Written by: Besa Gordon - Can you say, new season, new commercial, and this one is with my people from Communion, Re-Sole 206, Jerk Shack Kitchen, and Art Noir. Last month, I posted some BTS photos of me shooting a new commercial for Back2Besa with the FOX 13 Seattle production team at Midtown Square in the Central District, and I can now finally share it with you all. 

For me, it was super important to shoot this commercial in the Central District because the CD is where I’m from. 19th and Cherry to be exact; when I went to Meany Middle School, I used to walk from my Grandmama’s house to school. So essentially, the CD has always been home to me, and it’s always been a no-brainer to highlight where I come from.

With the CD being a part of Seattle, where so many of us were displaced, but these days, so many of us are returning, why not highlight that the CD is still an epicenter for Black Culture in Seattle?

Big shoutout to the FOX 13 Seattle Production team for hearing my vision of what I wanted out of this commercial and bringing it to life. And also, shoutout to all of the locally owned businesses that allowed us in their space to make this commercial such a shmood.

Season 2, annnnd, a new episode of Back2Besa airs this Saturday at 10:30 pm on FOX 13 Seattle with a replay Sunday at 10 am on FOX 13 +

Photos by Susan Fried on behalf of Converge Media