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Dan Levy Dagerman and Selina Ringel have a production company called TWO HANDS PRODUCTIONS.

They also filmed a FEATURE FILM during quarantine.

Selina Ringel is an award winning Producer, Casting Director, and a Writer. Dan directed their first feature film THE BEST PEOPLE which is currently being sold worldwide by Shoreline Entertainment and distributed domestically by Samuel Goldwyn Films. It premiered at the 2018 Cinequest Film Festival.

We talk about filming during #quarantine, how to roll with the punches and completely change and adapt your #featurefilm to the current landscape.

http://www.2handsproductions.com

#hollywood #diversity #filmmaker #director #producer #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon #filmfestival #romanticcomedy #comedy

#BravoTV's Family Karma star Anisha Ramakrisna joins us this week!

#FamilyKarma is the only #Indian reality show on network TV. We chat about what this means for diversity and representation on television and Anisha's life and her eco-conscious and sustainable clothing companies #Currently and #NoSharam.

Follow her @

Instagram @anishramakrishna

Currently Clothing @shopcurrently

No Sharam @nosharammerch

#Indian Matchmaking is #Netflix's new docu-series that was promoted as a show that helps single millennials "find true love". The series is hosted by elite matchmaker Seema Taparia as she works with young #Indians and their parents to select a spouse.

The Indian community is divided over this - but we LOVED it. Check it out!

#IndianMatchmaking

Jim Kleverweis is an executive producer of at #HBO and produced all six seasons of #SiliconValley, and #Insecure, and many other amazing shows.

Jim is a huge proponent of diversity in Hollywood. We talk about the importance of diversity on camera and behind camera and all the work he is doing to help change Hollywood for the better.

No More Tokens is a podcast hosted by comedian Mahesh Kotagi and filmmaker Daniel Marcha.

Zarna Garg is an award-winning screenwriter and stand-up comedian (and accidental TikTok breakout star). Her one-of-a-kind comedy style highlights her role as a mom and lawyer turned stand-up comedian, and uniquely combines the immigrant and American experience.

Her debut romantic comedy screenplay REARRANGED won the Best Comedy Screenplay Award at the 2019 Austin Film Festival (placing #1 out of 11,000 scripts), and was also a 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowships Semi-Finalist. The script has been optioned by Marginal Mediaworks.

Thanks to the help of her kids, Zarna recently joined TikTok where her comedy videos have been viewed more than 6 million times in one month alone.

Follow her at @zarnagarg

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Monroe Martin is a stand up comedian and actor. He has been on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, NBC's Last Comic Standing, Netflix's Master of None, Late Night, Comedy Central and so much more.

Follow him on social media @MonroeMartinIII

Check out his podcast No Need For Apologies and catch his live shows.

https://www.monroemartincomedy.com/

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Akansha Agrawal is a brand storyteller and strategist at Citrus & Gold, and the co-author of The Healthy Indian Food Cookbook. Her mission is helping creatives & entrepreneurs find their authentic voices and build powerful personal brands so they can make a bigger impact. We chat about how to create your brand and stand out in the crowd while maintaining your vision and celebrating your individuality.

Follow her @citrusandgold

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No More Tokens fully supports the Black Lives Matter movement and we wanted to share some resources where you can help as well.

Donate:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019

https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor

Sign:

Justice for Floyd

https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis

Stand with Bre

https://www.standwithbre.com

Run with Maud

https://www.runwithmaud.com/#petition

Black Lives Matter

https://blacklivesmatter.com

Whoo! Netflix's The Lovebirds came out this weekend starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. This is huge for diversity and we LOVED the movie! Also we talk 90's nostalgia!

Thanks for the support please review, rate, and share!!!

Comedian Khalid Rahmaan (TBS's Conan) joins us via virtual studio! We chat about stand up comedy and Netflix's new show #BlackAF!

Tune in, rate us 5 stars, and stay safe people!