Neil Drumming is an American journalist and filmmaker. Formerly a producer with the radio show This American Life, in 2020 Drumming became managing editor with Serial Productions, the company that created the podcasts Serial and S-Town. Drumming began his career writing for the Washington City Paper, and later wrote for Entertainment Weekly and Salon. He also wrote and directed the 2014 film Big Words.
Drumming's first feature film, Big Words, premiered at Slamdance Film Festival in January 2013.[7] Drumming wrote and directed.
Set on November 4, 2008, the night of Barack Obama's historic election as the first black President of the United States,[8]Big Words revolves around three friends who 15 years earlier had had "a promising hip-hop group and are now dealing with the challenges of being in their late 30s."[9] Selecting the film as a New York Times "Critics' Pick," Jeannette Catsoulis's review praised Drumming's "whip-smart screenplay" and "droll, insightful dialogue," describing the film as "an engrossing, coming-of-middle-age drama."[10] Writing in The Independent, Darren Richman compared Drumming's filmmaking to Noah Baumbach, both in the directors' relationship to the characters their films depict—like Baumbach, "Drumming seems to love his characters because of rather than in spite of their flaws"—and in the films' subject matter, noting that a "sense that things haven’t quite gone to plan, reminiscent of Baumbach’s Greenberg, hangs over Big Words from first frame to last."[11]
Drumming is a producer for This American Life.[15] He has also been on air for the show, reporting segments around themes of family and friendship.[16] In October 2019, he became the first black person to host an episode.[17]
In 2020, he left This American Life to become managing editor at Serial Productions, with plans to oversee an expansion from the company’s first two podcasts, Serial and S-Town.[18]
Personal life
While at the Washington City Paper in the late 1990s, Drumming became a close friend of writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, then still a student at Howard University; Drumming eventually became godfather to Coates's son. In a 2015 segment of This American Life, the two discussed the trajectory of their friendship over the next two decades of their personal lives and respective careers in media.[19]
References
^Drumming, Neil (2012-04-30). "Wait, Why Am I Directing a Movie?". The Atlantic. from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
^Wemple, Erik (13 February 2015). "David Carr, friend of journalism". The Washington Post. from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Cobb, Jelani (13 February 2015). "Postscript: David Carr (1956-2015)". The New Yorker. from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Horgan, Richard (January 15, 2013). "FIRST LOOK: Poster for Journalist Neil Drumming's SLAMdance Feature Big Words". Fishbowl LA. from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Brennan, Billy (February 15, 2013). "Five Questions with Big Words Writer/Director Neil Drumming - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Carr, David (24 November 2013). "Overlook the Value of Interns at Great Peril". The New York Times. from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Martinez, Vanessa (11 July 2013). "Review: Clever 'Big Words' Is A Well-Acted & Engaging Feature Debut By Neil Drumming". IndieWire. from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^"Neil Drumming: In his own words". BBC. October 21, 2014. from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Tiggett, Jai (11 July 2013). "Interview: 'Big Words' Director Neil Drumming Talks Hip-Hop, Career, and Influences". IndieWire. from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Catsoulis, Jeannette (18 July 2013). "Neil Drumming's 'Big Words' Explores Male Disaffection". The New York Times. from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Rich, Darren (2017-02-15). "Movies You Might Have Missed - Neil Drumming's Big Words". The Independent. from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
^Obenson, Tambay A. (4 May 2015). "Not Yet an AFFRM Rebel? Join the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement…". IndieWire. from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Nolan, Hamilton (February 6, 2013). "A Discussion With Neil Drumming, Writer and Director of Big Words". Gawker. from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^"Big Words". BAM.org. from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Dreher, Rod (December 14, 2015). "If You Get Rich And Famous…". The American Conservative. from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^"Radio Archive by Contributor: Neil Drumming". This American Life. from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^"We Come From Small Places". 11 October 2019. from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^Wiseman, Andreas (2020-02-21). "Serial Productions Hires This American Life Producer Neil Drumming As Part Of Expansion Plan". Deadline. from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
^Dang, Mike (1 December 2015). "Ta-Nehisi Coates on How Money Turned Him Into a Snob — The Billfold". The Billfold. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
January 09, 2023
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Neil Drumming is an American journalist and filmmaker Formerly a producer with the radio show This American Life in 2020 Drumming became managing editor with Serial Productions the company that created the podcasts Serial and S Town Drumming began his career writing for the Washington City Paper and later wrote for Entertainment Weekly and Salon He also wrote and directed the 2014 film Big Words Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Journalism 2 2 Film 2 3 This American Life 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life EditDrumming attended the University of Southern California 1 Career EditJournalism Edit After graduating from college Drumming went to work for the Washington City Paper in 1996 He was part of a group of hires by editor David Carr 2 that included several young black writers who went on to become voices of their generation hired alongside Drumming that year were eventual New Yorker magazine staffer and history professor Jelani Cobb MacArthur Genius Ta Nehisi Coates and performance artist and playwright Holly Bass 3 From 2002 to 2007 4 Drumming worked as an editor and music critic for Entertainment Weekly 5 later moving to Salon 6 Film Edit Drumming s first feature film Big Words premiered at Slamdance Film Festival in January 2013 7 Drumming wrote and directed Set on November 4 2008 the night of Barack Obama s historic election as the first black President of the United States 8 Big Words revolves around three friends who 15 years earlier had had a promising hip hop group and are now dealing with the challenges of being in their late 30s 9 Selecting the film as a New York Times Critics Pick Jeannette Catsoulis s review praised Drumming s whip smart screenplay and droll insightful dialogue describing the film as an engrossing coming of middle age drama 10 Writing in The Independent Darren Richman compared Drumming s filmmaking to Noah Baumbach both in the directors relationship to the characters their films depict like Baumbach Drumming seems to love his characters because of rather than in spite of their flaws and in the films subject matter noting that a sense that things haven t quite gone to plan reminiscent of Baumbach s Greenberg hangs over Big Words from first frame to last 11 The collective African American Film Festival Releasing Movement AFFRM distributed the film 12 Big Words made its New York premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 13 14 This American Life Edit Drumming is a producer for This American Life 15 He has also been on air for the show reporting segments around themes of family and friendship 16 In October 2019 he became the first black person to host an episode 17 In 2020 he left This American Life to become managing editor at Serial Productions with plans to oversee an expansion from the company s first two podcasts Serial and S Town 18 Personal life EditWhile at the Washington City Paper in the late 1990s Drumming became a close friend of writer Ta Nehisi Coates then still a student at Howard University Drumming eventually became godfather to Coates s son In a 2015 segment of This American Life the two discussed the trajectory of their friendship over the next two decades of their personal lives and respective careers in media 19 References Edit Drumming Neil 2012 04 30 Wait Why Am I Directing a Movie The Atlantic Archived from the original on 2021 05 06 Retrieved 2021 11 08 Wemple Erik 13 February 2015 David Carr friend of journalism The Washington Post Archived from the original on 8 November 2021 Retrieved 20 August 2016 Cobb Jelani 13 February 2015 Postscript David Carr 1956 2015 The New Yorker Archived from the original on 3 September 2016 Retrieved 20 August 2016 Horgan Richard January 15 2013 FIRST LOOK Poster for Journalist Neil Drumming s SLAMdance Feature Big Words Fishbowl LA Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 Retrieved 20 August 2016 Brennan Billy February 15 2013 Five Questions with Big Words Writer Director Neil Drumming Filmmaker Magazine Filmmaker Magazine 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