Blake Cortes is a Brooklyn-born Latino Narrative and Documentary Cinematographer and Artist with a deep commitment and passion for telling people's stories and keeping the local artists local.

(00:00) Intro

(02:00) How We Met

(4:35) More Than a Cup Documentary

(13:10) In a Coma and Awakening

(17:00) Discovering Painting as Therapy

(21:40) Art Docs TV and the Itch to Create

(39:40) Tampa Film Industry

(43:10) Scorsese, Black Coffee, and Biopic

(49:30) Persistence and Finding Your Outlet

(53:55) Final Words of Advice

(56:30) Where to Find Blake Cortes

Find Blake Cortes on:

⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠

ArtDocs TV on YouTube

Website:

⁠Blake Cortes DP⁠⁠⁠⁠

Produced by:

⁠⁠⁠⁠Palm Tree Content⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Jonathan Mitchell⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Elevation Coffee Roasters