Rewriting Hollywood

Jared Milrad interviews Hunter Brockmann about his award-winning film, A MONTH. A DAY. A YEAR., which tells the story of Serge, a young man living with autism and dealing with ongoing depression. Serge lives on a schedule to try and keep his negative thoughts in check, but everything comes crashing down when he has to face his fears in a confession for therapy.

Hunter opens up about his own experience with autism, depression, and the power of filmmaking to explore and process these personal topics.

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Jared Milrad chats with award-winning filmmakers Pei Lin Tan and Ee Ming Toh about their powerful documentary, LADY!, which tells the story of a devoted wife who wrestles with reclaiming her sense of self as early onset dementia eats away at her husband’s identity. The filmmakers open up about caregiving, dementia, and the stigmas attached to both, as well as why they decided to make this important project.

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Jared Milrad interviews best-selling author Professor Evelyn Alsultany about her powerful new book, Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion , in which Prof. Alsultany argues that Muslims are only included through “crisis diversity,” an institutional pattern of crisis (such as high-profile Islamophobic incidents), response, and then inertia until the next crisis.

Alsultany notably co-authored The Obeidi-Alsultany Test to help Hollywood improve representations of Muslims—what some label the Bechdel test for Muslims—and serves as a consultant for Hollywood studios, making her a leading expert on the history of representations of Arabs and Muslims in the US media, and anchoring her argument that diversity initiatives often end up marginalizing Arab Americans and US Muslims, while lasting, systemic change remains elusive.

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In this special episode live from the 76th Cannes Film Festival, Jared Milrad interviews Oscar winning actors Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Sean Penn about their upcoming films MAY DECEMBER and BLACK FLIES. Natalie and Julianne discuss the portrayal of women in media, while Sean addresses healthcare inequity in the United States. These excerpts were taken from press conferences at Cannes used to promote both projects.

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Jared Milrad interviews Puerto Rican-born Sevier Crespo, p.g.a., an award-winning film, television and commercial producer who learned the ropes from Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Mann and Ridley Scott. Sevier opens up about his upbringing and journey from acting to producing, how he's managed to build a unique career in Hollywood, his recent Rolling Stone article on cultural change, and his upcoming film “Billy Knight,” starring the legendary Al Pacino, Charlie Heaton (“Stranger Things”) and Diana Silvers (“Booksmart”).

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In this special interview from Movikarma's Rewriting Hollywood Summit, Jared Milrad sits down with industry leaders Bree Frank (former executive at Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine) and Kiana Madani (actor/producer who stars in an upcoming Apple TV+ series). Bree and Kiana open up about their personal journeys as underrepresented voices in Hollywood, their advice for folks looking to build a career in entertainment, and how to make Hollywood more inclusive, equitable, and representative. 

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Jared Milrad interviews directors directors Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy and producers Beth Levison and Judith Mizrachy about their Oscar-nominated short documentary, THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT, which tells the incredible true story of a Republican cabinet wife who was gaslighted by the Nixon Administration to keep her quiet during the 1970s Watergate scandal. This all-female filmmaking team open up about why they decided to tell this forgotten story, why Martha Mitchell deserves our attention as an unlikely whistleblower, and the status of women in politics and government.

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Jared Milrad interviews award-winning filmmaker Joshua Seftel about his Oscar-nominated short documentary, STRANGER AT THE GATE, which tells the incredible true story of a a Marine who - while planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in a small American town - comes face-to-face with the people he is trying to kill, forcing him to confront his own actions. Joshua opens up about his personal journey in filmmaking, what drew him to this inspiring story, and how we can bridge cultural divides across religion, race, and ethnicity to build a more peaceful world.

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Jared Milrad sits down with award-winning filmmaker Simon Lereng Wilmont about his Oscar-nominated short documentary, A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS, which tells the harrowing story of children and staff at a rundown halfway home in Eastern Ukraine - and the plight of vulnerable children who await court custody decisions about their future. Simon opens up about what drew him to this timely subject and his process for filming in such challenging conditions, how children adapt to living in war-torn regions, and the future of Ukraine. 

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Jared Milrad chats with writer/creator Pam Ribon about her Oscar-nominated animated short film, MY YEAR OF DICKS, a hilarious and provocative work of animation thirty years in the making about an imaginative fifteen year-old who is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s. Pam opens up about why she decided to turn her best-selling memoir, NOTES TO BOYS (AND OTHER THINGS I SHOULDN’T SHARE IN PUBLIC), into an autobiographical animated film; her thoughts on virginity and the pressures faced by teenage girls; and the evolving role of sex and sexuality in American society. 

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