FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Berner, who is both a rapper and the co-founder/CEO of Cookies, is now jumping into filmmaking with the new feature film, “Splash City”. He is a co-director and co-writer on this gritty crime thriller set to be released in theaters on July 31.
Berner is in Fresno on Monday, July 20, for a sold-out screening at Regal Fresno River Park. Ahead of the screening and wide release, we spoke with Berner about the film.
We talked about why he wanted to get into filmmaking and some of the growing pains that come with your first film. He also shares with us how important it is to him to tell authentic stories from the Bay Area, specifically San Francisco, and what he did to make sure that everything from the location to the language was authentic. It was a great conversation that you can check out above…