;height:65px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td height="1" width="0" style="width:0;padding:.01px;border-right:1px solid #bdbdbd;height:1px;font-size:1pt"> </td><td style="padding:.01px 0.01px 0.01px 14px;vertical-align:top" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:1.2;padding:.01px 0.01px 12px 0.01px"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold"><span style="color:#646464;font-size:16px"> Madison Ledyard-King </span></span><br><span style="font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0;font-family:Arial;text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold;color:#646464"> Actor, Filmmaker, </span> <span style="font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0;font-family:Arial;text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold;color:#646464"> F.A.M.E. Productions </span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.01px;line-height:0"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.01px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:0;padding:.01px 0.01px 6px 0.01px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;line-height:14px;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.01px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12px"><a href="tel:2162563854" re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