GARFIELD WILSON, is a musician-turned-actor. Garfield has been  in movies including STOLEN BY MY MOTHER: THE KAMIYAH MOBLEY STORY opposite Niecy Nash, COME TO DADDY, and VENDETTA.   You've seen him on TV shows including ARROW, ONCE UPON A TIME, BATES MOTEL, THE 100, VAN HELSING, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, and J.J. Abram’s ALMOST HUMAN, among others.   Check him out on this season of SNOWPIERCER, which airs on Mondays on TNT, and his upcoming project THE ASTRONAUTS, premiering in November on Nickelodeon.   Garfield Wilson: @garfieldawilson No More Tokens: @nomoretokens Mahesh Kotagi: @maheshkotagi Daniel Marcha: @marchamakesmovies

JAYDEEP HASRAJANI  is an Indian-American animator, storyboard artist, and director based in Los Angeles, CA.   He has previously worked on Cartoon Network's THE POWERPUFF GIRLS and THE FUNGEES, and Netflix Animation's GHEE HAPPY.    Currently, he is the Creator and Producer on a super secret project he legally cannot talk about at Netflix Animation. Oops we've said too much already...    Jaydeep Hasrajani: jaydeephasrajani No More Tokens: @nomoretokens  Mahesh Kotagi: @maheshkotagi  Daniel Marcha: @marchamakesmovies     

 

RAJEEV DASSANI is a director/writer who's film EVIL EYE recently dropped on Amazon after Rajeev and his twin brother Elan were tapped by the legendary horror house Blumhouse Productions.    Rajeev is an award-winning filmmaker with his film A DAY'S WORK winning the prestigious Gold Medal at the Student Academy Awards which are put on by the Oscars organization. He's gone on to screen his film at hundreds of festivals worldwide winning additional awards at the Shanghai Film Festival, and the AFI Dallas Festival among others.   Rajeev and his brother Elan created the Master Key Productions shingle where they provide production services and visual effects for dozens of TV series and feature films. Rajeev has served as creative consultant and visual effects producer on shows including the SCANDAL, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, GRACE AND FRANKIE, and JUSTIFIED.     Rajeev's Arabic-language coming-of-age supernatural series JINN debuted on Netflix in 2019.    Rajeev Dassani: @dassanir No More Tokens: @nomoretokens  Mahesh Kotagi: @maheshkotagi Daniel Marcha: @marchamakesmovies   

 

Director + Producer Oz Scott with Guest Co-Host Marco Martinez!

OZ SCOTT is a legendary director and producer with an extraordinary career spanning 40 years and more than 100 television credits.

Oz's directing career began with classic television series including HILL STREET BLUES, FAME, and THE JEFFERSONS. He went on to helm episodes of some of the most talked about shows in television history including THE COSBY SHOW, L.A. LAW, CHICAGO HOPE, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, ALLY MCBEAL, NCIS, and AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

Most recently he’s directed episodes of the series BLACK LIGHTNING, which he also serves as Co-Executive Producer.

Oz has received many accolades for his contributions to the community including the NAACP Image Award, the Drama Desk Award, and a Village Voice Obie Award for off Broadway, the Genesis Award, and the Nancy Susan Reynolds Award.

We’re also pleased to welcome MARCO MARTINEZ as today’s guest co-host! Marco is a multi-hyphenate all-around performer. His acting credits include NCIS:LA, CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (directed by Oz Scott!), HOUSE, and CASTLE. He founded the vocal group “Cornerstone” which went on to a development deal with Capitol Records. Marco created the LA Dance group “The Godfathers,” and was credited by the L.A. Times as one of the founders of “Krump” dancing. Venturing into film, Marco also assisted Barry Jenkins on the Oscar-winning film, MOONLIGHT.   

CAROLINA HOYOS is a first generation Peruvian Quechua-Inca Afro-Latina.   Carolina has had an exceptional career blending her love of acting with her skills as a classically trained musician.    Under a 4-year performance contract as a member of the official Los Angeles County Artist Roster, Carolina sings and played "Antonella" in the series finale of Nicolas Winding Refn's Amazon Prime crime drama TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG. The song also appears on the series' soundtrack.    She's also appeared in the tv dramedy pilot BLACKWATER, and performed the closing credits "My Man The Devil" which won a special jury award at the Austin Film Festival.    She is a member of The Autry Museum's Native Voices Theatre Artist Ensemble, participated in the 2019 Native American TV Writers Lab, and she's written and directed several plays and performed with improv sketch troupes across Los Angeles.

OLIVER BOKELBERG is a German-born filmmaker behind Shondaland's first documentary, "Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker."

 

Bokelberg has directed multiple episodes of television including "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal," and most recently, "Big Sky."

 

He also served as "Scandal's" cinematographer for all seven seasons, beginning with the pilot.

 

Bokelberg studied at Tisch School of the Arts and was the Directing/Producer films including "The Station Agent," "The Visitor," and "Win Win."

MAZ JOBRANI is an Iranian-born actor and comedian who's newest comedy special PANDEMIC WARRIOR premieres on January 28 on Peacock!    You may have seen Maz on the big screen in films including Sydney Pollack's THE INTERPRETER, Disney's DESCENDANTS, and Ice Cube's FRIDAY AFTER NEXT.    Tune into Netflix to catch his original (and hilarious) standup special IMMIGRANT.    Most recently Maz appeared in A SIMPLE WEDDING (from the producers of MY BIG, FAT, GREEK WEDDING) alongside Rita Wilson, as well as Hulu's TASTE THE NATION with Padma Lakshmi.    You should also give some love to Maz's awesome podcast BACK TO SCHOOL WITH MAZ JOBRANI now available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.      Maz Jobrani: @MazJobrani No More Tokens: @nomoretokens 

Mahesh Kotagi: @maheshkotagi 

Daniel Marcha: @marchamakesmovies 

   

 

Happy New Year everyone!  Wow! We are growing so much as a podcast, thanks to all of your support!!!

Today Daniel and I talk about what we are looking forward to in 2021, the status of movie theaters, and also DUNKIN DONUTS. 

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Aasif Mandvi is a Peabody award-winning actor, writer, creator, comedian, author, and producer of Indian descent.    Widely known for his work as a correspondent on the multi Emmy-winning, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." He currently stars in the new CBS series "Evil," as well as in the UK series "This Way Up" with Aisling Bea on Hulu.   Some of Aasif's other credits include "Blue Bloods," "Younger," "Mother's Day," and "Million Dollar Arm."    This past September, he launched the podcast "Lost At The Smithsonian," where he gets up close and personal with ten of the most culturally significant artifacts at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Now available on Apple and Stitcher.    Aasif Mandvi: @aasif  No More Tokens: @nomoretokens Mahesh Kotagi: @maheshkotagi Daniel Marcha: @marchamakesmovies

Actress Tiya Sircar recently appeared in the final season of NBC's “The Good Place,” and Entertainment Weekly dubbed her the series "Scene Stealer."   Tiya's other projects include lead on the ABC series “Alex, Inc.” alongside Zach Braff’s, Netflix’s “Master of None” and "Good Sam," Fox’s “The Mindy Project,” “The Witches of East End,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Crazy Ones,” “Hannah Montana,” and “The Suite Life on Deck.”   Having also established herself as a capable voiceover actress, Tiya lent her pipes to the character "Sabine Wren," a graffiti artist and explosives expert, on the Disney/Lucas Film animated series “Star Wars Rebels” on the Disney Channel.   Tiya Sircar: @tiyabird

No More Tokens: @nomoretokens

Mahesh Kotagi: @maheshkotagi

Daniel Marcha: @marchamakesmovies