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Episode 211: Austin School of Film, Faiza Kracheni and Carrie Cates

October 20, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX, LGBT, Studios

For this episode, I got to meet Faiza Kracheni and Carrie Cates of Austin School of Film, which for nearly two decades has provided alternative education programs and workshops for all ages interested in the arts & film. Faiza Kracheni is the Programs & Education Director, and Carrie Cates is the Artist & Community Director. These women have taken their passion for filmmaking and created a completely accessible space for a growing community of creators, breaking down barriers inherent in our society.  

They launched their newest program Play At Home as a direct response to the ongoing pandemic. Play At Home is an online/offline interactive experience featuring live workshops, events, screenings, and talks by artists and filmmakers from around the globe. Since the launch of Play At Home in April 2020, it has hosted 40 workshops and events with over 900 participants in 14+ countries. 

October 20, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 210: Kelli Miller, Co-Founder And/Or Studio

October 13, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX, LGBT, Studios

Kelli is the co-founder of creative studio And/Or, and has worked in motion design and branding for 15 years with brands like MTV, Netflix, and Amazon. She is a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art and has taught and lectured at the College for Creative Studies, Pratt, NYU, SVA, Yale, and RISD.

Kelli has directed show titles for FX, HBO and Paramount’s Lip Sync Battle, as well as designing title sequences for a number of films and documentaries including The Assistant, Certain Women and critically acclaimed drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always.

https://and-or.co/

October 13, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 209: The Wolf of Snow Hollow: Riki Lindhome, Chloe East and Natalie Metzger

October 08, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX

For this episode, I spoke with a producer and two stars of Jim Cummings’ much anticipated new film The Wolf of Snow Hollow, which opens October 9th in theatres around the country and streaming in the comfort of your living room.

Natalie Metzger, whom you will remember from an earlier episode of this podcast, Produced this movie under her shingle Vanishing Angle where she also produced Jim Cummings’ Thunder Road that won the SXSW Grand Jury Award along with about a million other awards. Riki Lindhome plays Officer Julia Robson in the film. You may also know her from Duncanville, Knives Out, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the comedy musical duo Garfunkel and Oates, just to name a few. And finally, we also have Chloe East who played the role of Jenna Marshall in the film. Chloe made her TV debut in True Blood, playing Sheriff Andy’s daughter. Lately, she has been shooting Generation for HBO, Next Level, and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World.

Natalie, Riki and Chloe joined me from three different locations in this time of covid, so the audio is what it is, but have a listen to what it takes to actually make a film in tricky conditions, and how it is to work with Jim Cummings, then go out or order in and see this film tomorrow.

October 08, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 208: Stephanie Sanditz, Actor, Writer, Director

October 06, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX

Stephanie Sanditz is a writer, director, actress and producer from BROKEN HEART, MO - the name of her feature screenplay that won a Tribeca Film Festival All Access Award for New Voices in Screenwriting. She recently optioned feature film DANCE PARTY, a body-positive dance comedy she co-wrote, with Queen Latifah set to star.

Recently, Stephanie wrote, starred and produced her pilot, THE HIGH LIFE pilot, starring opposite Amy Landecker, Linda Purl, Ron Perkins and Jesse Garcia then won BEST PILOT and BEST ACTRESS in the IMDB Independent Shorts festival, and the We Make Movies International and Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festivals and Dances With Films. She has just been hired to adapt an edgy female boxing feature, the PERFECT ADDICTION, with Constantin Films.

As an actress she is currently co-starring in 37 PROBLEMS, which you may remember from when I interviewed the writer Lisa Ebersole. It was just bought by Amazon Prime, Xfiniti, and Elizabeth Banks, Whohaha, and was accepted in the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival New Media category.

She has her hands in too many things to even list here, but a quick google search will lead you to many articles about her work.

Stephanie is prolific and busy, adapting to quarantine, and made some time to talk to me.

October 06, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 207: Deborah Sullivan, Executive Producer, Managing Director

September 29, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX

As The-Artery’s Managing Director and Executive Producer, Deborah Sullivan channels her extensive background in advertising, production, design, and visual effects into each and every project that she brings to life. Formerly at DDB New York, FCB New York, Berlin Cameron & Partners, RadicalMedia, as well as PeepShow Post Productions (to name a few), her global body of work spans throughout feature films, television programs, commercials/branded content, and music videos.

