Episode 97: Sujata Day, Actor, Writer, Producer, Director

Sujata is an Actor. She is known for her roles as Sarah on HBO’s Insecure, and as CeCe in the precursor to that show, Awkward Black Girl. She is also a Writer, Producer, and Director and has several other shorts and series produced as well as more projects in development.

We talked about what it’s like to be a woman of color in Hollywood when you don’t really fit into other people’s preconceived notions. We also talked about this year’s very promising pilot season that features many characters of color that are not caricatures, but rather real people. Things are looking up!

Episode 6: Ginny Nugent, Production Executive

Ginny Nugent: Production Executive/Producer

Ginny is currently an SVP of Physical Production at HBO, where she has been overseeing films and series for nearly 20 years. Prior to HBO, she produced several films for Roger Corman, and also produced two favorites of mine, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe and Anywhere but Here.  We talked about her journey through this business, that one time her husband was SO RIGHT, and how a recent incident on a set with her daughter helped to spur a policy change at HBO.

BONUS!! But wait! There's more!

If you, like me, just can't enough of Ginny Nugent, you are in luck.  Here is some bonus material....stories from the trenches...