Kate's out sick this week and we wish her a speedy road to recovery. We talk ‎Louisiana Film‬ tax incentives and LGBT/Minority representation in ‎film and how the film industry is making political change.

This week we're joined by a special guest, bckstry mentee, and aspiring editor, Quinn Acosta, who joins Producer, Adam Hensgens, and Writer/Director, Ahmed Siddiqui, as we sit down and talk about the film industry and things interesting to creatives.

This week we talk about:

(00:16:30) Netflix Library Decreases

(00:23:20) Film Industry Effect Political Change

(00:29:40) LGBT & Minority Stereotypes in Film

(00:42:00) Louisiana Film tax

Show Notes:

Sandy Collora's Batman Dead End: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOB13T6Zmh8

Behind the Mask: The Batman Dead End Story: http://www.hulu.com/watch/816119

HBOAccess Director Fellowship: https://www.hbo.com/hboaccess/

bckstry is an organization that provides Youth Mentorship to aspiring filmmakers and supports local artists (learn more at www.bckstry.org or checkout our Facebook: www.facebook.com/bckstry/)

Our podcast is about films, pop culture, news, reviews and things interesting to creatives. Join us every week as Writer/Director, Ahmed Siddiqui, Producer, Adam Hensgens, and bckstry program mentee and aspiring cinematographer, Kate Rogers, sit down and talk about the things we love: film.

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