Intermission

Episode 17

Eliana Victoria Alcouloumre is a director and writer who has directed short films and music videos across the US, Mexico, Italy, and Ireland. She also has a near-decade of experience in the industry working as an art department researcher on shows like Mindhunter and Yellowstone, set PA (Euphoria, Don't Worry Darling) and union boom operator (Ahsoka, Fast X).

You can find more of her work on her website and Instagram.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 16

Brian Tang is a director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist. You can check out the trailers for his films Kodama & Podracer on here. You can keep up with Brian and his work on his Instagram.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 15

Mylissa spent her early childhood in Utah, before moving to the Oregon as a teen. While in high school she started photographing bands and making skate videos. She spent her 20’s in Seattle documenting the music scene before moving to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking.

As a writer, producer and director her films include, the award winning short films, That Party That One Night and Who Decides. She is the 2017 Sun Valley Film Festival short film lab winner an alumni of the 2018 Reykjavik Talent Lab in Iceland. A Screencraft finalist for her short story writing and short films. In 2020 she was one of the top 3 finalist for the Lynn Shelton “of a certain age” grant and is a 2023 Ryan Murphy Half Initiative mentee. She is the co-founder of The Los Angeles Women’s Film Collective.

In 2021 she made her debut feature film, Everything in The End, filmed in Iceland on a micro budget, completing its festival run in 2022. The film screened in over 40 festivals and won multiple awards including, Best Narrative Feature, Best Directing, Best Cinematography and is available on various streaming platforms. She is currently in production for her second feature, In The Long Run, another microbudget film that will be completed early 2024.

You can learn more about Mylissa on her website & Instagram.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 14

James Reynov is a writer, director, producer, and editor with a decade's worth of professional experience creating corporate videos, commercials, short films, documentary-style interviews.

You can check out James's work on Vimeo and Youtube and keep up with him on Letterboxd.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 13

Olivia Deaton is one of the producers of Intermission and full-time film lover. She also loves hot dogs, which she reviews with her best friend on TikTok. You can also keep up with her on Instagram and Letterboxd.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠.

Episode 04

Giselle Bonilla is a Los Angeles native who started her career as a child actor, but felt unfulfilled and limited by the lack of opportunities for Latinxs in comedy and transitioned to writing and directing them herself.

She attended the American Film Institute as a Directing Fellow after receiving the AUDI Fellowship for Women which sponsors one promising female director with a full-tuition scholarship for the program. Giselle is a 2023 Telluride FilmLAB Fellow and an alum of the Sundance Institute as a 2020 Ignite x Adobe Fellow.

She received her BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where her undergrad thesis film VIRGENCITA received the Horizon Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Her AFI thesis film THE BULLFIGHTER exec produced by THE CINEGOGUE will be premiering at 2023's AFI Fest.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 06

Gillian is a 17 year old filmmaker and content creator. She loves all things movies! Reach out to her on TikTok, Instagram, and Letterboxd

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 12

Daniel Noah is a film producer and founding partner of SpectreVision, a production company committed to producing films that push boundaries and challenge traditional genre conventions. He has produced over 20 feature films, including cult titles such as Mandy, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, The Greasy Strangler, and Cooties.

He is also the co-creator of the award winning VR game Transference for Ubisoft, and is the co-host of the podcast "Visitations With Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah.”

You can keep up with SpectreVision’s work here.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 11

Imani Davis is a writer, producer and a film programmer at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles. A recent LA transplant from Chicago, she is passionate about building community and believes that film has the power to educate and engage the masses. Davis earned her Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies at The Ohio State University and a Master’s of Leadership in Creative Enterprises at Northwestern University. She has produced short films, web series and indie feature films, as well as programmed independent repertory screening series around the city of Chicago, and curated a digital platform for local filmmakers. Upon arrival to Los Angeles and starting her role with the AC, Imani is now the founder and lead programmer of the American Cinematheque's newest short film festival called PROOF, which is one of the first ever festivals completely dedicated to proof-of-concept shorts. 

Submissions for the 2024 PROOF Film Festival open January 1st, 2024 on FilmFreeway! https://filmfreeway.com/PROOFfilmfestival

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode 10

Manny, or as he's known on TikTok, "MoviesWithManny," is a self-described ADHD riddled film lover. His work as a child actor in northeast Ohio fueled a deep love of the medium at a very young age until he morphed into a writer/director, who has now directed over 11 eye-popping short films and has written over 8 feature screenplays. Check out his films (if you dare) on his website. You can stay connected with the eccentric film freak on his Instagram, Letterboxd, and TikTok.

Check out his new film, Spotlight Lovers, here.

This episode features music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scarlett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.