>>> THE UPCOMING PROGRAM WAS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED.

WTJX STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CONSULT WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE FAINTNESS, DIZZINESS PAIN OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH ANY TIME WHILE EXERCIING YOU SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY.

♫♫ ♫♫ ♫♫ ♫♫ >>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF GRAFFITI STREET.

WE´LL BE LOOKING AT US, THE CAST OF "GRAFFITI SOME ARE RETURNED TO TIME AND PERSON EDUCATION THREE WEEK BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THAT´S ONE PART OF EDUCATING CHILD.

>> SUCCESS DOESN´T COME WHEN YOU WAIT FOR WHAT THE SYSTEM GIVES YOU ESPECIALLY IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

IT COMES WHEN YOU REACH OUT FOR IT.

>> I KNOW YOU´VE BEEN DOING SOME WORK ON BULK.

WHY DON´T YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> I WAS GRANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN A TV SHOW FOR CBS.

IT´S A GUEST STAR APPEARANCE.

MY ROLE WAS A YOUNG CHILD, A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.

HE DOES A LOT OF THINGS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HIS COMMUNITY AND I REALLY AGREE AND FIND INSPIRATION FROM THE PERSON HE IS AND IT WAS EASY TO TOUCH UPON THAT.

I THINK THAT´S A PRETTY GOOD CHARACTER TO BE.

IT WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE.

I MET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO GAVE ME SOME GREAT ADVICE TO BETTER MY ACTING AND HOW TO BE A BETTER PERSON.

I´VE BEEN TAKING IN A BIG EVENT.

I WON TO CLASS COMPETITION SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FEDERAL I BELIEVE.

I THINK THAT´S CORRECT.

>> CADEN, DO YOU THINK YOUR ROLE IS CONNECTED TO YOUR TERRITORIAL UPBRINGING?

>> I COULD SAY THAT, YEAH.

ALL OF US ALSO TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY, OUR FAMILY DOWN HERE WHETHER IT´S OUR ACTUAL FAMILY OR ISLAND FAMILY.

THAT KIND OF RELATES TO MY CHARACTER IN THE FULL EPISODE.

DEFINITELY, YEAH.

>> WHAT LESSON DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE LEARNED FOR WORKING FOR MAJOR PRODUCTION LIKE CBS?

>> PROBABLY THE MAIN THING THAT I´VE LEARNED IS PROBABLY TO TAKE RISKS I REMEMBER WHEN I WENT TO DO THE EPISODE I WAS VERY SCARED.

THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE I´VE DONE.

I WAS SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.

I WAS PLAYING MY ROLE WITH A BIT -- OBVIOUSLY I WAS DOING THE BEST I COULD BUT I WASN´T REACHING SO FAR INTO AN MOTIONAL STATE.

ONE OF MY CO-STARS TOLD ME IT´S BETTER TO TAKE RISKS NOW OR ELSE YOU´LL LOOK BACK AT THE EPISODE AND BE LIKE, MAN, I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS OR I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT.

THAT´S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO O A LOT OF THINGS TAKE RISKS IN LIFE WHICH IS GOOD ADVICE.

>> HOW DID YOU GET TAPED FOR THE ROLE?

HOW DID THE CASTING WORK?

>> I WAS ASKED THE QUESTION, DO YOU THINK SUCCESS CAME BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF THE WORLD OR DESPITE IT?

WITH ME BEING ON AN ISLAND, USUALLY IT´S VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE AUDITIONS WE HAVE TO GO ARE IN PERSON WITH EITHER NEW YORK OR LOS ANGELES.

WE HAVE TO DO THESE THINGS CALLED SUB TAKES.

WE RECORD OURSELVES DOING THE LINES.

MY MOM SAYS THE LINES WITH ME AND I RECORD MYSELF DOING THE SCENE.

WE SEND IT OFF TO A PRODUCER AND AFTER THAT, THEY SAY, HEY, THEY LIKE YOUR STUFF.

WE´LL BRING YOU DOWN.

WITH THE WORLD BEING IN PANDEMIC, IT VERY TERRIBLE.