Since joining The-Artery and helping to lead their team of artists, Deborah has partnered with some of the world’s leading brands including Pepsi, Under Armour, Verizon, Skyworth,  AppGallery, Johnnie Walker, Mercedes-Benz, Stella Artois, and more. She has also garnered an impressive roster of accolades across the Cannes Lions, Effie, Clio, AICE, AICP, D&AD, and The London International Awards.

https://www.the-artery.com/

September 29, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 190: Gabriela Ledesma and Callie Schuttera, Filmmakers

March 18, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, women, gender equity, advancing women, hollywood, business, Studios, Commercials, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Independent Film, Producer, acting, activism, Directors, Editorial, human rights, investment, film festivals, PGA, Unscripted, Post Production

For this episode, I got to speak with the founders of the production company, Poison Pictures: Gabriela Ledesma and Callie Schuttera. The pair met in 2015 and have since written and produced countless projects together including comedy specials, feature films, live events, commercials, and documentaries.

​Their work has been featured and acclaimed by Film Pulse, CherryPicks, Film Threat, Film Inquiry, and more.

We talked about their journeys, both before each other and together, and their film Blue, which you can find on Amazon Prime.  

March 18, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
culture, gender equality, gender advocacy, women in film, Studios, indie film, short film, commercials, branded entertainment, film production, sundance
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Episode 189: Mary Montiforte, Production Executive

March 05, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, women, gender equity, advancing women, hollywood, business, Studios, Commercials, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Independent Film, Producer, acting, activism, Directors, Editorial, human rights, investment, film festivals, PGA, Unscripted, Post Production

Mary Montiforte is the Vice President of Physical Production at Endeavor Content. She originally came up through production accounting and producing as a freelancer, then moved into staff positions in production finance and physical production.

Her longest stint was as a staff production controller for NBCUniversal before moving on to Lionsgate and now Endeavor Content. Some of her credits include 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Santa Clause 2, Thirteen Days, Air Force One and a crowd favorite The Commitments - just to barely scratch the surface.

Amongst everything else, we talked about the tenacity and persistence it takes to have longevity in this career.

March 05, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
culture, gender equality, gender advocacy, women in film, Studios, indie film, short film, commercials, branded entertainment, film production, sundance
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Episode 188: Carolina Groppa, Producer

February 18, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, women, gender equity, advancing women, hollywood, business, Studios, Commercials, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Independent Film, Producer, acting, activism, Directors, Editorial, human rights, investment, film festivals, PGA, Unscripted

Carolina is a Brazilian born Emmy nominated producer living in Los Angeles.

She produced the award winning and 2017 Emmy nominated documentary AUTISM IN LOVE, which explores how adults with autism find and navigate romantic relationships.   Her narrative feature films include MISS VIRGINIA, starring Uzo Aduba, the Netflix Originals GIRLFRIEND'S DAY and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. She co-produced THE FEMALE BRAIN, Whitney Cummings' directing debut feature film, and also produced SYLVIE'S LOVE which had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. 

She also has her own podcast that you should check out – it’s called Life with Caca – It’s a podcast of intimate and honest conversations with producers from all corners of the entertainment industry.

It shines a light on the many career paths that exist under the umbrella of producing, the messy, unglamorous realities behind the title, and why we love it so much.

February 18, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
culture, gender equality, gender advocacy, women in film, Studios, indie film, short film, commercials, branded entertainment, film production, sundance
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Episode 187: Becky Morrison, Founder

January 14, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, women, gender equity, advancing women, hollywood, business, Studios, Commercials, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Independent Film, composers, Producer, Unscripted, acting, activism, Directors, Editorial, human rights, investment, Music Videos, NYU, Politics, PTSD

The production process when it comes to film, television, and advertising has lately been seen as outdated and needs to be simplified to be able to adhere to society’s needs for more diverse creators and stories. When Becky Morrison founded The Light, a production studio in Brooklyn, NY, she did it with a simple mission: change the culture of production, overhauling an outdated model in favor of one founded on values of equality, transparency and inclusion. She aims to create a system that prioritizes people, profit and the environment, responding to the ever-evolving economic landscape of the advertising industry. With that set model, Becky and The Light team have been able to secure work for brands like Lexus, JCPenney, and A&E. We spoke in her Brooklyn studio on a snowy day in NY.

