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Nia Malika Dixon is an award-winning filmmaker on a mission to amplify diverse stories from underrepresented communities authentically in Hollywood, especially the voices of Black Muslim women. As a writer, director, and producer, Dixon creates work to cultivate deeper cultural understanding and connections in our local and global communities. She is the founder of Audaz Entertainment, a​ television and film production company dedicated to producing compelling stories from diverse and underrepresented communities, specifically Black Muslim people, and a facilitator of professional development for creatives, including the Hot Writers Group and the Mastermind Group. Under her media enterprise, they work to fill the void of authentic stories representing Black Muslim identity in cinema by creating and supporting positive, authentic, and lesser told narratives, including the ​Black Muslim Girl Fly Film Festival (​ BMFF), an annual one-day event of film panels, performances and film showcase that profile stories by Black Muslim Girl filmmakers and creative talent in the film, television, and digital space. We catch up with Nia today to talk all things Black Muslim Girl Fly Film Festival airing virtually on Dec 13th and how she created her own path in the film space. We harp on black creativity the most—tune in to capture the essence of Nia’s vision! 

Nia Malika Dixon 'Gram: @nia.malka.dixon
Nia Malika Dixon Twitter: @niamalikadixon
Nia Malika Dixon FB: https://www.facebook.com/NiaMalikaDixon
Nia Malika Dixon Website: https://niamalikadixon.wordpress.com/
BMGFly Fest 'Gram: @bmgflyfest
BMGFly Fest Twitter: @bmgflyfest
BMGFly Fest FB: https://www.facebook.com/BMGFlyFest/
BMGFly Fest Website: http://SeedandSpark.com/BMGFlyFest
Audaz Entertainment 'Gram: @audazent
Audaz Entertainment Twitter: @audazent
Audaz Entertainment FB: https://www.facebook.com/AudazEnt
Audaz Entertainment Website: https://www.audazentertainment.com
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SSR Twitter: @shessoreel
SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/nia-malika-dixon/

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Rewinding to this wonderful guest—Jessica Green is the artistic director of the Houston Cinema Arts Society, and the Houston Cinema Arts Festival, which the Society produces, now in its 12th year. She is also curating an upcoming series for the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City titled "The Afro Future's So Bright, I'm Pessimistic." She is also developing a narrative television project about Louis Armstrong's State Department tours. Although these are a few highlights, Jessica’s impressive resume speaks for itself!  Today, Jessica expresses her passionate discovery of Houston pride and culture, even though her roots originate from The Big Apple.  She gives us an exclusive update on the present and future programming of the Houston Cinema Arts Society and Festival and how they will continue to captivate and spotlight the stories of Houstonians and Texans. Jessica’s artistic direction of captivating Houston’s story is all more reason we should support and participate in local film festivals. Press play now! In the meantime, tune in to the Society’s weekly digital film and arts programming year-round at https://www.cinemahtx.org/year-round/.

Houston Cinema Arts Society ‘Gram:  @cinemahtx

Houston Cinema Arts Society Website: https://www.cinemahtx.org

Houston Cinema Arts Festival: https://www.cinemahtx.org/hcaf/

SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel

SSR Twitter: @shessoreel

SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/jessica-green/

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Let's rewind to Ms. Allison Powell, ladies, and gents who is our  lovely guest today! Since moving to Los Angeles from North Carolina, Allison has been involved in projects as an actor, writer, director, producer, and resident tea drinker. Her short film BLACK WIDOW: ORIGINS got rave reviews from Movie Pilot News and toured the country with Geek Film Fest. Banging Lanie, her first feature, which she produced, directed, and starred in, is premiering at the Las Cruces International Film Festival and has been selected for distribution by Indie Rights. Allison's motto is "Make it Happen," where she puts into play with her coaching. Allison offers a one of a kind service where she can help you make your film project a reality. In today's episode, we catch up with Allison about her current projects and how she continuously allow people to add filmmaker to their resume through her coaching. Tune in to get some tips from Allison!

