Lifted

Allegra Jones is a half Italian, half African-American multidisciplinary artist who lives in Los Angeles. As a multimedia visual artist, Allegra creates art pieces that speak to her interest in psychology, buried histories, Black studies, and her own experience growing up bi-racial in America. As a multi-instrumentalist, Allegra has performed in spaces such as Carnegie Hall, and has experience per...

Amanda Riley is a costume designer with nearly two decades of experience working on television shows and films of all genres, from sitcoms, to sci-fi, to blockbuster action movies. You’ve seen her work on projects like Supergirl, Westworld, Spider Man: No Way Home, and most recently From Scratch. I had the pleasure of working with Amanda up close, talking with her about texture, color, the way fab...

Danielle Deadwyler is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, actor, and filmmaker.  As an actor, she is unforgettable in Station 11, Watchmen, Atlanta, and The Harder They Fall.  As a filmmaker and producer, Danielle’s work has been screened at the Creative Loafing Atlanta, New Orleans Film Festival, Oxford Film Fest, and more. As a performance artist, her work has been included in the Atlanta Contem...

Nzingha Stewart is an NAACP Image Award-nominated director. A graduate of NYU, she started her career in music videos, shooting for artists like Common, Eve, Jay-Z, and 50 Cent, before going on to a successful career as a commercial director. Then transitioned to film and television where her work includes the Emmy-Nominated limited series Inventing Anna, Maid, and Little Fires Everywhere as well...

Here, we set the table for what’s to come.  I see this podcast as an auditory dinner party of sorts. Each week, a new guest will arrive, and we’ll sit around the table for a conversation about the big questions that we all face: what it means to be creative, how to pull ourselves forward even in life’s most unexpected times, where we seek (and find) inspiration, what it looks like to begin again,...

Welcome to Lifted: A multi-season series in which Tembi Locke interviews exceptional female creators, writers, entrepreneurs, artists, and thought leaders about their work, inspirations, and the stumbling blocks that became launch pads for resilience.  Stay in Touch: IG: @liftedpod @tembilocke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices