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Episode 176: Eline Mets, Writer, Producer, Motocross Racer

September 03, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, women, activism, human rights, gender equity, advancing women, acting, Directors, Editorial, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, Producer, Writers, business, DGA, PGA, Studios, theatre, Coaching, documentary, WGA, Action films, Comedy, Immigration, Stunts, webseries

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Eline Mets is creating a series about women in motocross. She got tired of waiting for someone else to do it, so like a real badass woman, she’s doing it herself. Originally from Estonia, Eline is a motocross champion and the first woman in Canada to jump her dirt bike onto an airbag. Passionate about motorcycles and filmmaking, Eline is dedicated to telling stories of badass women. With a background in creating non-fiction content for years, Diaries of Badass Chicks is her directorial scripted series debut. She started a crowd funding for a webseries, and then realized it’s much bigger than that when she received videos and encouragement from women all over the world.
www.badasschicks.tv

September 03, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
culture, gender equality, gender advocacy, women in film, Studios, female filmmaker, female director, women in motocross
Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, women, activism, human rights, gender equity, advancing women, acting, Directors, Editorial, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, Producer, Writers, business, DGA, PGA, Studios, theatre, Coaching, documentary, WGA, Action films, Comedy, Immigration, Stunts, webseries
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Episode 174: Leslie Belzberg, Producer

August 20, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, women, activism, human rights, gender equity, advancing women, acting, Directors, Editorial, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, Post Production, Producer, Writers, Action films, AFI, business, Comedy, DGA, Immigration, LGBT, Music Videos, NYU, PGA, Politics, Studios, theatre

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Leslie is a producer, most notably working with John Landis, on all of your favorite things, such as Three Amigos, Beverly Hills Cop III, Coming to America, Trading Places, Thriller, Sliders, Dream On, Blues Brothers 2000, Honey I Shrunk the Kids series, Crazy Heart and the list goes on and on and on, before she transitioned to being a production executive in house.

At the time of this recording, she was at Gaumont, but has since transitioned to the Head of Production for Imagine Entertainment.

Leslie has always worked toward diversity, even and especially when she was the only woman in the room. She has incredible perspective and experience and it was such an honor to get to have this conversation.

August 20, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
culture, gender equality, gender advocacy, women in film, charles manson, John Landis, Studios
Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, women, activism, human rights, gender equity, advancing women, acting, Directors, Editorial, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, Post Production, Producer, Writers, Action films, AFI, business, Comedy, DGA, Immigration, LGBT, Music Videos, NYU, PGA, Politics, Studios, theatre
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Episode 158: Ingrid Kleinig, Stunt Performer and Coordinator

April 30, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, women, hollywood, Editorial, Studios, Immigration, VFX, Stunts, Action films, superhero, Marvel

This episode generously sponsored by:

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Ingrid is a stunt performer and stunt coordinator. She grew up in Australia and fell into the world of stunts while performing 140ft above the arena in the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games. Having toured the globe with renowned physical theatre company Legs on the Wall as well as the Sydney Theatre Company, she had formed a wealth of physical, technical & artistic vocabulary across multiple fields including directing & rigging that lent itself precisely to the stunt industry.

Ingrid hails from a long line of professional drivers so vehicles became an early niche. She was one of only two female stunt drivers on Mad Max: Fury Road, can drive a Big Rig truck & hold her breath underwater for five & a half minutes. She is also the first female to be officially graded as an Assistant Stunt Coordinator in Australia where, to date, no female has ever held the position of Stunt Coordinator. She is one of handful of female stunt coordinators here in the US.

Her story is remarkable and we talk about her journey, how it was to rise in this field as a woman, and how she is navigating motherhood as a stunt performer, proving once again that it is foolish to underestimated a working mother.

Her credits include: Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and Wasp, Justice League, Suicide Squad basically everything. She is formidable and she laughs at fear. Literally. Wait for it.

You can reach Ingrid here: info@ingridkleinig.com

April 30, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, immigration, editing, film festival, stunts, superhero, women in stunts, stunt coordinator, stunt double, action
Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, women, hollywood, Editorial, Studios, Immigration, VFX, Stunts, Action films, superhero, Marvel
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