IT ALLOWED US TO EVEN THE PLAYING FIELD BECAUSE EVERYBODY, WHETHER YOU´RE IN NEW YORK OR LOS ANGELES, YOU STILL HAD TO DO A SELF-TAPE.

WHERE THEY MIGHT HAVE CONSIDERED OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE I WAS SO FAR AWAY FROM WHERE THEY WERE TAPING, NOW I HAD A MORE AVAILABILITY OF IT THAN I MAY HAVE NOT DURING THIS PANDEMIC.

>> INTERESTING.

DO YOU HAVE AN AGENT SO GET YOU THESE DIFFERENT GIGS?

>> YEAH.

I DO HAVE AN AGENT.

I DID THIS KIND OF SHOW TYPE OF THING, IF YOU WILL.

I HAD TO GO IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF AGENTS AND MANAGERS AND I READ A MONOMONOLOGUE.

THIS WAS PROBABLY LIKE I WAS 12 OR 13.

I READ A MONOLOGUE.

SOMETHING ABOUT IF I WAS A SUPER HERO OR SOMETHING.

AFTER THAT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HIT ME UP AND WE WERE LIKE WE REALLY LIKE YOUR STUFF.

WE WANT TO BRING YOU ON.

THAT´S HOW I GOT MY FIRST AGENT.

AN AGENT TAKES MY HEAD SHOT.

IT´S A PICTURE OF ME AND MY RESUME AND SHOPS IT AROUND TO DIFFERENT ROLES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR MAYBE A YOUNG BLACK MAN WITH MY ATTRIBUTES.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE.

I´VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

ONLY RECENTLY I STRUCK SUCCESS.

I HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF REJECTION AND A LOT OF NOES.

IT JUST MAKES ME A BETTER PERSON.

I KNOW THAT, ALSO, I WAS JUST SPEAKING ON A LOT OF LOSSES AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH ALSO KIND OF SPORTS.

I KNOW THAT WITH THE GAME SPORTS, SOCCER, YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF LOSSES.

>> I´M DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED A LOT OF LOSSES WITH MY SOCCER VENTURES.

I´VE PLAYED FOR SEVERAL OF THE NATIONAL TEAMS FROM U14 TILL NOW.

FOR AR LOT OF OUR LIKE TOURNAMENTS, FOR ALL THE NATIONAL TEAMS WE FACED A LOT OF LOSS IN GENERAL BECAUSE BASE ON THE COMPETITION WE´RE USUALLY NOT TO IN THE MIX.

SOMETIMES WE ARE.

LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, MY U14 NATIONAL TEAM.

I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ST. MARTEEN AND WE WON THE TOURNAMENT.

I BELIEVE IT WAS 50 YEARS.

THAT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

IT CONTINUED TO IMPROVE OAF THE YEARS.

>> I KNOW THAT, OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THE PANDEMIC IS GOING ON NOW AND TRAVELING HAS BECOME A VERY DISTANT REACH FOR MANY OF US.

HOW HAS THIS AFFECTED YOU PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AS YOU CAN REALLY WORK OUT OR ANYTHING, MENTALLY AS YOU CAN´T DO WHAT YOU LOVE.

HOW HAS THIS AFFECTED YOU?

>> SO, PRETTY MUCH IT´S BEEN A BIT OF A STRUGGLE.

NOW WE PRACTICE INDIVIDUALLY OR WITH OUR CLUB TEAMS RATHER THAN WITH THE NATIONAL TEAM ITSELF.

IT´S OKAY.

I MEAN, SOME OF US ON THE NATIONAL TEAM DON´T REALLY PRACTICE WITH EACH OTHER SO IT CAUSES A DISCONNECT AND A CHEMISTRY.

AT THE SAME TIME WE´RE ALL PRETTY CLOSE IN CONTACT SO WE´RE ABLE TO GET ALONG.

THE NATIONAL TEAMS FOR THE MEN ARE SET.

SOMETIMES IT MAY BE HARDER FOR US TO CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE FROM ST. CROIX.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE CHANCE TO BOND BEFORE WE HEAD OVER TO ANY TOURNAMENT.