January 14, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
culture, gender equality, gender advocacy, women in film, Studios, indie film, short film, music, composer, commercials, branded entertainment, film production
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Episode 186: Edith Mudge, Composer

January 11, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, women, gender equity, advancing women, hollywood, business, Studios, webseries, Commercials, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entrepreneur, Film & TV, film festivals, Independent Film, composers, film scores, Producer, songwriting, Sound Mixer, Unscripted

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Edith is a composer and music producer. To date, her music has been placed in 790 episodes of 259 series.  Due to her rigorous 3-year training at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions and Bleeding Fingers, and 2 years of full-time composing at Jingle Punks, Edith has acquired a comprehensive set of musical, technical, and collaborative skills.  Her composing credits include YouTube Premium series Step Up: High Water, Saturday Night Live, and Showtime's The Circus, as well as a plethora of reality TV series, including Queer Eye, Project Runway, and The Real Housewives franchise. She currently composes for TV, film, podcasts, live theater and more, with a specialty in electronic drama, synth pop, and choral music. She told me all about being one of few women in this space, and you will hear her music right here.

January 11, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
culture, gender equality, gender advocacy, women in film, Studios, indie film, short film, music, composer
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Episode 185: Kate Chamuris, Filmmaker

November 20, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, women, gender equity, advancing women, hollywood, Producer, business, Studios, webseries, acting, Writers, Comedy, theatre, AFI, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, Diversity, documentary, entrepreneur, Film & TV, film festivals, Independent Film

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Kate Chamuris. Kate is a producer & director who recently won a Gold, Student Academy Award and a BAFTA student award for producing the American Film Institute short film MILLER & SON. She also produced the AFI thesis films, BALLOON and IF THIS IS WRONG. For the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, Kate produced UNSPEAKABLE and BLOCKS.  

Her directing work includes the comedic short A SARI FOR PALLAVI (winner, Best Comedy Short at Rhode Island International Film Festival).  

Prior to narrative filmmaking, Kate worked as an advertising account manager for ROLEX Global at J. Walter Thompson. While there she produced the branded feature documentary “Deepest Dive: The Story of the Trieste,” directed by Fisher Stevens that aired on National Geographic and BBC Worldwide. Kate resides in Los Angeles, CA and produces feature films for dir/writer Jeremy Merrifield and his production company, Dream Three Films.

You can watch her two Oscar Qualified Live Action Shorts at the links below:

BALLOON - http://bit.ly/Balloon_SOTW

MILLER & SON - http://bit.ly/MillerSon_SOTW

Social handle on Instagram & Twitter - @katechamuris 

November 20, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
culture, gender equality, gender advocacy, women in film, Studios, social impact, indie film, short film
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Episode 179: Jessie Levandov and Nina Reyes, Co Founders & Directors of Mala Forever

September 24, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, women, activism, gender equity, advancing women, acting, Directors, Editorial, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, Producer, Writers, business, Studios, documentary, Comedy, composers, music, Music Videos, Commercials, DGA, family films, horror film, PGA, WGA

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Jessie Levandov and Nina Reyes are the Co-Founders & Directors of Mala Forever. Mala Forever is an award-winning, women-run film and digital studio based in LA and NYC.

They develop and produce films, new media, and commissioned work that centers unheard voices. They are redefining the future of filmmaking through equitable production practices, and their growing community-based platform is a cultural hub for the radical femme revolution. 

Jessie is an award-winning community-based filmmaker, creative director, and educator. Her queer documentary series Signified was presented by the Guggenheim Lab, and her short film The Greggs won the Spirit Award at Slamdance. Her work has been featured in publications such as Teen Vogue, Huffington Post and Them. Jessie is committed to storytelling as a tool for social justice, and served as the longtime program director of Youth Documentary Workshop at New York’s Educational Video Center.

Nina is a countercultural filmmaker and creative director whose work is grounded in her point of view as a mixed-race first-generation Mexican-American and Jewish woman. Her feature-length screenplay La Paz was a finalist for the 2017 Latino Screenwriting Project; her short films, Organism and Invisible Men, have won press and played at festivals around the world including Outfest, Frameline, and HBO: New York Latino Film Festival. They both are fellow NYU alums with BFA’s from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts – go violets.

