The BraveMaker Podcast

January 18th, 2023 we we were joined by South Asian  screenwriter, director and and producer Suhashini Krishnan  ( @sushi.kharrl) !! Suhashini’s writing has been recognized by the Academy  Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship and Slamdance Film Festival, among  others. Her works have been optioned and developed by various studios.  She resides in California with her husband an...

We were thrilled to kick off 2023 with our first live show of the new year on Wednesday, January 4th at  4pm PST/7pm EST, featuring the team from EVY’S WISH short film ( @evyswishfilm )! Joining us was producer and makeup artist Pati Currie  ( @paticurriemua ), director Lydia Isnanto ( @lydiaisnanto) , and  screenwriter Sanju Jacob (@ sanjujacobuxi )  You can join us on our &nb...

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Meet the cast and crew of Peacock’s SEE YOU NEXT CHRISTMAS (@seeyounextchristmasmovie)!! We have the joy of talking with the actor/writer/director, Christine Weatherup (@christineweatherup), actor Elizabeth Guest (@lizzguest), actor AJ Meijer (@digitalactor), and actor Vin Vescio (@vinvescio)!! You can catch the film on Peacock and watch the interview on our YouTube Channel! LINK BELOW. CORRECTION...

Producer Mike Blizzrd,  Animators and another Actor from Netflix’s APOLLO 10 1/2!!  @minnowmountain,  Steph Swope (@stephswope), and Craig Staggs (@craigstaggs); Producer  Assistant Lara Morgan; Producer Mike Blizzard (@emblizario); and Actor  Bill Wise (@thebillwise)!! Tune in live to our Facebook page or  subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the video: https://...

For episode 173 are joined by three cast  members of Netflix’s original movie APOLLO 10 1/2; Danielle Guilbot  (@danielle.guilbot), Milo Coy (@therealmilocoy), and Jessica Cohen  (@jessa.cohen)!! The film also features, Glen Powell, Zachary Levi, and  Jack Black! You can also watch by subscribing to  our YouTube Channel! https://youtu.be/m_i3FguXy5w Danielle  (Stephan...

Watch the conversation (and subscribe) on our Youtube channel.  https://youtu.be/r9nj4pX3EIU Want more IDEAS? Listen to episode 133 from 2021! Follow BraveMaker on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bravemakerorg/ Watch the interview on video (and others weekly), subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/bravemakerorg Become a BraveMaker partner/donor https://bravemaker.com/...

** Please note the location has changed to 233 Topaz St. BraveMaker HQ for the screening NOT Cañada College.** Jared Callahan https://www.instagram.com/jared_cal/ is  an award-winning director / producer. He founded and runs People People  Media, an Emmy-nominated production company based on a 95-acre farm in  the San Francisco East Bay. His work has been released through The New &n...

Keith Enty is a 6 year Air Force Veteran, that currently works as a Work and Family Life Consultant for  the US Navy. His job entails of assisting Active Duty, Reservists, and  Veteran Service Members along with their families with navigating  through the various challenges of Military Life. Some of these services  include Military Life Skills, Relocation, Parenting, and even H...

https://www.instagram.com/acvouvray/ Catherine grew up gay in God’s country. She feared for her life at home with mentally ill parents and  out in the rural world of rednecks, where members of the LGBTQ+ and  BIPOC communities were killed for sport. She watched, trembling at six,  as hooded members of the KKK burned a giant cross. She heard about the  boy who was killed for giv...

https://instagram.com/tinadeliasf TINA  D’ELIA (She/Her) is a Bay Area lesbian/queer, mixed-race Mexican artist  and small business owner, teacher, and coach and an award-winning solo  performer, actor, co-screenwriter, and casting director. D’Elia is also  the program director of the LezWritesBTQ program with 3Girls Theatre.  Tina is honored to be performing her 4th solo...

https://instagram.com/acting.up.again/ Tom Procida is an award winning filmmaker whose films have received high recognition worldwide and can be seen on AMAZON PRIME VIDEO. As  an actor of 30+ years, Tom has been seen in a wide range of projects  such as commercials, industrials, theatrical plays, indie films,  national and international TV shows including PRISON BREAK, FRIDAY NIGHT...

