Storytelling Clubhouse

Vancouver-based director, writer, and actor Stephanie Izsak and Helenna talk about the horror genre, adding more creative career tools to her toolkit, her 3 short films featured for our 2025 book + film club, the importance of coffee, and so much more... Stephanie's IG: ⁠⁠@stephanie_at_the_movies Stephanie's website: stephanieizsak.com _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com...

Helenna goes "back to school" in this conversation with Celine Parreñas Shimizu, the new Dean of UCLA Theater, Film and Television and the highest-ranking Filipina American woman in the UC system.  "So To Speak" film website: ⁠ sotospeakfilm.com Dean Celine’s IG: ⁠ @uclatftdean _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow...

Helenna and author Andrew Boryga talk about his novel “Victim” and do a deep dive into their lived experiences regarding “mining trauma”, questioning what authenticity even means, and Andrew’s personal creative process.  Andrew’s website: andrewboryga.com   Andrew’s IG: @borywrites Andrew’s Substack: DWELL _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at: ⁠⁠⁠ @story...

Helenna learns all about Wattpad from their Head of Content, Alessandra Ferreri . What is Wattpad you ask? Listen in to find out!  ABOUT ALESSANDRA:  Alessandra Ferreri  is the Head of Content at Wattpad, a leading global webnovel platform and storytelling community from WEBTOON Entertainment.  With nearly a decade spent accumulating her “fan-thropological” understanding of online communities and...

Helenna Santos and Alexandra Boylan spill all the tea on how they made "At Your Own Risk" for only $5,000 ALL IN. Now, ten years later, that film made it onto the "most popular" list of movies on TUBI. This is one that filmmakers do not want to miss! ______ Watch "At Your Own Risk" on TUBI HERE . Watch the trailer HERE . ______ Check out Alexandra's indie filmmaki...

A quick bonus episode to introduce to you "Audrey Is All Alone" from our host Helenna Santos. Find "Audrey Is All Alone" exclusively on Amazon worldwide, and visit AudreyIsAllAlone.com for more info! _____________________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠...

Author and Bad on Paper podcast co-host Olivia Muenter sits down with Helenna to talk about her journey from fashion & beauty editor, to influencer, to author, and the way cultural and societal beauty standards have played into her experiences. They also discuss Olivia's bestselling book “Such A Bad Influence” and her upcoming novel “Little One”. LINKS: Olivia’s Website: oliviamuenter.com Oliv...

Helenna sits down for some coffee &  tea (literally and figuratively), in this frank conversation about career, life, aging, and the wisdom that comes with 2 decades in the entertainment industry with actor and filmmaker Lynn Chen. Lynn stars in “Saving Face” (2004) which was the Storytelling Clubhouse film club pick for August. The film just had it’s 20 year anniversary of release and it was...

Helenna and author Matthew Norman talk all about his novel "All Together Now" which was the Storytelling Clubhouse book club pick for July. They walk through his career thus far, and his amazing ability to turn life's often bittersweet quality into heartfelt, grounded, & gripping novels. LINKS: Matt’s website:  thenormannation.com Matt’s IG: @thenormannation "All Together Now": BUY here "Grace...

Helenna speaks with historian, host, producer, and influencer Malia Miglino. The discuss her role as a content creator in our current social & political climate, the importance of studying and teaching history, the logistics of the influencer/creative economy, and more! LINKS: Malia's LinkTree: all things Malia Malia's IG: @macabremalia Malia's TikTok: @la_history_girl Malia's website: ⁠⁠lahis...

Brendan Bradley (actor, producer, motion-capture/voice-over artist, and filmmaker) discusses the vital importance of human connection, building community, staying true to artistic vision, navigating AI as a creative, the film he currently stars in "The Devil and the Daylong Brothers", and much more! LINKS: Brendan's website: brendanabradley.com Brendan's IG: @brendanabradley The Devil and the Dayl...

Helenna speaks with internationally bestselling author Allison Larkin ( Home of the American Circus, The People We Keep ) about the importance of staying authentic to your own voice as a creative, the grief involved in letting go of a project, and much much more. LINKS: Allison's website: allielarkinwrites.com Allison's IG: allielarkinwrites True Hearts Collective: allielarkinwrites.com/truehearts...

What is ART? Helenna sits down with video installation artist and professor Leslie Foster to do a deep dive into the role of an artist, his feelings around AI and art, his greatest inspirations, and his career thus far. Artists that Leslie mentions in this podcast episode: - Maya Deren - Nam June Paik - Bill Viola - Kahlil Joseph - Maurizio Cattelan - Felix Gonzalez Torres - Sol de Witt - Ida B We...

Today's episode features professional opera singer Rhoslyn Jones . Rhoslyn is a former Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera and has performed at major opera companies and leading orchestras across North America.  She is a distinguished voice teacher and is on the voice faculty at the San Francisco Opera Center’s Adler and Merola programs.  Rhoslyn is also an award winning stage director, the wr...

Helenna does a filmmaking deep dive with Diane Paragas , writer/director of "Yellow Rose" starring Tony nominated Eva Noblezada, and Kraig Wenman , writer/producer of"Bandit" and 67 other sold feature film scripts. Yes, 67!! LINKS: follow Diane: @paragasdiane follow Kraig: @kraigwenman email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at: ⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠ follow Helenna...

Helenna speaks with author Mallory O'Meara, "Daughter of Daring" and filmmaker Abe Forman-Greenwald, "Brother Orange" via highlights from the Storytelling Clubhouse book + film club hangouts. LINKS: follow Mallory: @malloryomeara follow Abe: @djformgreen email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at: ⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠@helennamsantos⁠ join our...

Helenna brings you highlights from the Storytelling Clubhouse book + film club hangouts. She speaks with author Jesse Lipscombe , "The Art of Doing" and actress, Riley Dandy and writer/director, Michael Felker from the indie sci-fi feature film "Things Will Be Different". LINKS: follow Jesse: @thelipscombe follow Riley: @goodbyeriley follow Michael: @michaellfelker email Helenna at: helenna@storyt...

A little intro to the Storytelling Clubhouse podcast. “For storytellers and story lovers”.  Coming soon! Storytelling Clubhouse is a weekly podcast featuring creatives and storytellers in a variety of fields and vocations. Hosted by actor, photographer, writer, and producer Helenna Santos. Not only does this podcast explore the world of books, film, tv, and music, but we also speak to visual artis...