The Filmmaker's Life

Our guest this week was faith-based filmmaker Ryan Watson. Ryan's first feature film "12 Steps to Recovery" has been making the festival circuit and has been in the running for awards, including the Christian Family Film Festival where it won the award Best Inspirational Film. Here's a link to the trailer of "12 Steps to Recovery" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK9OxR52oh0 To obtain the Zoom li...

Our guests this week was Filmmaker Success Graduate, filmmaker Delores Flynn. Delores tells stories about women/children that shed light on complex relationships and raise awareness, such as domestic violence, postpartum depression and interracial relationships. Here's a link to her latest film "The Unfaithful One" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmYjLTm_seI If you haven't joined us for The Filmma...

Our guests this week was self-taught filmmaker Joy Marzec. Joy has always liked fairy tale, mythical, ghost, and surrealistic stories. These influences can be easily recognized in her films. Upon making her first feature film in 2007, she discovered she loved every stage of the filmmaking process. Her second feature "I am That" can be seen on Amazon Prime and Tubi. Joy co-owns a production company...

Our guests this week was co-producers and co-writers Hafiz Farid and Shelley Grodner Seidenstein. Who talk about their latest documentary "The Two Suns of Georgia - The Untold Story," the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. meeting with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. They also discuss their documentary "Maya Angelou: Reflections of a Blessed Soul," which was filmed just before her death. For more...

Our guest this week was film producer Ashlee Wellenreiter. Ashlee is the co-writer/producer of the feature length documentary film "Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror," which looks at a history of horror through the black point of view and how its evolved to where it is today. Watch the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmyueIwsMlo To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live intervie...

Our guest this week was Anthony Hand. Anthony is a Filmmaker Success graduate who recently completed his feature length animated film "Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero." For more information about film screenings check out https://www.maxxie.com/ . Here's a link to the Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViV8m8jdo48 Anthony Hand is a product designer and former entrepreneur based in Silicon Vall...

Our guest this week was Marci Krown a filmmaker/actor who recently finished a feature length documentary called "The Power of Sports for Amputees." She's a graduate of Filmmaker Success and lives by the mantra, "You don't need permission to create. Look for companies, people to help you achieve your dreams and go for it." Marci Krown first got involved with film and tv...

Our guest this week was Richard Fung. Richard is a Trinidadian born, Toronto-based documentary filmmaker, artist and cultural critic, whose films not only explore the lives of LGBTQ+ pan-Asian Canadians but also the subject of identity when it comes to being multiracial. If you haven't joined us for The Filmmaker's Life before, please register at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmma...

Our guest this week was filmmaker Wally Fall. Wally is a Martinican-Senegalese filmmaker who is not only passionate about telling stories from a Caribbean perspective but he's also one of the founders of Cinemawon, a film collective dedicated to showcasing film from Africa and the African-diaspora. To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's L...

Our guest this week was filmmaker Jacquil Constant. Jacquil is a Haitian-American Filmmaker who screened his documentary film "Haiti Is a Nation of Artists" at the Pavillon Afriques at Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival. He also started the Haiti International Film Festival in Souther California. Here's the trailer for the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVQvmXEk5sw To o...

Our guest this week was Academy Award-winning filmmaker Nani Sahra Walker. Nani is a graduate of Filmmaker Success and a 2024 Oscar-winner. She executive produced the acclaimed short documentaries "Kylie" (Sundance, 2023), "Merman" (Tribeca, 2023) and "Last Repair Shop" (Telluride, 2023), which won the 2024 Academy Award. Watch "The Last Repair Shop" here ht...

Our guest this week was actor Logan Stanzione. Logan Stanzione is an actor who starred in the faith based feature film "12 Steps to Recovery," a role in which he has won 4 awards at different film festivals. Four of those awards were for "Best Acting Debut." Here's the more info and the trailer for "12 Steps to Recovery" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28681475/ You...

