Avert Your Eyes

This episode's guest is Nicholas Muthersbaugh. Together we made a short film called Alora where Nick served as the co-writer, co-producer, and the director. Nick, in two years, he's garnered over 10 top awards, including being a 3x Emmy winner for his work in local media. "Alora" is his second short film, the first of which is Look Feel Touch Adore, a thriller that can be found on IndieFlix.com, and Vimeo.

Alora has been selected into the 2019 Denton Black Film Festival and is currently up for 2 awards: Best Short and Best Texas Short. The story is about a single mother who is training as a NASA astronaut to potentially go and visit a new planet that has been discovered that is within the Goldilocks Zone of a star. The conflict arises in that she has to make a choice to going on the mission of a lifetime versus the love of her daughter that she would have to leave behind.

The film stars 3 incredible women we were blessed to work with: Maddy Lea, Lauren Brizendine, and Nicole Fancher! It's an amazing story about love, choices, female empowerment... I could go on and on. I hope you can come check it out. The world premiere is on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 6:15 p.m. at the Campus Theater in Denton, Texas. We'll have a link at www.avertyoureyespod.com so you can see the trailer we released as well as get tickets to the screening.

During this episode, Nick and I discuss the Alora, filmmaking, working in television, and so much more on episode 40 of the Avert Your Eyes Podcast! Consider yourself warned...

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This episode's guest is Maddy Lea. She is a 9 year old up and coming actress from Fort Worth, Texas and has been in various performing arts since the age of 5. Maddy Lea has been featured in several SAG eligible projects including one of the current nationwide Great Wolf Lodge commercials. She has also acted in community theatre as well as numerous independent films within the last few years. When Maddy Lea is not performing in film and television projects, she is also making a name for herself as a professional cosplayer within the DFW area. She was a featured guest at the annual FanExpo in Dallas, TX.

Maddy Lea is also an accomplished dancer and model in both print and runway. Maddy Lea's aspirations continue to grow every day and she one day dreams of starring in a full feature horror film.

Maddy plays the titular character of a film called Alora that Michael Gibson Jr co-wrote along with Nicholas Muthersbaugh. The story is about a single mother who is training as a NASA astronaut to potentially go and visit a new planet labeled that has been discovered that is within the Goldilocks Zone of a star. The conflict arises in that she has to make a choice to going on the mission of a lifetime versus the love of her daughter that she would have to leave behind. It's an amazing story and I hope you can check it out. The film has been selected into the 2019 Denton Black Film Festival. The world premiere is on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 6:15 p.m. at the Campus Theater in Denton, Texas. We'll have a link at www.avertyoureyespod.com so you can see the trailer we released as well as get tickets to the screening.

During our conversation we talk with Maddy Lea and her parents about Maddy's acting, cosplay, dancing, and so much more on episode 39 of the Avert Your Eyes Podcast. Consider yourself warned.

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Lauren Brizendine is back! She stars in a film written by Michael Gibson Jr. and Nicholas Muthersbagh called "Alora" where she plays the mother, Sarah."Alora" has been selected into the 2019 Denton Black Film Festival and is currently up for two awards: Best Short and Best Texas Short.

The story is about a single mother who is training as a NASA astronaut to potentially go and visit a new planet labeled that has been discovered that is within the Goldilocks Zone of a star. The conflict arises in that she has to make a choice to going on the mission of a lifetime versus the love of her daughter that she would have to leave behind. The world premiere is on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 6:15 p.m. at the Campus Theater in Denton, Texas. Click here for links to the trailer and tickets.

Lauren Brizendine hails from the bayous of Louisiana and has a passion for all things creative. After graduating with a degree in fashion design and working in the business for a decade, Lauren found comedy and acting as an outlet for dealing with the stresses of a demanding industry. In 2009 she began studying at the Dallas Comedy House in Dallas, Texas and became the first woman graduate of the program. She is also a graduate of Four Day Weekend in Fort Worth, Texas and has been a part of a variety of improv, sketch, and writing teams. In addition to her comedy credits, Lauren has been featured as a screen actor for NBC, TCU, and other independent projects.

During our conversation we discuss acting in Alora, working with the cast and crew, doing standup comedy for the first time, and so much more on episode 38 of the Avert Your Eyes Podcast. Consider yourself warned.

