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  • The scoop on the science fiction film "Fatherless"
    ** Dial 347.884.8997 to ask a question ** Host William Powell, aka the King of DC Media, will talk with Director Matt Crouch and actor Chad Eric Smith about their science fiction film "Fatherless".
    From IMDB:
    A young physicist with a troubled past seeks to develop time travel in an attempt to fix his childhood. As he discovers his theory may be more practical than he originally expected, he must choose between repairing his own life and fixing the lives of others.
    34 min
  • Dave Chappelle's "Sticks & Stones" transgender Comedianne Daphne Dorman stops by
    ** Dial 347.884.8997 to ask a question! ** Transgender comedianne Daphne Dorman, who was featured in Dave Chappelle's "Sticks & Stones" Netfilx comedy special, and who opens for him, stops by to talk with Host William Powell, aka the King of DC Media, about he career.
    Find out more about Daphne here:
    ?Philadelphia native Daphne Dorman's career began with a 12 year journey as a stage and TV actress, including a two year stint on QVC where she represented the Memorex line of consumer electronics. She served as the Director of Operations for The Actors Center of Philadelphia where she also spent several years teaching improvisation and stage combat. From there, she started her own web development agency, cutting her teeth on websites and apps for local businesses, including the acclaimed National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry (widely renowned for his "Afghan Girl" photos of Sharbat Gula).
    After years of acting and running her own agency, Daphne moved to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, an island 30 miles off the coast of Cameroon in Africa where she spent two years establishing a wildlife preserve and research station for primates and sea turtles. Upon her return to the United States, she moved to California where she took a role as Director of Information Technology for SCS Global Services in Emeryville, CA.
    In 2016, she volunteered at the San Francisco LGBT Center serving as the instructor for Transcode, a series of classes aimed at training transgender members of our community for a career in technology with specific emphasis on programming for the internet. She currently serves as Senior Software Engineer (DevOps) for Vineti, LLC and continues to fulfill her passions writing and acting on stage and in films.
    29 min
  • Secrets of film award success from Actor/Writer Lawrence Whitener
    ** Dial 347.884.8997 to join the conversation! ** Tune in to learn the secrets of actor/writer Lawrence Whitener's 24 Wins and 40 Nominations for the screenplay for his short film "Saving Robin Williams", which will be filming in November. Lawrence will also discuss his film "Videogenic" which has won at least three film festivals and has over a half-dozen nominations. He'll also tell some outrageous stories from sets he's been on.
    More about "Saving Robin Williams" from IMDB: Brilliant mathematician breaks Einstein's time-travel theory into the past. It can only be tested once. What would you do to make the world better?
    More about "Videogenic" from IMDB: An accountant during the day is an amateur cinematographer at night. When he finally finds the antique 8mm movie-machine he thought he always wanted, bad things happen, to those he films.
    39 min
  • Navy Vet, Actor, DJ and Composer Frank Cisco Anderson
    ** Dial 347.884.8997 to join the converstation ** Frank Cisco Anderson, a Navy veteran, DJ and movie soundtrack composer talks about his amazing career with host William Powell, aka the King of DC Media!
    Cisco Castille, a 10-year navy veteran, has musicality coursing through his veins, possibly partially inherited from his distant cousin, Cab Calloway, legendary 1920s, jazz singer and big band leader, and directly from his late father, Eldridge Anderson, a jazz guitarist and classically trained pianist...
     "Celebration" DJ, whether it be a celebration of life, graduations, karaoke, birthdays, or celebrations of separation or divorce, DMV Celebrity, DJ Cisco Castille has the entertainment you need to get the party started! Son of a stone mason, and evangelical singer, DJ Cisco Castille sang in gospel groups, played piano, and trombone while working in construction during the hot southern summers on the Piedmont Plateau. His humility, modesty, and hard work ethic allowed him to attend George Washington University on scholarship, which began his legacy in music. Upon his release from military duty in 2005, DJ Cisco "STEEL" Castille, CEO & Entertainer, returned home, as a disabled veteran, and formed his entertainment company, Ellorenz Records, home of the internally acclaimed groups, such as Steel and Chickahominy Vibe, and Cousins Steel & Cortez. DJ Cisco Castille is also a voting member of the Grammy's, critically acclaimed, and winner of a few international film festival awards for best soundtrack, screenplay, and brand ambassador.