>> I SAY IT PUTS STRESS ON PLAYERS WITH THERE COVID PANDEMIC HAPPENING, THERE´S A LOT FEWER TOURNAMENTS AND IT´S A LOT HARDER TO TRAVEL.

A LOT OF PLAYERS, ESPECIALLY HERE, WHERE YOU DON´T GET SEEN AS OFTEN GETTING EXPOSURE IN AREAS WHERE THERE´S A LOT SCOUTS FOR COLLEGES OR PROFESSIONAL CLUBS.

IT MIGHT WEIGH HEAVY FOR A LOT OF PLAYERS.

IT PROBABLY DOES ESPECIALLY AS YOU´RE GETTING OLDER.

IT KIND OF LIMITS OPPORTUNITIES EVEN MORE.

>> HOW WOULD PLAYERS GET THAT TYPE OF EXPOSURE?

IS THERE ANY OUTLETS FOR THEM TO BE RECOGNIZED?

>> IT´S A COUPLE BUT NOT AS MANY AS.

YOU CAN STILL REACH OUT TO COACHES AND SEND YOUR TAPE AND RECORD YOURSELF PLAYING.

YOU CAN GO TO CAMPS AND STUFF AND TRY TO IMPRESS THERE.

GAME PLAY THERE´S NOT MUCH OF IT.

THEY HAVE SEASONS.

IT´S BEEN A LOT HARDER OF YOURSELF TO GET VIDEO PLAYING.

>> WHEN YOU GUYS DO GO BACK, DO YOU THINK YOU´LL BE READY TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE?

>> ME, PERSONALLY, I WOULD SAY YEAH BECAUSE I STAY IN SHAPE AND I STILL PREPARE AND PRACTICE WITH MY CLUB TEAM.

I ASSUME THAT EVERY ONE ON THE NATIONAL TEAM IS CONTINUING TO WORK BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MEET A STANDARD TO PERFORM FOR THIS TEAM.

I´D SAY YEAH, WE SHOULD BE READY.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK NEED DONE TO BETTER IMPROVE THE SITUATION WHEN THE SEASON HAPPENS AGAIN?

>> I´M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION?

>> SURE.

I SAID WHAT DO YOU THINK CAN BE DONE TO BETTER IMPROVE THE SITUATION WHEN SEASONS BEGIN TO HAPPEN AGAIN?

>> THAT´S A TOUGH QUESTION.

I GUESS ONE THING IF THERE WAS SOME WAY TO HAVE LIKE A IMAGE OF EVERY ONE PLAYING AND YOU COULD HAVE THESE TAPES PUT INTO ONE MEDIA WHERE EVERY ONE CAN SEE THEM, THAT WOULD LIKE CREATE A GENERAL FLAS PLAIS FOR COACHES TO COME AND LOOK AT PLAYERS IF THEY´RE INTERESTED IN THEM.

THAT WOULD BE ONE THING THAT´S EXTREMELY HELPFUL, I THINK.

>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY LIKE, HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM BEING INTO LIKE THE SOCCER?

>> ONE THING I´VE LEARNED.

>> YOUR EXPERIENCES YOU CAN TAKE AWAY.

>> TRY TO GET THROUGH THE COLLAGE AND OVER COME IT.

THAT´S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST LESSON I´VE LEARNED FROM PLAYING THIS GAME.

IT TAKES LIKE A LOT OF MENTAL STRENGTH.

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KEEP YOURSELF UP ALONG WITH YOUR TEAM WHILE EVEN IN DISCOURAGING CIRCUMSTANCES.

I FEEL THAT THIS GAME HAS TAUGHT ME THAT I NEED TO -- IT´S TAUGHT ME TO BE ABLE TO STAY COMPOSED AND MENTALLY STEADY SO I CAN PERSEVERE.

>> PERSEVERE IS A PRETTY BIG THING.

DO YOU SEE LIKE SOCCER TO BE YOUR END GOAL?

>> I AM NOT POSITIVE ON THAT YET.

