# @americanblackfilmfestival on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYNatytDH_v
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65798134-americanblackfilmfestival-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a3419cc98a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-11T19:12:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ABFF (Property of NICE CROWD) (@americanblackfilmfestival) — https://gondola.cc/americanblackfilmfestival

## Caption

ABFF 1998 Innaugural HBO Shorts Winner Jeff Byrd discusses his start. From watching TV to grabbing lights on a Spike Lee set. It wasn't about dazzling, but getting coffee and ruining a suit. That's how the journey began. 

#FilmmakingJourney #SpikeLee #BehindTheScenes #AspiringFilmmaker #IndustryHustle #SetLife #DreamBig #ReelsInspiration #FilmMaking

## Stats

- **Views:** 10,571
- **Likes:** 1,834
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- **Comments:** 134

## Tags

setlife, filmmaking, spikelee, reelsinspiration, industryhustle, behindthescenes, aspiringfilmmaker, filmmakingjourney, dreambig

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