Elijah Cumming says, you know, it's his honor to be mistaken for a great man and we know what a great man Elijah Cummings waas Um, when Jim Clyburn says John Lewis is the most you know is the bravest person I know and we know what a representative Clyburn has done in his life.
And when I read E.E. Cummings' letters about Krazy Kat, you can see Cummings' impersonation of Krazy Kat on the page-- Cummings' own poetic voice start to emerge. And when George Herriman died in 1944, E.E.
And when George Herriman died in 1944, E.E. Cummings contacted his publisher and said-- keep in mind, there was no way to see these strips. The papers were all yellowing and crumbling.
Congressional newcomers like Alexandria, Ocasio, Cortez to Rashida Toe Leave. Lana Presley, Elan Omar. Civil rights movement giants like James Clyburn in the late Elijah Cummings as well. A Stacey Abrams, Eric Holder, Cory Booker, Nancy Pelosi, Presidents Carter, Clinton, Clinton It just keeps going. Um, what was it like hearing about Mr Lewis's legacy from his contemporaries as well as the next generation of lawmakers? Um, you know, that
talk about what I have contributed, um, to the workplace. You know, not just thing. His praises, but they all spoke of his contributions. Um, when Elijah Cumming says, you know, it's his honor to be mistaken for a great man and we know what a great man Elijah Cummings waas Um, when Jim Clyburn says John Lewis is the most you know is the bravest person I know and we
And I was like, what is this role? Gurdy Cummings doesn't sound exciting. And I just was like, I am certain I am not a Daniel Fish actor.
And now to introduce our star, Alan. Alan Cumming is, as many of you know, a wildly accomplished performer in film, in television, in theater-- an author, as well-- whose work includes seven seasons as Eli Gold on "The Good Wife," for which he won an Emmy.
have his peers. And, you know, Elijah Cummings. Representative Elijah Cummings was the first interview that we did for this film, and I'm so glad that that is the case because he set the bar so high when he spoke from the heart about hiss love for Hiss, fellow representative. And I think that that is rare
And I think it's an interesting thing that for me, being an executive producer, it means that I have access to lots of information he goes to Club Cumming, which is a nightclub that Alan opened down in the East Village.
And so I'm less-- I suppose just instinctively a bit less keen on trying to control the public discourse away from sort And Dominic Cummings, who ran the lead campaign, has I think use the phrase "designed to promote discussion," or something like that.
I'm honored today to introduce Samantha Lakin. Samantha is a Cummings Foundation fellow and a PhD student at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University and is alumna of the Fletcher School at Tufts University and of Brandeis University.
And they said, no, the problem is we need to put some people back in. This is from Missy Cummings at Georgia Tech.
was at her most optimistic those tastefully decorated loft apartments those stimulating dinner parties dropping names like EE cummings Kierkegaard dostoevsky's Bergman how many young women have those movies
You talk so much about living history. And earlier in the conversation, Don mentioned having the first interview for the film with representative Elijah Cummings before he passed away and then talking about learning of Representative Lewis's pancreatic cancer diagnosis right before showing the film to him. My grandfather was a preacher and always talk about giving
And I came up with the concept of BodyFitMind, which is going to be a collaboration. This is a quote by E.E Cummings.
we haven't, you know, advanced. And that's not true. I mean, we had Elijah Cummings in Congress. We have representative Clyburn, who's the Democratic whip. We have you know, the AOC and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, representative Alexandra of course CEO Quartet. Um, but to hear those stories, what I really wanted to do is have
I'm James Davis, and I play Will Parker. I'm Mallory Portnoy, and I play Gurdy Cummings. I'm Eva Price, and I'm the producer of "Oklahoma." I'm Daniel Kluger, and I did the musical arrangement.
And probably the biggest and most influential fan was E.E. Cummings, the poet. And when I read E.E. Cummings' letters about Krazy Kat, you can see Cummings' impersonation of Krazy Kat on the page-- Cummings' own poetic voice start to emerge.
Fair. What do you think, Michael Rauch? I think that's all correct, Alan Cumming. Thank you. I would also say, I think-- which you may get to-- this being the first network broadcast
And I think it's an interesting thing that for me, being an executive producer, it means that I have access to lots of information Actually, I think it-- because I include Club Cumming in the list of things that I was just talking about.
made it hurt a lot more. And the whole time Luke is making fun of George because I'm not cumming-- because I'm not having an orgasm. And he was like, dude, do you even know what the fuck you're doing?
Google Earth as Eric mentioned, helped fund us, and that grant was administered by the Tides Foundation. Our largest supporters are actually a prestigious foundation in New York called the Nathan Cummings Foundation. They're really movers and shakers in the philanthropy world.
E.B. White said that Herriman's creation possessed a bit of the big soul. And probably the biggest and most influential fan was E.E. Cummings, the poet. And when I read E.E. Cummings' letters about Krazy Kat, you can see Cummings' impersonation of Krazy Kat on the page--
And I think it's an interesting thing that for me, being an executive producer, it means that I have access to lots of information And I went, that did not meet the level of kindness that is expected at Club Cumming, and so you're disqualified from the competition.
Hi, everyone. Thanks for coming today. As part of Black Googler Network, my name is Richard Cummins . This is our first collaboration with Talks at Google.
and so we're 15 minutes in route we meet at 9:00 when the office opens and we go and Manuel's in the front seat and he gets the text and sort of in Cummings you know you hear the sound and he reads it any kind of chuckles I go what is it oh it's dumb is from Snoopy back at the office why just left Snoopy you know he
ah variety of voices toe Have the newer members of Congress Senator Booker on Bond that Ayanna Pressley but also toe have his peers. And, you know, Elijah Cummings. Representative Elijah Cummings was the first interview that we did for this film, and I'm so glad that that is the case because he set the bar so
an evening of talking about acting. So I called it, "I Am Not a Cheese, I Have No Process, Alan Cumming on Acting." And I did. Like this, I had PowerPoint presentation.