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Episode 171: Ana Lake and Jennie Nystrom from the webseries "Tracy Buckles"

July 30, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, hollywood, Writers, acting, entrepreneur, women, Comedy, business, capital, Film & TV, film festivals, horror film, Independent Film, Producer, Post Production, Digital content, theatre, webseries, youtube influencer

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I spoke with Ana Lake and Jennie Nystrom about their webseries Tracy Buckles. 

A Los Angeles-based actress originally from the Central Coast, Ana Lake has been immersed in a love of film since childhood. She made her public debut in the short film Finding Home, For Now that she wrote and starred in. The film had its world premiere at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival in 2017. She plays the title role in Tracy Buckles. 

A graduate student of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University, Jennie Nystrom is an accomplished producer who enjoys collaborating with her husband on all aspects of film production. Her artistic capabilities are eclectic, and she has a deep passion for story supervision, set design, hair, make-up and costume. She is a producer, among many other jobs, on Tracy Buckles.

I spoke with both of them and we basically solved the problems of the world.

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July 30, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
writer, culture, gender equality, indie film, horror, dance
Diversity, entertainment, hollywood, Writers, acting, entrepreneur, women, Comedy, business, capital, Film & TV, film festivals, horror film, Independent Film, Producer, Post Production, Digital content, theatre, webseries, youtube influencer
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Episode 170: Emily Aguilar, Filmmaker

July 23, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, hollywood, Writers, activism, acting, entrepreneur, women, Comedy, business, capital, Competition Show, family films, Film & TV, film festivals, horror film, Independent Film, Producer, Post Production

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Emily Aguilar has been out of college for about five minutes and has already made and sold three feature films. She is an award-winning film director in Los Angeles known for creating emotional impact for her audience in narrative films. She is the director and producer for The MomentEM Productions and has films distributed by Bridgestone, Pure Flix, The Dove Foundation and Amazon Prime. 

She is the founder of the 5th annual Global Impact Film Festival held in Washington, DC every August. A Washington DC native of Latino heritage, she has a competitive edge who aims to provoke, educate and inspire her audience in both her creative and commercial productions. Emily is currently in post production on her third feature film, "Brie's Bake Off Challenge." 

You can find more about Emily and follow her here:

Social Media Handles: @themomentem
FB: www.facebook.com/themomentem
IG: www.instagram.com/themomentem

Website Links:
Global Impact Film Festival: www.globalimpactdc.org
The MomentEM Productions: www.themomentem.com

Fundraiser Link: https://www.gofundme.com/briesbakeoffmovie


July 23, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
writer, culture, gender equality, indie film, horror, family, dance
Diversity, entertainment, hollywood, Writers, activism, acting, entrepreneur, women, Comedy, business, capital, Competition Show, family films, Film & TV, film festivals, horror film, Independent Film, Producer, Post Production
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Episode 111: Jeanette Volturno, Production Executive

July 03, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in business, DGA, Diversity, Editorial, entrepreneur, entertainment, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, horror film, Independent Film, LGBT, PGA, Studios, women

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Jeanette is the Head of Production for Blumhouse. Her credits include Get Out, Insidious, The Purge, Paranormal Activity and approximately eleventy-hundred other things. She is also the founder of Catchlight Films and an entrepreneur. She has several projects that she will tell us about.

Jeanette’s story starts with a fiery redhead who could light up Las Vegas with her power and goes through visual effects, horror films and releasing a software app for worldwide filmmakers, and even collaborating with yours truly on an audio series. She has her hands in a lot of pots and makes it look pretty easy. I assure you, it’s not.

And this important tidbit: Lure them in with snacks.

July 03, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 79: Alexandra Boylan, Actor, Writer, Director

December 05, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, investment, women, horror film, faith-based films, family films, youtube influencer

Alexandra is an Actor, Writer and Producer.  She has two production companies – Mirror Tree Productions produces Horror Films and Mustard Seed Entertainment produces Faith-based Family Films. Because there is room for both.

She moved to Albuquerque and started producing and distributing independent films, which kept growing in size and budget as she got bigger and better deals.

Alexandra is also a key contributor to Ms in the Biz, which you can have a look at here.

And this – your poster is way more important than you think.

“Sometimes you have to deconstruct your life in order to reconstruct it.”

December 05, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, independent film, women in post, faith-based films, female entrepreneurs, women in entertainment, horror, family films, film, h, youtube
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