You can follow them on the social media @_MalaForever_

September 24, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 178: Natalie Metzger, Writer, Director, Producer

September 17, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, women, activism, gender equity, advancing women, acting, Directors, Editorial, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, Producer, Writers, business, Studios, documentary, Comedy, composers, music, Music Videos, Commercials, DGA, family films, horror film, PGA, WGA

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For this episode, I spoke with Natalie Metzger, who is the VP of Development and Production for Vanishing Angle. Natalie is a Spirit Award nominated producer whose credits include Jim Cummings’ newest film THE WEREWOLF, GREENER GRASS (Sundance, SXSW), THUNDER ROAD (Grand Jury Award - SXSW), THE ROBBERY (Sundance), MATPAT’S GAME LAB (Streamy Award), Lil Dicky’s FREAKY FRIDAY (over 506 million views), HYDRANGEA (Vimeo Staff Pick), THE ARRIVAL (Jury Award - Napa Valley Film Festival), THE STOP (Vimeo Staff Pick), virtual reality miniseries GLOBAL GAMER, among numerous others. 

Her directing credits include AT&T original documentary ALONE IN THE GAME (AFI Docs, Frameline, Outfest); healthcare documentary SPECIAL BLOOD (Best Feature Documentary - CWFF); PSA “Topless Women Talk NFL” (featured in Washington Post, Huffington Post, Vice); and numerous award-winning commercials and short films. 

Also an accomplished writer, Metzger won the Gold Prize at the Page International Screenwriting Awards for her sci-fi script IMMORTAL.

Metzger holds a Master of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts and a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University

September 17, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 167: Farhoud Meybodi, Wayfarer Entertainment

July 02, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Writers, activism, human rights, Studios, acting, theatre, WGA, Editorial, film festivals, Independent Film, Producer, webseries, business, Commercials, immigration, Directors, capital, DGA, Digital content, documentary, entrepreneur, Post Production, PTSD, Reality, superhero, Unscripted, women, youtube influencer

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As EVP of Creative at Wayfarer Entertainment, Farhoud Meybodi sets and executes Wayfarer’s overall creative vision across feature film, documentary, series, and commercial content, further strengthening the company’s mission to create entertainment that compels social change.

At his core, Farhoud is passionate about storytelling that entertains, educates, and inspires. He also believes in the transformational power of empathy and shared human experience to heal the political-social divide of the present day.

Mostly recently, Farhoud directed and executive produced several episodes of Wayfarer’s flagship series, My Last Days. He received a Television Academy Honors Award, Muse and Clio for his work on the series. Farhoud also executive produced and wrote Man Enough, for which he received a Telly and Adweek Arc award, and created Project Upgrade, an unscripted series featuring YouTube stars, The Merrell Twins, as they set out to design and build a new consumer product with the help of successful female mentors.

Farhoud serves as a board member of the Wayfarer Foundation, The Muslim Public Affairs Council, as well as Loyola Marymount University’s Business School A-LIST Marketing Pathway, where he teaches a course on Branded Content for Social Impact.

We talked about many things, but one of them was how to invite men into the conversation about equality that promotes healing and forward movement.

See more of Farhoud’s work here:

My Last Days: Meet Anthony: https://www.facebook.com/mylastdayssoulpancake/videos/391034138419712/

Man Enough: #metoo: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreManEnough/videos/2129001024007697/


July 02, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 166: Maria Mealla, Filmmaker

June 25, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, women, Writers, activism, human rights, Studios, Comedy, acting, theatre, WGA, Editorial, film festivals, Independent Film, Producer, webseries, business, Commercials, immigration, Directors

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Maria was born in Bolivia and raised by storytellers that encouraged her to pursue filmmaking, a path which eventually led her San Francisco. She ventured into movie-making in 2010 and learned the craft through work trade by collaborating with other talented filmmakers on their projects. She has since written, produced and directed the feature film Women and Cigarettes, a collection of romantic short films titled Business Affairs, and a handful of shorts on lower-middle class millennials. She is the chapter leader of the SF Cinefemme Director’s Collective as well as an active member of Film Fatales. Her most recent film Bring me an Avocado, premiered in March and took home the audience award at Cinequest. When she’s not working on narrative films, she freelances as a video producer throughout the Bay Area.

We talked about her path to filmmaking, the state of inclusion within commercial advertising, and her film Bring me an Avocado.

