The BraveMaker Podcast

Sensitive + Strong Content! Listeners strongly cautioned.  Thank you to filmmakers Liza Meak + Kathryn Basiji: The film: https://edgeofsuccessmovie.com/ (click above for resources and discussion guides). Check out these partner organizations! SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFE-LINE: 1-800-273-TALK [8255] https://star-vista.org/ https://www.northmarincs.org/ https://www.nami.org/

Daniel is a filmmaker exploring  sexual identity , gender formation + religion in his newest film. We will host https://www.fortheyknow.org/ in October 2019. Find Dan on all the Social Medias: https://www.instagram.com/fortheyknowmovie/ https://www.facebook.com/FTKNWTD https://twitter.com/dogooderdan FILM SCREENINGS:  Tuesday 10/15/19 in Novato Ca Wednesday 10/16/19 Redwood City CA Ticke...

Actor Jesse Garcia is on the podcast. Not only did he star in one of our BraveMaker film DARLINGS---the feature screening of Collisions. He's starred in and led other TV shows like Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (and you'll be seeing a lot of Jesse in 2020 on certain amount of unannounced streaming shows! Stay Tuned)---but he acted in a BROADWAY PRODUCTION of Pee-wee Herman's s...

Evan is our resident photographer, web designer + BraveMaker! A very passionate, committed and driven guy...and he's a HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT--take a listen to his story and see what motivates him! Looking to get odd jobs done around your house? Need some extra labor for moving or landscaping from a non-professional yet hardworking student? Want to connect with teens and help them find work? He's got...

Austin plays HAMILTON! What a great humble guy! Check out his story and follow him in IG! https://www.instagram.com/austinscott93/

https://www.youtube.com/user/kvoncomedy This guy! He's funny and generous. Free tickets to the first 20 people who reach out to him.  https://www.instagram.com/kvoncomedy/ ==== Wanna follow our programmer and assitant director RHOBERTINO? https://www.instagram.com/rh0b3rt1n0/ Join us OCT 16th for an amazing documentary FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO https://www.fortheyknow.org/ https://bravem...

Rebekah + Tony talk about the process of getting his feature film THE THORNS WE LIVE WITH of the ground.  In this podcast we share a 22 minute dramatic (table read) reading with actors. Please note there is a sensitive scene that deals with suicide and adult language.  For more information on the film or to invest: https://www.bravemaker.com/thorns

The unconventional route to comedy and creative writing. http://www.irvingruan.com/ https://twitter.com/irvingruan https://www.instagram.com/irvingruan/ https://www.instagram.com/andieyehoney/ Short film: ANDI Starring Irving as the AGENT.  https://vimeo.com/321628034

Another interview with our BraveMaker podcast correspondent Jon Fusco who sat down with RIVER GALLO. River  [pronouns he/his] is a GLAAD award-winning Salvadoran-American filmmaker, actor, writer, model and intersex advocate with  interACT . His work explores the dynamics of personal and confessionary storytelling, and media's healing abilities through re-envisioning minority n...

Welcome Jon Fusco who joins the BraveMaker team as podcast correspondent! Nick Borenstein: http://www.nickborenstein.com/ Nick is a writer, director + dancer. 

He's known as Detective Alex Sanchez (#DetectiveHottie) in CBS' Bold + The Beautiful but he's also my (Tony) buddy.  Enjoy our chat from TWIST (cafe) in Los Angeles (Hancock Park).  Follow him on INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/jeremyrayvaldez/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/JeremyRayValdez TWITTER https://twitter.com/JeremyRayValdez

During a visit to Spain, Rebekah sits down with friend, YouTuber, & Content Creator Katya Constantine.  They talk of Katya's experience growing up in Spain, finding her Niche, finding the power of YOU (being yourself), shutting down your negative voice, and all about being real with procrastination and anxiety.  Follow Katya on her social media channels:  Instagram and Twitter:...