    37 min
  • What you need to know about the police drama "Unarmed Man"
    ** Dial 347.884.8997 to join the conversation ** Director/Writer and EMMY Nominated Producer Harold Jackson III and cast join host William Powell, aka the King of DC Media, as they discuss Jackson's film "Unnarmed Man", which was nominated for an HBO Best Feature Award. 
    Civil unrest erupts after Police Officer Greg Yelich shoots and kills an unarmed man during a routine traffic stop.  Forced to give a statement, the Officer recounts his version of events in a scathing examination of racial profiling, fear, prejudice and violence as the case statement interviewer (Aaron Williamson) unravels the incident one murky layer at a time. 
    Director Biography - Harold Jackson III
    Harold is a EMMY Nominated Producer. Also, a recent winner of the EMERGING FILMMAKER award at NCBFF and Winner of BEST SCREENPLAY and AUDIENCE CHOICE at ABFF for the film LAST NIGHT. Harold is a former United States Marine and currently based in Washington DC.
    33 min
  • 2FACE and BRING ME THE HEAD OF JADE BROOKS star Brian A. Conteh stops by
    ** Dial 347.884.8997 to join the conversation ** Actor Brian A. Conteh spent the better part of the Summer of 2019 filming the movies 2FACE and BRING ME THE HEAD OF JADE BROOKS. Brian talks with Host William Powell aka The King of DC Media, in this episode of the Inside Acting Radio Show, about his long list of projects.
    The official date is out for the premiere of 2FACE. At Hollywood AMC MAGIC JOHNSON THEATER.August 24hth..Save the date on your Calendar. 800 Shoppers Way. Largo. Maryland. 20774
    10 min
  • "Bring me the head of Jade Brooks" Director June Daguiso
    ** Dial 347.884.8997 to join the conversation ** "Bring me the head of Jade Brooks" Director June Daguiso joins host William Powell, aka the King of DC Media, to talk about this grindhouse, action film! Find out more about the film by visiting the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JadeBrooksJCC/
    June Daguiso is an actor and director, known for La Taous Nikita, Serial Madness (2018) and Diary of a Serial Killer (2013).
    36 min
  • The inside scoop on the Gospel play "Nuthin' But the Truth"
    ** Dial 347.884.8997 to join the conversation.** The director and cast of the Gospel play "Nuthin' But the Truth" joins your host William Powell, aka The King of DC Media to talk about the show. "Nuthin' But the Truth" plays at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts,15200 Annapolis Rd, Bowie, MD.  
    The show runs August, 24th @ 5:00pm. Tickets are available $20 in advance and $25 at door, call 202 802 4642 or go online.
    38 min
  • Dial 347.884.8997 - Whitewashing and Blackwashing in Hollywood, yes or no?
    Should movie studios non-traditionally cast established characters with actors of a different ethnicity or sexual orientation? Dial in at 347.884.8997 and let your opinion be heard!
    If You’re Pissed about Black Ariel, We Have Some News For You
    Non-white actors have been playing Disney characters for awhile now—and totally killing it. On July 3, Disney announced that actor Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
    33 min
  • Ms. America Deana Molle' reveals secrets about the film "Black Girl Down"
    Actress Deana Molle' reveals secrets about the film "Black Girl Down" to Host William Powell, the King of DC Media.
    Born and raised locally from Southern California, Deana Molle' has taken on the roles of being a mother, a wife, an actress, an entrepeneur, an advocate for equality, a fierce Latina presence, and quite the addition to this thing called LIFE.
    As a former Ms. America in 2004, Deana is the first and only Latina to hold this title to this very day. She moved forward with being crowned Ms. International in 2012 in which she recieved the Presidents Volunteer Service Award for her community service with "Meals on Wheels" and "Victims of Human Trafficking". Deana is currently The reigning Mrs. Latina USA 2019 and continues help out with various charities and her philanthropy work. 
    First Rodeo is a gritty neo-western pilot about 4 strangers in love with 1 girl and in a racially hateful competition with each other. When Jade, the girl of their dreams, goes missing, they unite for a rivalrous road trip in order to track the only lead they have in finding her: an anonymous address in the desert...This film is not just to entertain, make money, or take a masturbatory shot at awards. This is a serious work of dark action/drama art about the very REAL world of human trafficking combined with the very provocative subject matter of racism in American society.
    38 min

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