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Antoine Allen is Creating the First Female Boxing Franchise Movie, \u2032LOLA\u2032 with \u2032LOLA 2\u2032 Coming Out Summer of 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are moments in your life when you will have to decide whether to sink or swim. To quit or keep going. To give in or fight. These moments help define what you\u2019re made of despite what you go through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writer and director, Antoine Allen understood that very point. He had some personal struggles of his own and had to make a decision. Allen decided not to sink but to swim and fight, eventually turning his life around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, he decided to write a movie because what he realized is that when it\u2019s all said and done, each of us is connected through human experiences, and the need to feel appreciated, respected, and a sense of belonging. Having that understanding, Allen created a movie that displays the raw emotion and humiliation of a woman who was victimized. He wanted his story to move its viewers through compassion and empathy for the main character, Lola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had the privilege of reviewing the movie, LOLA<\/em><\/strong>, an Antoine Allen Films, and a True Vision Media Group Production. It\u2019s a movie about a young woman who was dealing with personal, relationship, and family struggles, and in her most vulnerable state, she was raped. Feeling defeated and lost, Lola learned boxing as a way to defend herself; but after developing a liking for boxing and being trained, she becomes a champion. This movie tells her journey from self-doubt and brokenness to hope and empowerment. It\u2019s a moving transformational and redemptive story that will have you feeling Lola\u2019s pain, and then, cheering her on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allen desires to create a female version of the Rocky<\/em> franchise and he is off to a great start with LOLA<\/em>. His next installment is LOLA 2<\/em><\/strong>. It\u2019s about the champion amateur boxer and lifelong fighter, Lola, falling in love and having a baby as she struggles to give up her championship and leave the ring with her career unfinished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is my conversation with Antoine Allen as he shares his story and talks about his movie, LOLA<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What obstacles did you face in your life that could have deterred you from your dreams?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Probably my upbringing. My family, we grew up poor. We grew up toxic and I was born and raised in the southside of Jamaica, Queens. When you grow up in that toxic environment, you\u2019re in survival mode. But thank God that the older I got, I realized I wanted more out of life. So, I decided to turn my pain into purpose and realized that when you\u2019re born in this world, you don\u2019t have control but you do have control how you in this world. So, I know God made me special to see where I\u2019m at now. So, yeah, that\u2019s probably the biggest thing that could have deterred my upbringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you end up homeless, and what gave you the fortitude to fight your way through it and turn it around?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wound up homeless because my mother at the time, she\u2019s not alive no more\u2026. God rest her soul; she was with this toxic boyfriend, and this is a story that happens a lot in the inner city when the mother chose the boyfriend over the son. It was a situation where they were fighting, he was beating her, I stepped in and beat him up, and she called the cops on me. And that\u2019s when I made the decision, I can\u2019t be in this house anymore. And I wound up being homeless for a good year in a half. And I got out of it because I realized that with anything, it\u2019s temporary. I realized that we go through storms in life and if you stay true to your all and you don\u2019t get lost, you will make it through the storm and that\u2019s what I had to do. And now, I see sunsets, clouds, and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What would you say to someone struggling with homelessness right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try your best because it\u2019s not easy. Try to put together an exit plan. I think a lot of times when we go through hard times, we wind up sitting in the moment cause it\u2019s so hard to get out of it. And ask yourself, do you want this to be temporary or do you want to live in this?<\/em> You have to realize no one\u2019s coming for you. You have to do it for yourself; you only get one life so you have to ask, \u201cWhat\u2019s your exit plan?\u201d That\u2019s what I would say to anyone going through anything, \u201cYou get one life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You come from the music industry, managing hip-hop artists. How did the idea to get into writing and directing movies come about, and how did you parlay your music experience into a film career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a great question. When I was in the music business, I was managing up-and-coming artists. I was directing music videos and at the time it wasn\u2019t going as planned. When you\u2019re a manager and you have clients that you\u2019re relying on, if they don\u2019t get up in the morning or if they get in trouble, your career stops. And I had this happen a few times with a few of the artists who got in trouble, they didn\u2019t come, and I\u2019m left in limbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I decided with nothing going as planned, you got two options, you can either reinvent yourself or you quit. I decided to reinvent myself. So, I did my first short film called, Split Decision. <\/em>It\u2019s a short version of what we have now, the LOLA<\/em> franchise. I decided to better myself. I decided to stop putting my career and life into other people\u2019s hands and that was one of the best decisions in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So instead of me waiting for a seat at the table, \u201cI am the table.\u201d And I used my music career to parlay into my film career because, in the music career, we don\u2019t wait for anybody. So, the reason why I have accomplished so much in a short amount of time is because the music career teaches you to be aggressive; you don\u2019t have to wait for anybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a new writer or director who wanted to get into the industry, what tips can you give them to help navigate their way?