DEWAYNE COPELAND, CO-CREATOR OF SUPERHERO WEB SERIES CV NATION (MF GALAXY 043)

INDIE NEW MEDIA FILM-MAKER EXPLAINS EXCITEMENT, RESTRICTIONS + MEANING OF HIS MISSION
DeWayne Copeland is a new-media indie filmmakerwho embodies the Marcus Garvey ethic of “do for self.” With co-creator and series writer-director Scott F Evans, Copeland and their agile team launched CV Nation in 2012, and have produced a first season of six episodes and a second season of four.
The CV in CV Nation means “costumed vigilantes,” because the show is about superheroes and villains fighting for dominance in a world in which paranormal powers are merely expensive but highly dangerous commodities.
The series is a breakthrough not only for its indie aesthetics and production, but because it’s largely about superheroes and villains of African descent. 

Copeland and Evans didn’t wait around for someone else to do what they and so many others had been craving for years—they just did it themselves.DeWayne Copeland is a remarkable artist, and a down-to-earth human being. 
He’s a key speaker in the must-see documentary Brave New Souls by Agent Carter screenwriter Brandon Easton. I met DeWayne Copeland at Eagle Con in May 2015 held at the campus of California State University at Los Angeles. We spoke at the Con’s final moments during the tear-down, so throughout you’ll hear the sounds of lifting, loading, and even lurching.
Our conversation ranged over many topics, including:How to recruit skilled artists and technicians to collaborate on indie New Media projectsThe Africentric impulsethat got him moving on CV NationHow he and co-creator Scott Evans found the money to make the seriesWhy they’re forbidden to sell DVDsof CV NationHis long-term artistic and financial objectives as a filmmaker, andHis most exciting experience in making the showBut we began by discussing Copeland’s own personal origin story. (Many thanks to Patrick B. Sharp of CSULA for making all my Eagle Con interviews possible. Attend Eagle Con 2016--if Eagle Con 2015 is an indication, it'll be outstanding.)

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