CR CAPERS FOUNDER
By: Editor C. Harrison/March 6, 2018/6:09 pm
New York, NY…… Her company is Revolution Media & MBS Films. It has been in operation since 2010. Its make up is consist of Radio, Social Media , Film and a news Portal. And its bases can be found in New York and New Jersey. Charlotte Renee Capers, CR Capers, is founder and owner of this independent company, who stands 5ft tall. She is fascinating and has an intriguing personality. She’s also, a very out spoken individual who’s not afraid to speak candidly about the ills of our society. Recently, I sat with Ms. Capers to learn more about her and the future of her company. The Savann Restaurant, in Harlem serve our purpose .
At first sight, we chatted like old friends, about Harlem, Religion and other societal matters. In essence we clicked, after-words the quest was to dig in with some hard questions; of which the first was how her brand new media company, in business for 5-years leveraging social media to change narratives?
According to Capers, “When it come to the Media there is only a small skew, but with the internet black people in particular have the power to tell the stories the way they want to reveal it. All that’s needed is the opportunity and ingenuity to do so. ” More to the point, Caper voiced that social media is the ultimate word of mouth and you are meeting people worldwide. She says you can met people with one post and that they can share it with their friends and they share it with their friends and so on. Social Media she quipped gives people a choice, she said it is powerful and gives social injustice a platform.”
The company’s claim to fame is a popular radio show and podcast showcase “Why You Mad Son,” a program that reaches over 3 million listeners worldwide and has a loyal fan base in the hip-hop culture.
Her inclination on a black woman running a media platform is that she learned a lot. “I have learned that as a black woman in the United States, you have to be better, as a black woman in business. You have to be five times better and always pay people for their time. The key is making sure that you make people know that you appreciate them. And there has to be sinewy,” said Capers.
Capers is one of a few black women in New York, who runs their own film company that is IMDb certified. She writes, directs, produces and shoots her company’s films. The astute young woman went to Baruch college and SUNY Pittsburgh there, she took up Broadcast Journalism. It was while here she got an opportunity to direct and made an over the top trailer, which everyone loved; it was here that she found her calling to the film industry. She said, “I did not see finishing college has a plus or minus. I worked for Jet Aviation, Credit Risk Management and Credit Complaints, where I made six-figures. Capers is now 44-years old.
When asked if she was showing underserve filmmakers a different way to produce films;? she states, “We are not showing underserve filmmakers a different way to make films, they have to just tell a different story. We are more than the norm, the sky is the limit and we have stories to tell other than…Drugs, Money, Sex, and Violence. We are better than that.” Here again she contends that opportunity is all that’s needed. Looking toward 2016 and the company’s up coming Film festival, she revealed that when she first started the Hip-Hop Film Festival NYC, and looked into it, she founded that it was a scam. So, she decided to do it herself for the people.
According to Capers, how her Film Festival will work is, people will submit their Film and pay a fee of $30 or $50, for the website and features, and whatever profit it makes, her company will split or share the profits from the Film Festival with the individual or entity who submitted the film. If that individual or entity doesn’t get selected; their Film will still get to run on the Revolution website. She said that the hold thing is set up like a regular Film Festival.
“I see my company three-years from now progressing; especially, the film festival that deals with our people in Hip-Hop that transcend race. I also see it more support, as far as community; any profit I make will go to the community out reach programs or individual who needs the help, especially in Harlem.
Thus far, under her vision and watchful eye, MBS Films has garnered three short films: “Swagmella,” “Celie’s Revenge,” “Cabin in the Hood.” One web series: “Mad On The Street” and Two Documentaries: Hell Up In Harlem -Stop Another Violent End and a NYCHA Film (In development) shining a spotlight on the NYC Housing Authority, the people it serve, the culture and the Government’s orchestration of low-income housing, known as projects. This up and coming media leader, also has a feature film Six Madmen, in production.
CR Capers is the middle child of Andrew and Helen Capers. She has an older sister Kim and a younger brother Christopher. She is the mother of Taylor Helena Armstead, the light of her life. Caper was married for 5-years but it ended because of domestic violence. Capers doesn’t see herself as a victim but a survivor, an advocate and supporter of all domestic abuse victims. She volunteers with Harlem Mothers Save, a group of parents who lost their children to gun violence and the Hip-Hop Cultural Center, an organization that creates positive programming for youth with hip-hop as the backdrop.
Capers was recently named Senior Director of Business Development and Media Strategy for the Hip-Hop Cultural Center’s RapACon. She will also be honored at he “Unlock Your Dreams” conference in NYC. As for her community activism and her ability to galvanize and motivate millions on social media she has done that.