BASED ON MY RESUME FOR THE SPORT, I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO GO IF I DO GET THE OFFER BECAUSE IF I GOT THE OFFER TO PLAY AT ANY LEVEL FOR SOCCER, I WOULD TAKE IT INTO HEAVY CONSIDERATION BUT MY PRIMARY GOAL, LOOIKDS TO GET AN EDUCATION AND HOPEFULLY GET A DEGREE IN JOURNALISM SO I CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ONTO.

I´M NOT 100% ON WHAT MY FINAL GOAL IS YET.

>> I KNOW DMITRI JUST TALKED ABOUT DOING JOURNALISM.

I´VE GOTTEN LIKE THIS LITTLE PIQUED INTEREST IN DOCUMENTARIES.

I MEAN, THAT KIND OF FEELS AND EVEN WITH SPORTS AND YOU WERE JUST SAYING YOU HAD TO DO YOUR TAPES, IT´S A HUGE INDUSTRY NOW.

I JUST DID A VIDEO FOR THE MISS UVI COMPETITION AND THE CONTESTANT THAT I SUBMITTED THE VIDEO TO, SHE ENDED UP WINNING THE MISS UVI AND THE VIDEO THAT I GAVE HER, I MADE FOR HER ENDED UP WINNING FIRST PLACE IN THE VIDEO SUBMISSIONS.

I REALLY ENJOYED THAT.

FOR ME, THE VIDEO, VIDEOGRAPHY IS THE END GOAL.

I´M NOT SURE WHERE IMD BE GOING OTHER THAN DOCUMENTARY.

WOOEM SEE.

>> I DON´T KNOW IF YOU´RE AWARE THE NAME OF IRVIN MASON.

I KNOW IT´S A VERY BIG FILM MAKER.

DO YOU WANT TO NECESSARILY FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS OR BLAZE A NEW TRAIL FOR YOURSELF?

>> I MIGHT PUT A LITTLE DIFFERENT SPIN TO IT BECAUSE I GOT DO BE DIFFERENT.

CAN´T BE LIKE THE REST.

WEARING THE COLORFUL SHIRT.

I JUST GOT TO SHAKE IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

WE´LL SEE.

>> YOU SEE THIS AS A PROFESSION?

YOU WANT TO GO DO COLLEGE FOR THIS?

>> 100%.

I JUST DID AN INTERVIEW WITH HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

WE´RE LOOKING AT -- WE´RE JUST LOOKING AT HOWARD RIGHT NOW.

NOT 100% SURE IF I´M GOING TO GO THERE.

THEY WERE LIKE THIS IS PRETTY GOOD.

IT´S OPENED UP SOME NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME.

I GOT ANOTHER GIG, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY BECAUSE OF THE INTERVIEW.

IT´S GOING REALLY WELL FOR RIGHT NOW.

>> JOSH, THIS IS KIND OF A QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU.

IT´S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT YOU HAVE A PASSION IN FILM MAKING.

THAT´S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

I DON´T KNOW WHERE I WANT TO GO YET AND SOMETHING I´M REALLY, REALLY INTERESTED IN.

HOW DID YOU IDENTIFY YOUR FILLING MAKING AND WHAT YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT FILM MAKING?

>> OKAY.

MY DAD DOES A LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

I LIKE TAKING PICTURES.

I ENDED UP GOING TO THIS CAMP AT DUKE.

WE FLEW DRONES.

WE ENDED UP EDITING THE FOOTAGE.

I WAS LIKE, I KIND OF LIKE THIS.

AFTER THE DRONE CAM, I GOT INTO THE THEATER PROGRAM.

I STARTED MAKING TRAILERS FOR THE THEATER AGAIN AND I DON´T KNOW.

I JUST KIND OF FELL IN LOVE.

FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.

YEAH.

ALSO, ROMAN ATWOOD, I DON´T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT GUY.

HE´S A YOUTUBER.

HE KIND OF ALSO GOT ME INTO FILM.

I KIND OF WANT TO VLOG MY LIFE BUT I DIDN´T DO THAT.

THAT KIND OF WENT DOWN.

>> YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR MAIN BUSINESS ABOUT VIRGIN ISLANDS OR MOVE AWAY FROM VIRGIN ISLANDS OR DO STATE SIDE STUFF OR A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH?

>> GRANTED I´M GOING TO BE IN STATES FOR COLLEGE.

I´M PROBABLY GOING TO BE DOING MORE STATE SIDE THINGS FIRST.

I LOVE THE ISLANDS, BUT I DO WANT TO GET AWAY AND SEE THE WORLD A LITTLE BIT.

I MIGHT, I´M PROBABLY GOING TO BE, MY PLAN IS I WANT TO TRAVEL THE WORLD BEFORE I COME BACK TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

I´LL BE DOING NOT JUST IN THE UNITED STATES BUT HOPEFULLY GLOBALLY.

WE´LL SEE.

MIGHT DO SOME AMAZING RACE TYPE STUFF.

I DON´T KNOW.

I WAS JUST TALK ABOUT THE THEATER PROGRAM AND HOW IT INTRODUCED ME INTO MY PASSION.

WHY DON´T YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT THAT.

>> THANKS, JOSH.

BASICALLY, OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I´VE REALLY HEAVILY GOT INVOLVED IN THEATER.

I´VE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE, I ALWAYS LIKED THEATER AND ENJOYED IT.

I´VE NEVER BEEN LIKE FULLY INVESTED INTO THEATER.

NOW THIS YEAR I REALLY ONLY EVER BEEN AN ACTOR BUT THANKS TO MY THEATER TEACHER, MISS ELLIOT, SHE KIND OF GOT ME INVOLVED IN A LOT OF FIELDS.

A STAGE MANAGER.

I DIRECTED A FILM, NOT FILM BUT A PLAY FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND KINDERGARTENERS.

A I ACTED IN A COUPLE OF PLAYS AND DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS.

I FEEL LIKE ME GETTING PUSHED AND INTRODUCED TO THESE BUNCH OF FIELDS AND THEATERS, IT REALLY HELPED AND GAVE ME A LOT OF VALUES AS A PERSON.

THAT´S REALLY THE MAIN THING I´M DOING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF COVID ALLOWED MY OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR OTHER ACTIVACTIVITIES.

I´M QUITE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU MENTIONED DOING A SHOW FOR PRESCHOOLERS.

DO YOU SEE YOURSELF BECOMING A LEADER IN THEATER COMMUNITY AND POSING AS A INSPIRATION TO SOME OF THE KIDS IN COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS?

>> IT WOULD BE NICE.

INSPIRING SOMEBODY, A KID OR CHILD TO DO SOMETHING.

IT´S ALWAYS A HEARTWARMING FEELING.

JUST KNOWING THAT I WAS THE REASON A CHILD WANTED TO STEP INTO THEATER.

THAT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW.

THAT IS PROUGT -- PROBABLY THE NEXT STEP IN MY THEATER JOURNEY.

>> HOW WOULD YOU SAY THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH THE LITTLE KIDS HAS BEEN?

>> THAT´S A GREAT QUESTION.

EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE PLAY I DID LAST YEAR, THEY SOMETIMES COME OVER TO OUR CLASSES.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF PATIENCE WITH THE LITTLE CHILDREN.

WORKING WITH LITTLE CHILDREN IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY.

YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CALM, VERY PATIENT, VERY UNDERSTANDING.

IT TAUGHT ME A LOT WITH WORKING WITH MY AGE PEOPLE.

IT´S VERY TRYING AT TIMES AND IT´S ALL ENJOYABLE WHEN YOU SEE KIDS, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT I´M TRYING TO SAY.

I LIKE TO CLOSE -- I´D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE VIEWERS AT HOME.

PERSONALLY, I´M HAPPY FOR EVERYBODY HERE.

JOSH IS YOUR FILM, CADEN WITH YOUR UPCOMING TV SERIES, DMITRI WITH YOUR SOCCER.

THANK YOU AT HOME AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.

STAY SAFE, SOCIAL DISTANCE AND WEAR YOUR MASKS.

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