https://instagram.com/briandactor/ Brian  D. Cohen is a burgeoning actor from the Bay Area who is quickly making a  name for himself with such roles “Greg Zlotsky” in the Nash Bridges  reboot (USA network/Peacock) and “Mr. Stubbins” in the upcoming HBO Max  holiday film “A Christmas Mystery.” Although he is relatively “new” to  the acting world, Brian has dabbled in entert...

https://www.instagram.com/itsqwere/  TICKETS FOR Novemeber 5th, 2022: https://www.itsqwere.com/mightyreal/ Tony Taylor is a writer, photographer, editor, and proud Black man creating spaces that push the queer agenda. In 2018 he started ItsQwere, a community social group that centers and celebrates the experiences of Black and Brown queers through conversation salons and events.  With It...

https://forciercasting.com https://www.instagram.com/forciercasting/ https://www.facebook.com/forciercasting.sacramento Casting  Director and Producer Sally Forcier has been in the business for over  29 years. She got her start as an actor, and portrayed Alexa in the film  ENAMORED. As time went on she grew a love for all things filmmaking and  behind the scenes. She has produc...

Actor and business owner Julie Dove is currently the voice of Jessica From Accounting in the @adultswim @hbomax and show BIRDGIRL! https://www.instagram.com/juliedove/ She  can also be seen in INSATIABLE, ANGIE TRIBECA, LEGIT, PLAYDATE, and  Tyler Perry’s YOUNG DYLAN. In addition to acting she also has an editing  business called, Actorediting, where actors can get their own reels &...

Jason Fong joins hosts Krystina Wray Jackson and Tony Gapastione for episode 162 with actor/filmmaker and cult survivor Giovannie Espiritu.  Giovannie’s identity is inherently political: A bisexual, once-undocumented immigrant Filipina mom who spent time in a Biblical doomsday cult as a teen. Her first short film, “Ultra-Feminist,” got an Honorable Mention at Outfest: Fusion, and her second f...

https://www.instagram.com/jjsoria/ J.J. Soria has been acting for over 20 years doing award-winning televisions series such as Dexter, The Shield, Sons of Anarchy, Bones, and The Closer, among others. In addition, he starred opposite Gina Rodriguez on the big screen in Filly Brown, which debuted at Sundance, and Kristen Stewart in Camp X-Ray. In 2020, Soria starred opposite Terry Crews in the hit...

How do you film a sex scene, er...(scratch that) a SIMULATED SEX scene?  https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodintimacycoordinator/ Jean Franzblau has some thoughts. Jean is a Los Angeles-based Intimacy Professional who works in TV, film and theater. Her role is to help actors navigate scenes with intimate content with respect and care. Jean’s credits include CSI: Vegas on NBC, Deep Water on Hul...

https://www.zaksandler.com/  https://www.instagram.com/bipolar_broadway/  Zak Sandler has played piano on Broadway for Wicked, Mean Girls, Motown, and The Color Purple. His original musical about his mental health journey, Inside My Head, premiered at the NY Theatre Barn, was selected as a semi-finalist at the O’Neill Theater’s National Music Theater Conference, and presented at the Kenn...

Marco Cerritos is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle. He’s written about films at home and all over the world in festivals including; Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto. https://www.themovielens.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mspriscillalam/ Priscilla  Lam is a 1 year Meisner trained actor with over 3 years of experience.  Most recently she could be found playing Cafe Barista in Last Chance  Charlene by Tony Gapastione. She has also entertained audiences as CoCo  in the Things Will Change by Shalini Agrawal, and Young Crystal in Wives  with Knives. Priscilla  rece...

Director/writer Sassy Mohen (@sassymohen) of HOW TO  HACK BIRTH CONTROL, which was featured in our 2022 BraveMaker Film  Festival. https://www.birthcontrolhacks.com/watch https://www.instagram.com/sassymohen/

Join Kyrstina Wray Jackson and Tony Gapastione in conversation with Kayla Robinson Damien D. Smith Nick Musleh and Eli Vasquez

https://mamabearsdoc.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mamabearsdoc/ Daresha writes, produces, and directs film and television in Spanish and English. A graduate of NYU Film School, she recently completed Mama Bears, her second feature documentary about how conservative, Christian mothers are transformed when they decide to accept their LGBTQ children, which premiered at SXSW and won Best Documentary...