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest tip is to trust yourself. If you\u2019re a writer, actor, singer\u2015trust your ideas and invest in your ideas. A lot of time we have talent and instead of us building our foundation, and building our resume, we\u2019re so quick to run to somebody to get validation from the person we want to help us. So, build yourself up. The reality is when you go to those people or studios to help you, they\u2019re going to look at you and ask. \u201cWhat have you done for yourself?\u201d And if all you have is talent, we\u2019re in a different generation now, it’s not enough no more. If you have talent, that\u2019s a bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tell people all the time, \u201cYou can\u2019t be a one-trick pony. You gotta do more for yourself.\u201d That\u2019s something that I realize and that I do. You know like, if you\u2019re a writer do so much for yourself that when you do walk in the room, they are not telling you what they\u2019re going to do for you, it\u2019s a negotiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell everyone about your company and your movie, LOLA<\/em>. Where did the idea to write about a female boxer come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, Antoine Allen Films is a company I started because I didn\u2019t want to wait for nobody. One thing about me, I hate waiting. You could either build your own house or tip-toe in someone else\u2019s house waiting for an opportunity. So that\u2019s where Antoine Films was sparked from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOLA<\/em> is my female version of the Rocky<\/em> franchise. As an African American filmmaker, we always see different images of us but we have never seen a female boxing franchise. It\u2019s never been done before, I\u2019m the first one. And I cast an amazing, incredible, talented, not actress but partner, Taja V. Simpson. We worked together on the project, we produce it together and you can watch it right now. It\u2019s available on Tubi TV. We just wrapped up LOLA 2<\/em> last year, so the franchise will be out later this year, around this summer of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s where the idea comes from, just use your imagination. You know I come from a broken foundation but I don\u2019t have to show that. I can show us doing different things. If I have a conversation with somebody and I tell them I did a female boxing franchise, that\u2019s like a dinosaur, they\u2019re like what is that. So, it\u2019s always good to use your imagination and the film is amazing. It\u2019s about an underdog who turned her pain into purpose and she found a love for boxing that she never knew she had. It\u2019s a beautiful story.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you hope LOLA <\/em>and LOLA 2<\/em> will impact people when they see them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LOLA franchise, LOLA 1 impacted a lot of people, especially young, and women period. I have a little story, \u201cI did a premiere for LOLA 1 in New York City at the AMC Movie theater in March in Times Square, and this was the day before New York shut down because of Covid. And usually, I get a lot of people to come up to me for Q & A\u2019s when the movie is over telling me I did a great job but this one individual woman came up to me, she looked kind of sad, and I didn\u2019t understand why but I know the film is kind of heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And she told me because of the movie and because she talked to me after she watch the film that she\u2019s going to go to the cops because she got sexually assaulted by one of her co-workers the week of me having the premiere. So, because of me and the movie, she went to the cops. She said if she had never went to the premiere or met me, she probably would have suffered in silence. And that\u2019s when you tell stories and you don\u2019t know who you\u2019re touching. So, because of the movie, she got her power back, went to the cops, and the guy got arrested. We still keep in touch. That\u2019s the power of telling stories like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s something you would want people to know about you that they don\u2019t know?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Probably that, a lot of people see me doing a lot of interviews and a lot of brand stuff, but I\u2019m really an introvert. But I realized early on in life that you have to be your own cheerleader. No one\u2019s coming for you. You have to go after your dream and set the groundwork because a lot of times we waiting for an opportunity; we waiting to be picked. So, I decided to build my own table. Build my own projects, build my own with my team because I don\u2019t want to be an old man full of regrets. So, I decided to better myself, keep it pushing, better myself, and know that I\u2019m enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you want your legacy to be?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me touching people and giving back. I do a lot of mentorships. I do a lot of helping people find their way because I didn\u2019t have no one to help me. So, I\u2019m big on giving back and touching the community to let them know that there is a way out. And just because you start bad don\u2019t mean you can\u2019t turn it around. I\u2019m walking proof of that. Anything is possible, I was homeless and I was a Special-ED student. You know, if someone looked at my life growing up, I should have been in jail or dead. But God turned all that around because He made me special and I reprogrammed myself because I wanted more out of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What upcoming projects do you have?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m actually in pre-production on a faith-based film called, Driving Force. <\/em>We start filming this summer in ATL. I have a few Christmas projects. I have a lot of projects that\u2019s coming up but right now, I\u2019m in pre-production for Driving Force<\/em> and it\u2019s about forgiveness. I can\u2019t wait for everybody to see it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can follow Antoine Allen and learn about his movies by clicking these links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a>  \u2502Instagram<\/a> \u2502Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography by: Leon Peart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writer, Debbie Stokes is a contributing writer. You can follow her on Instagram @<\/em>iamdebbiestokes<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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