Femme Regard Podcast

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez take a break from their recording break to bring you some updates, lessons learned, and thank the fam! In this episode, Tessa and Carolina share their journey of creating their feature film 'Sync', discussing the challenges and lessons learned during the festival circuit, the importance of awards and recognition, and the complexities of distribution. They em...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking with this week’s guest, Kelsie McDonald! Kelsie discusses her one-woman show and the process of developing it. She talks about working with director Pam, who helped bring her vision to life. Kelsie shares how the show combines comedy with personal and emotional moments, and how it relates to her own experiences. She a...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking with this week’s guests, Steph France and Allie Palazzo! In this conversation, Steph and Allie discuss the production of the supernatural series 'Hexed' and their new pilot 'Off Kilter'. They talk about the practical effects used in 'Hexed' and the decision-making process behind choosing which...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking with this week’s guests, Blake Berlin & Brittney Bertier! In this episode we dive into all things INSTEAD, a feature film written and directed by Blake and starring both Blake and Brittney. Instead was shot with a super-skeleton crew and ultra-low budget and is now taking the festival circuit by storm! A relatable...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking with this week’s guest, Roxana Baldovin! Roxana begins with her background and her journey in the music video industry. She shares her experience working with A-list celebrities and breaking into the industry. Roxana also explains the process of creating music videos, which can vary greatly depending on the artist and...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking with this week’s guest, Haviland Stillwell! Haviland is a performer with a background in musical theater who shares her journey from stage to screen. She discusses her love for acting and singing, as well as her experience in Broadway shows. Haviland also talks about the challenges and burnout she faced in New York an...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking with this week’s guest, Aaron Vasquez! In this conversation, Aaron discusses his journey into filmmaking, his passion for writing and directing, and his latest feature film project, Devil's Ride. He shares his experience of growing up around filmmaking and how it influenced his own creative pursuits and talks abou...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking with this week's guest, Veronica Maccari! Veronica shares her journey from acting to writing and producing her first web series, 'Impostor.' She discusses the challenges of obtaining a visa and green card as an international artist, and the strategic approach to building a successful career in the industry...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking with this week’s guest, Marcus Dunstan! In this episode we speak with Writer, Director, Producer Marcus Dunstan on his new film All My Friends Are Dead, a #slasher #mystery feature starring Jade Pettyjohn, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Michaella, Russell, Julian Haig, Justin Derickson,Cardi Wong, Jack Doupe, Smith...

Hosts Carolina Alvarez & Tessa Markle spill the tea on all things filmmaking! Starting off the season with a SOLO episode! In this episode, we discuss our progress in post-production for our feature film 'Sync' and our strategy for film festivals and distribution. We emphasize the importance of film festivals for marketing and building an audience, as well as the benefits of getting re...

Sit down for a chat with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions where we spill the tea on all things filmmaking! This week's guests are April Mendoza and Naz Red of Wild 7 Studios. Together the filmmakers have created a plethora of media from a horror feature, to shorts, to a telenovela, and a podcast! Some real tea gets spilled in this episode, so tune in for the highs...

Sit down for a chat with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions where we spill the tea on all things filmmaking! This week's guest is President and CEO of The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Madeline DiNonno. After climbing the corporate and executive ranks, Madeline found the Geena Davis Institute and found her calling. Now she leads the fight along with actre...

Sit down for a chat with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions where we spill the tea on all things filmmaking! This week's guest is filmmaker Skye Borgman of Top Knot Films. Known from her breakthrough true-crime documentary success on Netflix, Abducted in Plain Sight, Skye has been working with multiple filmmakers to produce and direct multiple projects for the Netfli...

Rewind and rerelease! Go back in time with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez with this episode from season 15 with editor Kristi Shemick!

Rewind and rerelease! Go back in time with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez with this episode from season 14 with actor Cameron Monaghan!

Rewind and rerelease! Go back in time with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez with this episode from season 14 with multi-hyphenate actress and filmmaker, Danielle Beckmann!

Rewind and rerelease! Go back in time with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez with this episode from season 12 with Director and Author Judith Weston!

Rewind and rerelease! Go back in time with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez with this episode from season 10 with tech guru Nicki Sun!

Rewind and rerelease! Go back in time with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez with this episode from season 6 with DP David Proctor!

Sit down for a chat with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions where we spill the tea on all things filmmaking! This week's guests are @talirabinowitz & @sabinekfilm, the producer and writer/director of Epilepsy, a documentary seeking a global cure for epilepsy. We chat about why raising awareness of the condition is so necessary and the challenges and rewards of ma...

Sit down for a chat with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions where we spill the tea on all things filmmaking! This week's guest is filmmaker Taylor Morden of PopMotion Productions. Taylor shares his journey from documentary maker, with a Netflix top ten hit The Last Blockbuster, to narrative live-action/animated movie creator of Bampire. We concentrate on topics such...

Sit down for a chat with Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions where we spill the tea on all things filmmaking! This week's guests are part of the live-action/motion-graphic film, Burned, where the witches burn back! Writer/director Paula Rhodes joins us along with cast members Tara Platt and Sarah-Nicole Robles. We dive deep into why Burned is such an important film an...

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on post production! We wrap up this season with bringing you up to date on all things post production for SYNC! Links: http://www.femmeregard.com/sync https://femmeregard.wedid.it/campaigns/11996-post-production-for-sync paypal.me/femmeregard

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest: Joshua Lastine! We chat with Joshua about what an entertainment lawyer does and how he protects his clients. It's a lot more than contracts! We also chat about the current climate of Hollywood and what excites him about his career. Links: http://www.lastineentertainmentlaw.com http://w...

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest: Amanda Payton! We chat with Amanda about all things acting as a career. What the difference between TV and film is. How the union protects actors. What life as an actor was like during the strike. And how to bring life to your character and stretch your talents. Links: http://www.instagram...