Teenager.  Singer. Songwriter. Actress. BraveMaker Music on SPOTIFY Instagram SUMMER LOVE Music Video Behind the Scenes of SUMMER LOVE

Well, our first ever SUMMER FILM FEST is complete! Now, let's recap! A few references: On the Corner of Ego + Desire film by Alex Ferrari Dragon Theatre GENDER SHORT PLAYS Melanie Victor's Actor's Lounge Podcast www.bravemaker.com/donate to DOUBLE your donations!

This guy.  Just make your films. No excuses.  https://indiefilmhustle.com/

https://endofthedayfilm.com/ We could have called this segment FILMMAKERS IN CARS TALKING ABOUT MOVIES. Listen to find out why. Florida filmmaker Kevin O'Brien + Tony Gapastione chat about the making of At the End of the Day, Screening SUNDAY JUNE 2nd 10am at Century 20 theater. Kevin calls his film a story about the tension between the LGBTQ+ community and the evangelical church. A very BRAVE fil...

Tricia not only survived cancer but made a movie about it. When her stage 4 breast cancer metastasized  to her brain she was faced with even more obstacles to overcome. She wanted to survive and she also wanted to become a parent with her husband Matt. Once she started pursuing that dream through surrogacy she had to answer the question: what if she wasn't around to meet her child? So she sta...

Welcome JON FUSCO to the BraveMaker family. Jon's debut short film THE GUY will premiere on the west coast with us on June 2nd at 630pm in the Redwood City, Ca, Century 20 theater. Tickets here . Recorded January 2019 in the cold of Sundance,  Park City Utah, Jon and Tony dish on all things filmmaking, festivals and podcasting.  Check out Jon's FILM articles  Indie Wire See the kick...

Episode 9 is an adult conversation. NSFW or young children.  Diana Kelly, author of THE SKY TURNED GREEN AND THE GRASS TURNED BLUE. DIANE'S STORY.  About the Story: When Diane’s lover and friend, Jack, comes out  seven years into their relationship expressing his well-kept secret  desire to transition from male to female, Diane’s world turns upside  down.  With little...

Race + gender biases. We all have them but what do we do about them? https://www.biasfilm.com/ We were honored to host a San Francisco filmmaker and her film that challenges us to confront our hidden biases and understand what we risk when we follow our gut. Through exposing her own  biases, award-winning documentary filmmaker Robin Hauser highlights  the nature of implicit bias, th...

Anti-racist educator, writer, and activist ANDRE HENRY joins the BraveMaker PODCAST.  F ind him on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theandrehenry/ Dig in, listen and get activated.  Want to sign up for Andre's HOPE AND HARD PILLS?  http://www.andrerhenry.com/ Want to become a patron of his work and financially support him?  https://www.patreon.com/hopeandhardpills

The  second interview of our Spain sessions with multimedia artist and designer Diptee Thapa.  Join us as we talk about the power of connection  and collaboration, her life as a spiritual teacher, using obstacles to increase creativity and so much more.  Diptee https://www.instagram.com/diptee2018/ http://diptee-thapa.com/ Esa's Photography isopahkalaphotography.com ENJOY MUSIC...

Our first ever PODCAST recorded LIVE WITH AN AUDIENCE... at BOX in Redwood City, Ca.  NOTES & links from our panelists in this conversation : Nicolas Jara https://www.nicolasjara.com/guardian-2018 Matt Nightingale https://www.instagram.com/mattnightingale/ Matt's TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHJs04-YIYc Erin Ashford: Photographer https://www.instagram.com/erinash/ San Mateo P...

Rebekah went to Spain for three weeks and this is the first of her interviews. Enjoy a conversation with Sheena Karegi and the  ups, downs and changes of a designer's life. Go behind the scenes and hear how she BRAVELY rediscovered her creativity.  https://www.instagram.com/_karegi/ https://www.instagram.com/kali_by_karegi/ ENJOY MUSIC BY CLOUD5 (in our outro!) https://www.instagram.com/...

500 Miles. 2 best friends. 1 wheelchair.  That is I'LL PUSH YOU an incredible documentary by filmmakers Terry Parish and Chris Karcher. This interview co-director Terry Parish came to the BraveMaker office before our monthly screening to share about his journey. For more on Terry's creative agency see:  http://www.emota.com/#/ For more on the film or to order: Use code: BraveMaker for a...