Our guest this week was documentary filmmaker Mike Camoin. Mike produces and co-produces films that focus on untold stories, such as "Benedict Arnold:Hero Betrayed," narrated by Martin Sheen; "Sallie Mae Not" the story of how the US Government set up a system of greed that gutted student loan lending of consumer protections and "The Saratoga Battles DVD" which is a hi...

Our guest this week was filmmaker Tshego Molete Khanyile. Tshego is a South African filmmaker who recently was Executive Producer on the Female Filmmaker Programme, focusing on developing mid-career female filmmakers and producing several short film anthology slates and documentaries which are for sale on Amazon. To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmma...

Our guest this week was filmmaker Joshua Caldwell. Joshua's latest film "Mending the Line" just premiered on Netflix in the #1 spot! Joshua began his feature filmmaking journey with a film he made for $6000. He talks about all of that and so much more! To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakers...

Our guest this week was Jimi Okubanjo. Jimi produced the documentary "Arise Firebird", which exposes the toxic work environments, at the corporate level, senior female leaders of color often face in the workplace through her own first-hand experience, as well as through the stories of a few other women. Here's the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcP1XnOWzW8 . To obtain the Zo...

Our guest this week was the award-winning, Vermont-based independent filmmaker Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas .Michael recently signed a distribution agreement for his fourth feature film the comedy/horror "The Yorkie Werewolf." Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas is an award-winning Writer and Filmmaker with eclectic taste, and the co-founder of Vermont-based Fair Share Films. In addition to his current...

Our guest week was award-winning filmmaker Deborah Richards. Deborah Richards recently completed her second feature film, the documentary "Shaken and Stirred. The Story of Flair Bartending " and her next film, a horror, "Scissor Mouth". Writer/director Deborah Richards has over 30 years experience as a creative visionary and storyteller, working with major brands such as EDC, W...

Our guest week was documentary filmmaker Karen Reese. Karen Reese is a documentary filmmaker who was contacted by the community of Tulsa to share their story of survival and rebuilding after the 1921 Massacre in her film, "Greenwood Ave. Project." To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.co...

Our guests this week were mother/daughter producing team Martina Webster and Dalea Faulkner. They recently released a Christmas film called "Hashtag Blessed". Martina Webster is a producer with passion for making "Movies with Meaning" and to bring more film industry into the Arizona White Mountains. She runs the Show Low Film Festival with her daughter Dalea. Some of Martina’s...

The guest this week was Joanne Butcher and the guest host was Emily Smart. Joanne is a film business coach and consulting producer with over 180 films under her belt. With a wealth of experience in fundraising and distribution, Joanne has a proven track record of facilitating the sale of numerous feature films and participating in the distribution of 21 features. To obtain the Zoom link for upcomi...

Our guest this week was Robert Dumond, a Film Producer, Actor, and Marketing Specialist based in Newfoundland, Canada. Robert previously worked as a Content Acquisitions Manager for a You-Tube Movie Trailer Channel that had over 1.4 million subscribers and held the title of Vice President of Acquisitions for a Los Angeles based production company. His journey through the film industry has been mar...

The guests this week were Howard and Mitzi Allen. Howard and Mitzi are film and life partners that are based in Antigua. They premiered their 5th feature film this year. Howard Allen and Mitzi Allen are the husband and wife team behind the award-winning production company HaMa in Antigua & Barbuda. They've 5 feature films, 4 TV series and with numerous documentaries. Their first feature fi...

Our guest this week is Catherine Herrera. Joanne talks to Catherine Herrera about how, as an Indigenous woman of mixed ancestry, she uses her documentary films as a way of bridge-building. Catherine Herrera creates impactful art that inspires dialogue and action by sharing unique stories with broad audiences. Coastal climate change is the focus of Catherine's current public art and documentary...

Our guest this week was R.S. Veira. Joanne talks to R.S. about he made the leap from Division I basketball to being a filmmaker. R.S. Veira, born Raphael Sylvester Veira, is an author, filmmaker, orator, and self-proclaimed dreamer. Veira, the son of Jamaican parents, was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been a storyteller for as long as he can remember. Featured on Yahoo! News, Veira co-founded...