Experiencing Interruptions?

I See No One But Me

*Official Selection: Oakland International Film Festival* Based in Oakland, CA, "Drop The Act" is a six-week course, built for Black Men to examine their lives and deconstruct the performative norm that constantly surrounds them. Students enrolled in the course were interviewed throughout the process. This documentary tells their story.

  • Ryan Nelson Louie
    Director
  • Denzel Herrera-Davis
    Director
  • Lawrence Quincy Milton, Jr.
    Producer
  • Denzel Herrera-Davis
    Producer
  • Randy Seriguchi, Jr.
    Producer
  • Ryan Nelson Louie
    Producer
  • Khantane Jackson
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Codion Isom
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Lawrence Quincy Milton, Jr.
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Chancellor Singtho
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Denzel Herrera-Davis
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Remo 369 Mindset
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Ray Maylor
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Guillermo Lewis
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Brian Edwards
    Key Cast
  • Ryan Nelson Louie
    Editors
  • Lawrence Quincy Milton, Jr.
    Editors
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 5, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Oakland International Film Festival
    Oakland
    United States
    September 21, 2023
    Film Festival Premiere
    Official Selection
  • AfroComiCon International Film Festival
    Oakland
    United States
    December 7, 2023
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Ryan Nelson Louie, Denzel Herrera-Davis

Denzel Herrera-Davis is a storyteller, creator, and consultant living in Oakland, CA. He is the founder of Create The Space, a concierge service for Black men seeking expansion through community and wellness.

In his spare time, Denzel creates art for his soul, dances to reggae music, and unapologetically rewrites the lies.

Ryan Louie is a filmmaker based in Oakland, California, who was born and raised in San Francisco.

He is a film student and former SFUSD elementary school educator. While teaching all subjects in 2nd and 3rd grade for three years, he continued to write, direct, and edit film projects – both on a freelance basis and on topics that appealed to his own perspectives and experiences. After three years with Dr. George Washington Carver Academic Elementary School, he decided to fully commit to growing his own video production business and developing feature-length screenplays.

As a student at City College of San Francisco, he is an avid film watcher and passionate about producing films that give Asian American cinema more surrealist and/or art-house tones.

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Director Statement

This film is a testament to the loving environment created by our producers Lawrence Quincy Milton, Jr. and Randy Seriguchi, Jr., our facilitators Guillermo Lewis and Ray Maylor, and all of the men that participated in this course.