June 25, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 163: Angela Cohen, Actress, Writer, Filmmaker

June 04, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, women, Writers, activism, human rights, Studios, music, Digital content, Directors, documentary, film festivals, Independent Film, Producer, webseries, business, Coaching, Comedy, Commercials, entrepreneur, family films, healthcare, investment, theatre, VFX, acting

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I spoke with Angela Cohen for episode 163. Angela is a writer and an actress with a degree from Emory University in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. In 2012, Angela founded Charley Bear Productions Inc, with a vision to affect change through art, showcasing the female perspective in front of and behind the camera. Charley Bear produced the dramatic short film, Without Grace, starring Angela alongside award winning actress Ann Dowd. It is wonderful and you should watch it.

In fact, you should watch it today, as it is in the All Voices Film Festival on Amazon through June 17th. Finalists are based upon the numbers of views in the time period. Angela would love to recoup her angel investor’s generous contribution in making this film and stir your heart with emotion in the process. It's 18 minutes- you have 18 minutes!  

Here's the link to watch Without Grace. Tell your friends! 

Angela is fascinated with the brain and the overlap of art and science. The synergy of this will be actualized in her work in Virtual Reality, which she will tell us all about.


June 04, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 156: Liz Jenkins, CFO, Hello Sunshine

April 16, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, Post Production, women, hollywood, Editorial, Producer, Studios, Writers, entrepreneur, business, Coaching, Commercials, Consulting, Digital content, investment, capital, DGA, Directors, documentary, human rights, LGBT, Unscripted, WGA

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Liz is the Chief Financial Officer of Hello Sunshine, the media brand founded by Reese Witherspoon. She tells us all about the company, their mission, and their culture. It’s as good as you imagined. Liz was formerly the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Media Rights Capital. While there, she worked on the deal to bring House of Cards to Netflix, which was then written up as a Harvard Business Review business case, and she talks it about it here as well. Liz is very much one of the best and brightest, and I’m so happy to have her on the show.

April 16, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 155: Kaili Hollister, Actor

April 09, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in activism, Commercials, Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Music Videos, PGA, Politics, Producer, Reality, soap opera, Studios, theatre, women, human rights

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Kaili is an actor with The Actors’ Gang in Los Angeles. Her film debut was in October Sky, and she has been acting on stage and in film ever since. We talked about her reluctant yet guided journey into acting, meeting Tim Robbins and joining The Actors’ Gang, and living every day with the responsibility of an artist. And this - it can be a long journey in your body to joy.

And, she has a beautiful love story.

This is episode is little long. But, trust me, as long as I am moved to tears, I’m not cutting it. And that happened to me a lot while editing. You are warned.

April 09, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in entertainment, actor, artivist, flip the script
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Episode 154: Melinda McLaughlin, Chief Marketing Officer

April 02, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, Post Production, women, hollywood, Editorial, Producer, Studios, Writers, entrepreneur, business, Coaching, Commercials, Consulting, Digital content, investment

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Melinda is the Chief Marketing Officer at Extreme Reach. You may notice that Extreme Reach is the sponsor of this podcast, so that’s how I met her, but I would have interviewed her regardless. She tells us a bit more about the company, and we talked a lot about her journey in her work life. How important it is to be authentic, how self-awareness is key to leadership, and how knitting might be the key to everything.

And how highly paid executives will still tackle each other when something is being given away for free.  Humans are funny.

April 02, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
digital content, digital marketing, women in leadership, ad distribution, commercial content, asset distribution, women in business
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Episode 151: Judy Jean Kwon, Creative

March 19, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, Post Production, women, hollywood, Directors, Editorial, Politics, Producer, Studios, Writers, activism, Comedy, documentary, entrepreneur, human rights, DGA, film festivals, Immigration, Independent Film, WGA, Commercials, Digital content, webseries

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Judy calls herself a Creative. She’s an actress, a comic, a writer, producer, podcaster, creator…she does all the things. Her webseries, MILFriend will be screened on March 22nd at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres at the Golden State Festival. She tells us all about it on the show, along with her very interesting personal story, and being perfectly poised to have great success during the United Colors of Benetton advertising era.

And this: it’s not enough to just have representation. She wants to hear narratives of the other point of view. She calls it “the other point of views.”

You can find more about Judy here.

March 19, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, immigration, editing, webseries, women writers, comedy, women in comedy, commercials, acting, writing, producing, motherhood
Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, Post Production, women, hollywood, Directors, Editorial, Politics, Producer, Studios, Writers, activism, Comedy, documentary, entrepreneur, human rights, DGA, film festivals, Immigration, Independent Film, WGA, Commercials, Digital content, webseries
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