The BraveMaker Podcast

Here are the 6 questions that were submitted:  1. Did you ever consider being a screenwriter (or any type of writer) when you were younger? 2. How have you made connections in the film/writing industry? 3. Are there any special programs, training, or schools that you have done or recommend? 4. Do you have any advice for an aspiring screenwriter (such as myself)? 5. How did you create your fir...

Meet this triple threat currently casting and producing both live shows and films in the Bay Area and elevating justice, diversity and inclusion in his work.    https://www.instagram.com/glstanfordjr/

Our guests on episode 101 are both artists and advocates.  Nicole  Evans is an actress, writer and disability rights and inclusion  activist who was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. Born with  Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Nicole is a full time wheelchair user. https://www.instagram.com/lifeisshort_/ Most  recently, Nicole was selected as one of the TOP 20 Actors from &...

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https://www.findingyingying.com/ Yingying  Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, comes to the U.S. to study. In  her detailed and beautiful diaries, the aspiring young scientist and  teacher is full of optimism, hoping to also be married and a mother  someday. Within weeks of her arrival, Yingying disappears from the  campus. Through exclusive access to Yingying’s family a...

Meet our resident film critic Markus. https://moviesmarkus.com/author/moviesmarkus/ Follow him on his IG: https://www.instagram.com/moviesmarkus1/ Brave Faves Small Axe and Upload on Amazon Prime Black is King on Disney+

Currently  living in Paris, France, Christopher is a multi-talented  writer-director-actor who has worked on over 150 films, theatrical  productions, VR, video games, and immersive entertainments on three  continents. His feature film ‘The Bellwether’ was released in 2019. He  has written and directed 360 films as well. He has been commissioned for  multiple feature l...

https://www.jenmcgowan.com/ Jen McGowan is a director based in Los Angeles. Her most recent feature film, the survival thriller, RUST CREEK, was  released in theaters January 2019 by IFC Midnight and hailed as “the  feminist thriller Hollywood needs right now” by Harpers Bazaar. She just finished directing her first episode of television, The Purge for Blumhouse. McGowan's first feature...

Craig Sim Webb, a widely-traveled speaker-singer-songwriter who  sometimes enjoys wearing other hats such as "author", "dream  analyst-researcher", "inventor," and "friendly frisbee fanatic".  He is a  McGill University physics graduate and had the good fortune to be part  of the pioneering research team at Stanford University that brought  lucid dreaming to the mains...

What are you doing to get your projects started, made and completed?  Weekly SHORT THOUGHTS ON BIG IDEAS. https://www.instagram.com/tonygapastione/ https://www.instagram.com/bravemakerorg/ Our January screenwriting class starts January 6th 5pm PT/8pm ET https://www.bravemaker.com/classes

Richard  J. Bosner, also known as Rick, produced the politically-charged true story Fruitvale Station  starring  Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan which received the  Sundance Film  Festival U.S. Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic category  and the Sundance  Audience Award, U.S. Dramatic, presented by Acura  along with 44  nominations/wins during the...

https://www.instagram.com/kirinstagram/ Kirin  Bhatty is a celebrity makeup artist that has achieved many steps in the  industry. She has made many artists shine like Zoe Kazan, Tessa  Thompson, Jenny Slate, and others. Bhatty was born in a family of  immigrants from Pakistan. Los   Angeles native and UC Berkeley graduate Kirin Bhatty became a   professional...

New LIVE CHAT monthly with LA film school student Tobey Lynn.  What's it like to go to film school?    https://www.instagram.com/tobey.lynn/ Brave Faves this week:  Tony Gapastione: LSTN Headphones https://lstnsound.com/ Krystina Jackson: Amazon Book Gray Matters https://www.amazon.com/Gray-Matters-Dolores-Arden/dp/1642471968 Tobey Reyes: New Girl on Netflix

https://www.instagram.com/zoeylytle/ Join  us for our monthly chat with actress/dancer/singer Zoey Lytle who moved  to NYC this year to pursue her dreams and goals on Broadway. https://www.zoeylytle.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nextlevelscreenwriting/ Cody  Smart is an L.A.-based independent writer and script doctor from Chile.  She holds degrees in English Literature & Linguistics,  Screenwriting, Development and Producing. She worked as a script analyst  for Sony, she’s a judge for multiple script and film competitions,  she’s written some award winning shorts, she...

https://www.hollismorrissette.com/ Hollis  Morrissette was born and raised in Lansing, MI (Capital to the state)  and home to Michigan State University. Growing up, Hollis has always  been interested and involved in arts and entertainment. At the age of  eight, Hollis got his start with his first theatre role which inducted  him officially into the arts and entertainment i...

https://www.benduffypresents.com/ Ben Duffy has bled filmmaking for the past 17 years of his life. He started off making skate videos with his best friends on driveways, and now is a filmmaker with 10 documentaries under his belt, 4 of which are features. In the humble opinion of this writer, Ben Duffy has redefined the meaning of micro budget filmmaking. If money fell from trees, Ben grabbed the...

Meet filmmaker: Miguel Angel Caballero (Director, Writer, Producer) and his film team which include producer and actors of the film: ACUITZERAMO Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze99dCab4LE Follow him on IG; https://www.instagram.com/migangel1111/ The film's IG page Subscribe to our YOUTUBE PAGE Watch Killer Couch

/watch?v=ryEq5Yov2G0&feature=emb_logo Four  years after Jordan's death, filmmaker Justin Robinson set out on an 8 year journey to  bring his brother's story to life. With the help of 102 interviews and  300+ home videotapes, equaling 450+ hours of footage, "My Brother  Jordan" chronicles Jordan's life and death and paints the bond of  brotherhood between Jordan and Jus...

https://www.instagram.com/telvingriffin/ Born  and raised in Texarkana, Arkansas, Telvin quickly immersed himself into  the entertainment industry after graduating college in 2012. He's  booked numerous National Commercials including being the National  Spokesman for "Black People Meet dot com." Telvin has also appeared on  numerous television shows and films including Fox...

https://www.instagram.com/parkerjessechase/ Parker  Jesse Chase is a Honduran-Irish-American screenwriter & costume  designer residing in Los Angeles, CA. Chase’s work is dramatic,  addressing themes to challenge society expectations, understand the  complex layers of human relationships, & the art of overcoming  traumas. Her latest release, “The Ghost Who Walks” r...

https://lisalwilson.com/ Lisa  L. Wilson is an Emmy® award winning producer from Houston, Texas. Lisa  has produced programming in all sectors of media including live news and  entertainment, musical performances, scripted television and film. She  has developed content that has been seen in over 50 million homes.  Throughout her career Lisa has also dedicated time and res...

https://www.instagram.com/fkachler/ Francy loves editing and her passion is in unscripted. There is so much  magic in realism for her. She mainly edits documentary films and reality  television. But recently cut a friend's short film recently and  had a  blast. And film had a nice festival run and was used as a jumping-off  point for her friend's directing television caree...

Tony and Krystina chat with Clayton Davis. He is Variety Magazine's Film Awards Editor. He founded and was the Editor-in-Chief of AwardsCircuit.com.   He's covered awards, film, and television for more than 15 years. He's  the founder and president of the Latino Entertainment Journalists  Association, and a member of Critics Choice, AAFCA, and NYFCO. FOLLOW HIM: https://twitter.com/...

https://www.irenetu.com/ Irene  Tu is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. In 2017, the San  Francisco Chronicle singled her out as an “artist on the brink of fame,”  on the heels of being named one of the “Bay Area’s 11 Best Stand Up  Comedians” (SFist) and one of 20 “Women to Watch” (KQED). She has  performed at numerous festivals including SF Sketchfest, Comedy &nbsp...