Today we’d like to introduce you to Norma Davis.
Hi Norma, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
After serving my country, I returned to higher education, majoring in communication media. I learned how to produce television shows, write scripts, and operate production equipment. What sets me apart is that I’m a seasoned woman with experience in this diverse world. I can assimilate once I’ve learned the rules and the ways of my surroundings. What I’m most proud of is my memoir, Surviving the Military. I had been out of the Army for over thirty years, in mental therapy, and I still can remember serving like it was yesterday. After I had written my memoir, it was as though I had released all the pain while I held onto the bittersweetness of the good times. I want the young people to know that they will find their way if they enlist in the military, or work at a fast-food restaurant, or collect bottles and cans. You need to get up every day and be consistent with whatever your desire is to do in life. Feed your mind, belly, and soul.; Just focus on” surviving one day at a time.”
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It hasn’t always been a smooth road because I was always thinking about my polio-surviving mother and her needs. Even though she reassured me she was alright. Another struggle I went through was not sleeping my way to the top but letting my talents speak for themselves. I was willing to struggle for as long as I had the strength. It mattered how the rejections made me feel, but I picked myself up and submitted my screenplays to film festivals or produced short films to get my projects considered for the big screen. It was devastating to know that no one was looking for women serving in the military to tell our stories to. I even called on my friends Harold Perrineau, Kene Holliday, Dominic Marcus, and Jack Knight (Multi-platinum Bad Boy music Producer to attach to my films, but to no avail. After writing my memoir, Surviving the Military, I knew it would help get my story eventually told to the world. When Mr. Tyler Perry brought forth The Six Triple Eight, I felt women now had a chance to tell our stories.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
As an only child, all I had was my imagination to keep me company, I would create stories that I wanted to see happen in my world, even if I never had the chance to tell them on or off-screen. Now that I’ve written my first book and learned to write books to movies, I feel there is no stopping my creative juices from flowing.
As an independent filmmaker, the most rewarding was seeing the expression on my cast’s faces when they received Screen Actors Guild credit for starring in my short film Handle Your Business, the movie, LLC starring Kene Holliday and Jack Knight.
What sets me apart from others is that fact that I’m inspired and determined to stand and be fulfilling in whatever I believe in.
So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
I donate a percentage of sales of my book to the Swilley Classic Foundation because it it focuses on the health of our children through organized basketball. We are concerned about our children’s health, education and welfare.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nd.davis?igsh=eXk2azgwYWM2NHZ1&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/15ZJEceGdE/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/norma-d-davis-76123835
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/user/cccashproductions
Image Credits
Darry Madison
