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Gina Chin-Davis is a writer and filmmaker. Growing up with a stutter and being a bi-racial woman has influenced the kind of stories she wants to tell visually and on the page. Her first feature film, I Can’t Sleep, won several awards.
Joining me as this week’s co-host is Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart), a writer, performer, TV host, and newspaper columnist.
[2:54 - 4:04] Pivotal moments of stuttering
[4:17 - 6:55] Fluency shaping tools (not always foolproof)
[7:00 - 7:40] Using secondaries to mask
[8:00 - 9:30] Teen years and blaming yourself
[9:30 - 11:00] Maya’s coming out journey
[11:05 - 12:13] Drinking and stuttering
[12:13 - 17:04] Gina’s filmmaking journey
[17:22 - 20:30] Intersectionality, representation, being bi-racial and storytelling
[20:30 - 21:41] Normalizing stuttering in film and TV
[21:51 - 28:17] The making of her first feature film
Broke-Ass Stuart is celebrating its 20th anniversary on 10/13 in the Bay Area
Gina’s Feature Film: I Can’t Sleep.
Connect with Maya: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Subscribe | Newsletter
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Gina Chin-Davis is a writer and filmmaker. Growing up with a stutter and being a bi-racial woman has influenced the kind of stories she wants to tell visually and on the page. Her first feature film, I Can’t Sleep, won several awards.
Joining me as this week’s co-host is Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart), a writer, performer, TV host, and newspaper columnist.
[2:54 - 4:04] Pivotal moments of stuttering
[4:17 - 6:55] Fluency shaping tools (not always foolproof)
[7:00 - 7:40] Using secondaries to mask
[8:00 - 9:30] Teen years and blaming yourself
[9:30 - 11:00] Maya’s coming out journey
[11:05 - 12:13] Drinking and stuttering
[12:13 - 17:04] Gina’s filmmaking journey
[17:22 - 20:30] Intersectionality, representation, being bi-racial and storytelling
[20:30 - 21:41] Normalizing stuttering in film and TV
[21:51 - 28:17] The making of her first feature film
Broke-Ass Stuart is celebrating its 20th anniversary on 10/13 in the Bay Area
Gina’s Feature Film: I Can’t Sleep.
Connect with Maya: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Subscribe | Newsletter

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