This week Alrik welcomes our next guest co-host Liz Anderson to the show! We talk about Liz's background, how she went from being an actor to a filmmaker and how she made her way from New York to LA and back to San Francisco!

Meet Liz Anderson!

Liz started in the world of theater acting at New York University Tisch School for Theater.  An exper

Making Movies is HARD!!!

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Timothy Plain and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen.

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Filmmakers Timothy Plain & Alrik Bursell

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Episode 199 - DeShuna Spencer - Starting Your Own Streaming Platform!

This week Alrik and Jeff welcome filmmaker and CEO/Founder of Kweli TV, DeShuna Spencer to the show! DeShuna talks to us about her streaming platform Kweli TV and the struggles she faces in running her own independent streaming service!

DeShuna Spencer, a social entrepreneur, is the Founder/CEO of kweliTV, an interactive video streaming network for the global black consumer. KweliTV is dedicated to the stories, issues and culture of the global black community. The platform offers a vast selection of on-demand independent films, web shows, news and historical programming, and documentaries specifically of the black experience from the US and across the globe. It will be accessible on smartTVs, internet TV devices (such as Apple TV and Roku), smartphones, game consoles, computers and tablets through a video app. KWELI (KWEH lee) means “TRUTH” IN SWAHILI. 

DeShuna's bio is extremely extensive (she's accomplished a lot in her career!) check out her whole history on her website.

How it All Got Started

DeShuna talks about how she got into filmmaking and how she approached making her first documentary.

You Made a Film, What's Next?

DeShuna talks about her experience getting her film out into the world and how that lead to her starting Kweli TV. 

DeShuna talks about why starting Kweli TV was so important and how she came up with the mission statement for the company.

Starting Kweli TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeaR_KIx4ZY

DeShuna talks about how she went about creating KweliTV and the challenges she faced getting the company off the ground. 

The Future of Kweli TV

DeShuna talks to us about where she hopes KweliTV will be in the future and how this company has become her full time job. Here are a couple trailers of films available on Kweli TV!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeCvU96yxgo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3GE2KCDumU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS56t7-4fKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAyZWx3lNyM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiyvFHqyixo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FV3TA5Ki84

DeShuna's Work

Kweli TV: https://www.kweli.tv/

DeShuna's Website: http://deshuna.com/

Kweli TV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kwelitv

Kweli TV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwelitv/

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