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As you may know, aside from working on my day job and podcasting, I have also been working on a film. It's called "Alora" and it has been selected into the 2019 Denton Black Film Festival. It was written by myself and my friend, the very talented Nicholas Muthersbaugh, who also directed it.

The story is about a single mother who is training as a NASA astronaut to potentially go and visit a new planet labeled that has been discovered that is within the Goldilocks Zone of a star, A-107A. The conflict arises in that she has to make a choice to going on the mission of a lifetime versus the love of her daughter that she would have to leave behind. It's an amazing story and I hope you can check it out. The world premiere is Saturday, January 26, of this year, 2019 at 6:15 p.m. at the Campus Theater in Denton, Texas. Click here for links to the trailer and tickets. Follow Alora on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

The film stars 3 amazing actresses that we had the opportunity to work with: Lauren Brizendine, who plays the mom, Maddy Lea Hendrix who plays the daughter and did such an fantastic job, and our next guest on the podcast, Nicole Fancher.

Nicole Fancher was born in LA, but mostly grew up in Oklahoma. She has a Bachelors degree in vocal performance and English Composition, but she got the film bug while taking a class on film at Oklahoma City University and has been acting in indie films and commercials ever since. Look our for her first starring role in a feature called Shifter, which will be filming in February.

During our conversation we discuss acting, her upcoming film Shifter, shark movies, and so much more on episode 37 of the Avert Your Eyes Podcast. Consider yourself warned.

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This episode is at the 2018 Lone Star Film Festival in Sundance Square!

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This episode's guest is actor Stephen Brodie. He was born and raised in Dallas, TX and has appeared in numerous films and television shows and has been fortunate enough to work with many talented people. He can be seen in Disney's THE LONE RANGER, acting alongside Johnny Depp and William Fichtner, in the recent reboot of the PUPPET MASTER franchise, PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH, as well as the horror-thriller THE RAKE and the upcoming horror-drama THE LAST POSSESSION. He was also once beaten up by Gary Coleman. I also had the honor of working with him in a film called RITCHIE'S CREW.

We discuss his roles within those aforementioned films, some of his fears, the horror genre, working with Johnny Depp, and so much more on Episode 35 of the Avert Your Eyes podcast! Consider yourself warned!

Halloween is right around the corner, so I thought I would present a very special Halloween episode of the podcast. In the spirit of the season, we are giving away a copy of the latest film in the Puppet Master Series entitled Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich that has been autographed by actor Stephen Brodie. To enter you must both like this post and the Avert Your Eyes Podcast Facebook page before midnight on October 31, 2018.

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This episode's guest Morgana Wilborn! She is a Dallas native. By day she is the Director of Education at Dallas Theater Center and Professor of Theater and Humanities at Eastfield and El Centro College. She is a proud graduate of the University of North Texas (go Eagles) and The University of Houston.

Morgana is excited to come back to the stage after many years of being predominately an educator, creative and admin in the arts. She has recently performed for such companies as in Soul Rep Theatre, Cara Mia, WaterTower Theater, and House Party Theatre. She is currently onstage performing as Zoe, the title character in Branden Jacob-Jenkins' play, called 'An Octoroon,' which you can catch through the end of September 2018 at Stage West Theater in Ft. Worth.

In my conversation with Morgana, we discuss, her role as Zoe in An Octoroon, being enough, and so much more on Episode 34 of the Avert Your Eyes podcast! Consider yourself warned!

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This episode's guest is Billy Hensley. He is a musician based out of Denton, Texas. You may have read about him in the Dallas Observer article about his 52 songs in 52 weeks challenge that he took part in.

We discuss several things including being a fan of music, what lead him to begin playing, the formation of his band The Wirerims, gaming, and so much more on Episode 33 of the Avert Your Eyes podcast! Consider yourself warned!

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Attending the red carpet world Premiere of Amanda Kramer's 'Paris Window' at the opening night of the Women Texas Film Festival on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.

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This episode's guest is Justina Walford, the Founder and Artistic Director of the Women Texas Film Festival taking place at the Studio Movie Grill's Spring Valley location in Dallas August 15 - 19. Passes are currently on sale. You can get yours by visiting www.WomenTxFF.org.

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