Behind the Scenes

Leonardo Corbucci is an American/Italian author, director and producer, an International award winning member of the DGA Director Guild of America. He comes from a family of filmmakers including Sergio Corbucci, the filmmaker who has heavily influenced Quentin Tarantino and was recently featured in, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Leonardo is working in Los Angeles and was born in Rome, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for, Cyborgs Tv Show (2017), Black & White in Colors (2012), Purgatory, the Return of Navajo Joe and Leo's Dream (2019), Legendary AD (2016), The Art of Fighting (2016), An American Life (2013), Looking for Fidel (2006). Leonardo Corbucci Cinema is very visual, never obvious and very often full of symbolism. He is most influenced by Francois Truffaut, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Sergio Leone and Emir Custurica. Painters Marc Chagall, Edward Hopper and Pieter Huys are also very influential in his work. Find out more about him at http://www.leonardocorbucci.com/ and his movies on www.amazon.com. Find more about his documentary on producers at www.legendaryproducer.com.

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Minh Collins is the creator of the film "Rocking the Couch," a documentary on the casting couch in the film industry. Laura met Minh at the Hollywood Florida Film Festival and recorded this podcast later in Malibu, California. They discussed the history of the casting couch in the film industry and what is happening in the industry today.

Summary: Hollywood titans, Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby, have been brought to their knees by the #MeToo movement. But they did not invent Casting Couch. The term casting couch has existed for decades. But in 1992, a case against talent agent, Wallace Kaye, was brought to court by 12 unknown actresses, who braved the loss of their careers, their privacy, and their Hollywood dreams. They stepped forward, despite the advice of their union, and brought the case to the police. Against all odds, they won, and no one listened. This documentary explores the case and asks, "Why didn't we hear about this?" More importantly, why didn't Hollywood learn from this case? For, if they had, maybe the Cosbys and the Weinsteins would have learned as well, and these sexual exploitations could have been prevented. Find the movie at https://www.amazon.com/Rocking-Couch-Andrea-Evans/dp/B07NBWZ8NW

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We La Gente is a documentary that takes a positive, emotional look at real Hispanic and Latino stories, putting a face to the diversity that adds to the fabric of America. Find them on Instagram @ariwilhelm and Harry @goodproducer. To find out more about Laura and her work please visit her website at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find Laura on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram at laurapowers44.

Michael Luwoye stars in Bluff City Law, a character-driven legal drama that follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait (Smits) and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller (Caitlin McGee), they take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship. Learn more at https://www.nbc.com/bluff-city-law. Michael also starred as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of the musical. Find him on social media at @michaelluwoye.

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Peter Mensah (born 27 August 1959) is a Ghanaian-British actor, best known for his roles in the films Tears of the Sun, Hidalgo, 300, and television series such as Starz's Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Spartacus: Vengeance, and recently Midnight Texas. Laura met him at the Red Rocks Amphitheater while at SeriesFest. Find him on social media @pmensah. For more information about Laura and her work you can go to her website www.healingpowers.net or find her on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, on Facebook @realhealingpowers and on instagram @laurapowers44.

Laura Fischer was a panelist at SeriesFest 2019 in Denver where Laura talked with her about their media company. Powderkeg is Paul Feig's digital content company committed to elevating female and LGBTQ creators and filmmakers of color. Feig’s recent and upcoming projects include “A Simple Favor,” Freeform’s “Girl Code,” and Netflix’s “Someone Great.”

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Laura met James and Stephen at SeriesFest where they talked about their new comedy, Everyone Is Doing Great, and gave tips for successful crowdfunding for webseries.
Synopsis: Seth and Jeremy enjoyed relative success from 'Eternal', a hit television vampire drama. Five years after their show has ended, they lean on each other as they struggle to reclaim their previous level of success and relevance, awkwardly navigating the perils of life and love amidst a humorously painful coming of age.
Instagram: @everyoneisdoinggreat
Twitter: @edgshow
@jameslafferty @stephencolletti

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Laura met with Jordan and Jojo at SeriesFest to talk about the new CNBC show Cash Pad about creating short-term rentals as a source of income. Learn more at https://www.nbc.com/cash-pad and follow them on socials @joelle_fletcher and @jrodgers11. To find out more about Laura and her work please visit her website at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find Laura on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram at laurapowers44.

Caitlin McGee (Grey’s Anatomy) has been cast as the female lead in NBC’s legal drama pilot Bluff City Law (working title) from The Brave creator Dean Georgaris, David Janollari (Midnight, Texas) and Michael Aguilar (Kidding) and Universal TV.

Co-created by Georgaris and Aguilar and written by Georgaris, Bluff City Law is a character-driven legal drama that follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait (Smits) and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller (Caitlin McGee), they take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship. Learn more at https://www.nbc.com/bluff-city-law.

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Co-created by Georgaris and Aguilar and written by Georgaris, Bluff City Law is a character-driven legal drama that follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait (Smits) and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller (Caitlin McGee), they take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship. Learn more at https://www.nbc.com/bluff-city-law. This interview was a part of SeriesFest in Denver, Colorado where Bluff City Law was shown.

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