Intermission

Episode 24 Shaquille Heath is a writer and essayist based in Los Angeles. Her writing explores identity, specifically in the visual arts, and she is a regular contributor to both Juxtapoz and Elephant Magazine. Find her on Instagram and TikTok for horror content. This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 23 Today on Intermission, Megan breaks down her honest thoughts on A24's newest film, Love Lies Bleeding directed by Rose Glass and starring Kristen Stewart. You can hear more of our movie opinions on Instagram and TikTok ! This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 22 Before Megan, there was Tatiana. Today we welcome Megan’s older sister Tatiana, who loves to reminisce and remind Megan of their love-for-film origin stories. Tatiana jokes her film involvement may have peaked during high school film club, but she would say she is a self-proclaimed cinephile. These days, you can find Tatiana bopping around San Francisco, catching a movie at Alamo Drafth...

Episode 21 Amber Mari is an artist, entrepreneur, and creative visionary. Born and raised in Norwalk, California, Amber’s lifelong passion for art and creativity led her to pursue a career in special makeup and creature effects for the last 10 years.  After highschool she attended Makeup Designory's master program to study a wide range of makeup techniques. In 2017, she founded Amber Mari Crea...

Episode 20 Caroline Blaike is queer performer and ASL interpreter currently located in Los Angeles. Her specialties include interpreting for Deaf actors in the entertainment industry, as well as music festivals, and stand-up comedy. Her focus being on making culture and art spaces accessible. You can also catch her performing several nights a week at the legendary Jumbo’s Clown Room. This episode...

Episode 19 Today we teamed up with Mad Mads again to cover all things Oscar related...from the upcoming 2024 snubs and dubs, to past Oscar hits and misses. Mads was bitten by the movie bug in the womb - her mother named her after  Vertigo ’s Madeleine Elster. Her life has zigged and zagged through the movie industry, from her first gig as a Costume Design Assistant, to producing short films and do...

Episode 18 Mia Lee Vicino is the West Coast Editor of Letterboxd's online magazine  Journal  and co-host of  The Letterboxd Show  podcast. She is currently based in Los Angeles, where she covers all things cinema—particularly films made by and/or about weird women.  This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 17 Eliana Victoria Alcouloumre is a director and writer who has directed short films and music videos across the US, Mexico, Italy, and Ireland. She also has a near-decade of experience in the industry working as an art department researcher on shows like Mindhunter and Yellowstone, set PA (Euphoria, Don't Worry Darling) and union boom operator (Ahsoka, Fast X). You can find more of he...

Episode 16 Brian Tang is a director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist. You can check out the trailers for his films Kodama & Podracer on here. You can keep up with Brian and his work on his Instagram . This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 15 Mylissa spent her early childhood in Utah, before moving to the Oregon as a teen. While in high school she started photographing bands and making skate videos. She spent her 20’s in Seattle documenting the music scene before moving to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking. As a writer, producer and director her films include, the award winning short films,  That Party That One Night  and  Wh...

Episode 14 James Reynov is a writer, director, producer, and editor with a decade's worth of professional experience creating corporate videos, commercials, short films, documentary-style interviews. You can check out James's work on Vimeo and Youtube and keep up with him on Letterboxd . This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 13 Olivia Deaton is one of the producers of Intermission and full-time film lover. She also loves hot dogs, which she reviews with her best friend on TikTok . You can also keep up with her on Instagram and Letterboxd . This episode features music by  ⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠ .

Episode 04 Giselle Bonilla is a Los Angeles native who started her career as a child actor, but felt unfulfilled and limited by the lack of opportunities for Latinxs in comedy and transitioned to writing and directing them herself. She attended the American Film Institute as a Directing Fellow after receiving the AUDI Fellowship for Women which sponsors one promising female director with a full-tu...

Episode 06 Gillian is a 17 year old filmmaker and content creator. She loves all things movies! Reach out to her on TikTok , Instagram , and Letterboxd This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 12 Daniel Noah is a film producer and founding partner of SpectreVision, a production company committed to producing films that push boundaries and challenge traditional genre conventions. He has produced over 20 feature films, including cult titles such as  Mandy, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, The Greasy Strangler,  and  Cooties. He is also the co-creator of the award winning VR game ...

Episode 11 Imani Davis is a writer, producer and a film programmer at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles. A recent LA transplant from Chicago, she is passionate about building community and believes that film has the power to educate and engage the masses. Davis earned her Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies at The Ohio State University and a Master’s of Leadership in Creative Enterprises at No...

Episode 10 Manny, or as he's known on TikTok, "MoviesWithManny," is a self-described ADHD riddled film lover. His work as a child actor in northeast Ohio fueled a deep love of the medium at a very young age until he morphed into a writer/director, who has now directed over 11 eye-popping short films and has written over 8 feature screenplays. Check out his films (if you dare) on his...

Episode 09 Iris is a cinematographer based in LA. She grew up traveling through a ton of hotels, so she loves movies about hotels. She started in doc journalism, and now works in BTS, narrative, and commercials. :)  You can keep up with her on Instagram. This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 08 Katherine Hughes is a director, actor, and full time Daddy. You can keep up with her on Instagram and learn more about Not Your Daddy Films and their upcoming events here . Click here to submit your film or music video to be screened at an upcoming Not Your Daddy event. This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 07 Shawn is a writer/director/podcaster based in New York. He has recently directed  THE FOXES OF HYDESVILLE  (Carey Mulligan) ,  AMERICAN HOSTAGE  (Jon Hamm) ,   HUNTED  (Parker Posey) ,  and BLACKOUT  (Rami Malek). In 2013, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for CURFEW. In 2014, the feature-length adaptation BEFORE I DISAPPEAR won the 2014 SXSW Audience Award.  This...

Episode 05 Jared Muros is a fashion creator who has taken the internet over with his outfit check videos and unique sense of style. You can follow him on Instagram , TikTok , and Youtube . This episode features music by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scarlett ⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Episode 03 Mads was bitten by the movie bug in the womb - her mother named her after  Vertigo ’s Madeleine Elster. Her life has zigged and zagged through the movie industry, from her first gig as a Costume Design Assistant, to producing short films and documentaries back home in Oz, to zipping around the backlots of Hollywood. After moving to Los Angeles from New York City, she had one apartment p...

Episode 02 Today we're joined by tik toker, Kat Guerra. To keep up with Kat's fashion recs and other antics, you can follow her on Tik Tok and Instagram , and subscribe to her Youtube channel . This episode features music by  ⁠ Scarlett ⁠ .

Episode 01 Today, we're joined by legendary indie film producer Ted Hope! Ted Hope's career began in the late 1980s, and he gained recognition for his early work as a producer on independent films like "American Splendor (2003)," "The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)," and "The Ice Storm" (1997). Throughout his career, he co-founded ⁠Good Machine⁠ , championed...

Episode 01 Today, we're joined by legendary indie film producer Ted Hope! Ted Hope's career began in the late 1980s, and he gained recognition for his early work as a producer on independent films like "American Splendor (2003)," "The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)," and "The Ice Storm" (1997). Throughout his career, he co-founded Good Machine , championed i...