Farsighted Creative Podcast

In celebration of Earth Day this month, we spoke with our dear friend and fellow climate change activist Quinn Antus about how creatives can engage in the fight for a more sustainable future. Quinn is the co-founder and executive director of Signal Tech Coalition, a non-profit organization working with tech leaders in Colorado to implement economic climate policies. She shared some incredibly inspiring thoughts about how storytellers can positively communicate about climate change as well as practical ways that filmmakers can incorporate more eco-friendly practices on set. If you’re a creative who’s passionate about this issue, you definitely won’t want to miss this!

More about Quinn: Quinn is an experienced non-profit leader. She has supported the social impact of hundreds of entrepreneurs at the intersection of tech and social impact. She co-founded Signal Tech because she saw an opportunity to connect Colorado’s tech x business leaders with key decision-makers to support economic climate policy.

Learn more about Signal Tech Coalition - https://www.signaltechcoalition.org/

If you'd like to donate to Signal Tech, you can contact Quinn at - [email protected]

Learn more about Signal Tech Coalition - https://www.signaltechcoalition.org/

If you'd like to donate to Signal Tech, you can contact Quinn at - [email protected]

We wrapped up Women’s History Month by talking with filmmakers Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre, co-founders of the Women’s Weekend Film Challenge. Since its inception in 2018, their films have been accepted in over 60 festivals and invaluable connections have been made among the participants. 

Tune in to learn more about the inspiration behind the challenge, how it works, and why investing in a community of female filmmakers is so important. 

Follow Women’s Weekend Film Challenge Here:

https://www.instagram.com/womensweekendfilmchallenge/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZa454_DHGOyta3YNnsVeGQ

https://twitter.com/WWfilmchallenge

WWFC Virtual Educational & Networking Events: https://www.womensweekendfilmchallenge.com/virtualevents

More about Katrina:

Katrina Medoff is an actor, writer and producer in New York City. Her recent projects include the feature “Ask for Jane” (actor) and the short films “Lovestuck” (actor/writer/producer), “Home Invasion for the Holidays” (actor), “Ms. Connections” (actor/writer) and “Dark Blue” (producer). 

More about Tracy:

Tracy Sayre is an award-winning screenwriter and founder of Writers Work. Her short film “Lily + Mara” recently premiered on PBS. She is currently developing 3 feature scripts and serves on the grant board of QCA and is an animal rights activist. Tracy received a BFA and MAT from Maryland Institute College of Art.

In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to explore the intersection between race and media as independent content creators. We were thrilled to speak with Venida C. Rodman Jenkins about cultural humility and the important role it plays in creating a more empathetic and honest experience in the creative arts. Venida is the Director of the Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity at New Jersey City University. She also teaches a “Race, Gender, and the Media” course at Newhouse NYC at Syracuse University and is the founder and pastor of EMBRACE Church. As a minister, educator, and advocate for many years, she is committed to creating affirming and brave spaces for those who have been oppressed. Her desire is to persist until all people are seen, heard and free.

Connect with Venida:

LinkedIn - https://rb.gy/9vfoyf

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/embracechurch2020/

Shownotes:

“The Danger of the Single Story” TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en

“Culture Humility Versus Cultural Competence” by Melanie Tervalon and Jann Murray-Garcia - https://melanietervalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CulturalHumility_Tervalon-and-Murray-Garcia-Article.pdf

This episode is all about breaking down Brittany’s songwriting process for her latest single, "Held." Tune in to hear how learning about the Redwoods influenced the imagery and themes she used throughout the song.

Stream “Held” on all music platforms - https://ditto.fm/held-brittany-zampella

“Held” Official Music Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7ydKvcnpGs

Join us as we discuss some of our favorite movies, tv shows, music, and events of the year!

We’re back and talking all things "Ghost Story!" "Ghost Story: A Modern Fairy Tale" is our latest short film about what happens when ghosting your date literally comes back to haunt you. We sat down with our leads, Emily and Andrew, to chat about what drew them to the project, some of their favorite moments on set, and much more. If you haven’t seen "Ghost Story" yet, make sure you click the link below before tuning into this episode!

"Ghost Story: A Modern Fairy Tale" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cVX1VKciW4&t=1s

More about Emily and Andrew:

Emily Shackelford is an actor living in NYC, though originally from San Diego. Theatre credits include The New Victory Theatre (Off-Broadway) and regional houses such as DC Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Kansas City Repertory Theatre and many more. Visit www.emilyshackelford.com for more info.

Originally from Kansas City, Andrew Ferguson is an actor and filmmaker based out of Los Angeles. After graduating with a degree in Film and Media Studies as well as a minor in business, he moved to the West Coast to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Having worked with ViacomCBS as a Key Production Assistant and most recently as a talent assistant at A3 Artists Agency, Andrew is now starting a small video production group where he serves as the Creative Director, tasked with writing, directing and acting in short film projects.

This episode takes you behind the creative process of our latest music video "West." We unpack what inspired Brittany to cover this song by Sleeping At Last and how its message of traveling from chaos to stillness has grounded us during this unsettling year.

Follow us on Instagram @farsighted.creative to watch the music video if you haven't already!

In this premiere episode, Farsighted Creative founders Maggie Hart and Brittany Zampella talk about what led them to start Farsighted Creative, the values that define the company, and their upcoming projects. There also may or may not be a hidden track which features a philosophical analysis of the Spongebob Squarepants F-U-N song.