21st Century Hustle

Last night I was getting my Sunday inspiration in at Barnes & Noble. I was halfway through the Cigar Aficionado story on Jay-Z when something said that I’ve read enough and it was time to go. That was strange because I usually stay until they have to come and kick me out. Nevertheless I packed it up and headed back to  Bed-Stuy. And no sooner than I hit Stuyvesant Avenue who’s standing on the corner but Alastair “Gee Lock” Christopher, with his trademarked larger than life smile . He’d just rolled into town from Boston and we were serendipitously crossing paths.

Gee Lock is a filmmaker known for his 2004 documentary “Through the Fire” which chronicled the journey of New York basketball pheom Sebastian Telfair from high School to the NBA. As we talked on the corner in front of the Bodega Gee was telling me he was in town for the Sports Emmy’s where he is nominated for his work as Director of Photography on “Streak”, a documentary about a high school wrestling team that holds the longest winning streak in high sports period. Whoa!! That’s big news. So of course we had to interview him and share it with the rest of the Hustle community. interview after the jump.

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