Follow Your Passion: Former USC track star, turned education attorney and now filmmaker, discusses new “Love the Skin You’re In”
The Steve Harvey Morning Show25 Marras

Follow Your Passion: Former USC track star, turned education attorney and now filmmaker, discusses new “Love the Skin You’re In”

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Sauda Johnson McNeal.

  • To highlight Sauda Johnson McNeal’s journey from a successful law career to filmmaking.
  • To discuss her new film “Love the Skin You’re In”, its themes, production process, and personal significance.
  • To inspire entrepreneurs and creatives to pursue their passions while balancing purpose and practicality.

Key Takeaways

  1. Career Transition & Dual Roles

    • Sauda started as an actor, realized the instability, and pursued law for financial security.
    • Maintains dual careers: education attorney and filmmaker, blending purpose (helping youth) and passion (storytelling).

  2. Film Details

    • Title: Love the Skin You’re In.
    • Themes: Self-love, family healing, caretaking, and African-American experiences.
    • Cast includes Wendy Raquel Robinson, Marla Gibbs, and Oba Babatundé.
    • Release: Limited theatrical run (Dec 17–23 in North Hollywood), streaming planned for February 2026 (Black History Month).

  3. Production Challenges

    • Unexpected permit issues caused shutdowns.
    • Tight 4-week shooting schedule due to budget constraints.
    • Importance of leveraging relationships and calling in favors for casting and resources.

  4. Personal Connection

    • Story inspired by Sauda’s own struggles with self-worth during college.
    • Emphasizes therapy, faith, and support systems in overcoming self-doubt.

  5. Entrepreneurial Insight

    • First project was self-financed; future plans include raising private equity for films.
    • Goal: Maintain creative control while expanding opportunities for others.

  6. Impact & Audience Takeaway

    • Encourages self-acceptance and repairing family relationships.
    • Resonates with men on fatherhood and emotional presence.
    • Highlights the underappreciated role of caretakers.

Notable Quotes

  • On purpose and passion:
    “My purpose is to help young people. My passion is this filmmaking business.”

  • On self-love:
    “Love the skin you’re in is about total self-acceptance regardless of where you are on your journey.”

  • On overcoming fear:
    “Film is unpredictable… I said, okay, the other fears—do it anyway.”

  • On family relationships:
    “We are not promised tomorrow… Fix these family relationships if they’re possible to be fixed.”

  • On entrepreneurial mindset:
    “I absolutely would like to use other people’s money… but keep creative control.”

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