AP ‘Gram: @allisonhpowell

AP’ Website: https://www.allisonhardingpowell.com

Banging Laney ‘Gram: @banging_laney_movie

Hot Toddy ‘Gram: @hottoddyfilm

My Own Short Film: @myown_shortfilm

SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel

SSR Twitter: @shessoreel

SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/allison-powell/

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We have a great guest today! We totally connected on all wavelengths! Winter Dunn is an award-winning producer, director, and actress hailing from Gary, IN with a passion for depicting rich Black stories. She produced Numa Perrier’s debut feature film, Jezebel which premiered at SXSW 2019 and was awarded Best Narrative Feature at the American Black Film Festival that same year. After being acquired by Ava Duvernay, we all can catch the greatness of Jezebel on Netflix. Most recently, Dunn directed season one of the upcoming docuseries, “All Her with Angela Rye'' for Quibi which hopefully will find a new home soon. Fingers crossed!  As an actress, Winter can be seen on screen in several shorts, web series, and television series, including credits on Netflix’s “Drug Lords, '“Insecure,” plus, digital programs with FUSE, BuzzFeed, NYLON. In her day to day, Winter produces and directs digital editorial content for Vanity Fair, Vogue, Architectural Digest, GQ, Allure, and other media brands that have garnered over 60 million views and counting. Dunn has also directed multiple web series including the romantic web series, “Platonic'' and  Black & Sexy's web series, "Broke & Sexy". Accolade after accolade! I love it! Winter is also the CEO of Winter Dunn Productions (WDP), a full-service multimedia production house, based in LA. The company’s debut film, Junebug premiered at the 2020 American Black Film Festival, spotlighting Dunn under the Emerging Directors category. The film is also an official selection of the 2020 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival. Today, Winter is sharing her path to launching her career as an actress, producer, and now, director in Hollywood. We also get an in-depth review of her process and directional notes in the film Junebug, which channels the complexities between a dysfunctional black father and his daughter.  In this episode, you can feel the awesome and genuine connection Winter and I have through a very simple vision: aligning with your purpose!  Ladies and gents, please welcome the fabulous filmmaker Winter Dunn! Get ready for the laughter!

Junebug Film 'Gram:  @JunebugFilm
Junebug Film 'Gram Hashtag: #Junebugfilm
Winter Dunn's Website: WinterDunn.com/film
Winter Dunn's Gram: @itsWinterDunn
Winter Dunn's Twitter: @wintersayschill
SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel
SSR Twitter: @shessoreel
SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/winter-dunn/

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Born and raised in London, Jade is a multi-award winning actor. Now with over 60 acting jobs, spanning TV, Film, and Theatre, and 500 Voiceover jobs to date, Jade is a well-established face and voice internationally. She earned several best actress nominations for her role in THE INTENT(Netflix), the best acting duo in THE CONTRACT and you can also view NO SHADE on Amazon prime. She is also a writer, producer, and owner of London Independent Pictures. Today we catch with Jade to discuss all her experiences and advice in her new book, ACTORPRENEUR. Released on Nov 4th, Jade details her advice as a working actors guide to staying busy, happy, and healthy. It shows actors how to take control of their careers by creating their own work and taking advantage of marketing and social media. It covers all areas of the business including training, photoshoots, agents, auditions, performing intimate scenes, working onset, creating your own work, and many more. Get ready to dig deep with Jade and her upcoming book! Let’s go on ahead, shall we?

Actorpreneur Website: https://www.actorpreneurbook.com
JA’s Gram: @jadeashaa
Actorpreneur Book 'Gram: @actorpreneurbook
Acting With Asha Podcast ‘Gram: @actingwithasha
Jada Asha Voiceovers ‘Gram: @jadeashavoiceovers
Jade Asha Voiceovers Website: https://www.jadeashavoiceovers.com
London Independent Pictures ‘Gram: @londonindependentpictures
JA’s IMBd: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3547504/
SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel
SSR Twitter: @shessoreel
SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/jade-asha/

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We got a wonderful guest today! With over two decades of experience in the music industry, Laura Monaco sees the business as an artist, songwriter, and music business insider. In her early career, she shared the stage with artists such as Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, and more. Additionally, she is a certified music business professional and vocal styles specialist from Berklee College of Music.  Her songwriting catalog contains over 300 songs in various genres with placements on networks such as E!’s “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” “Chelsea Lately,” “America’s Got Talent,” the “Hallmark Channel,” Oxygen Network’s “Bad Girls Club,” and more. When she transitioned into vocal coaching and entrepreneurship, Laura launched Emerging Talent brands which includes ET Studio Productions— a music production and publishing company specializing in songwriting, production, recording, mixing, vocal coaching, piano, and guitar lessons, acting, and artist development—as well as the most current launch ET Labz—an integrative educational experience designed to further enhance each individual's learning capacity for kids. Today, we get the inside look at Laura’s music business career, her advice when it comes to vocal coaching, ET brands, how music can heal, and more! Join in this awesome chat with Laura Monaco, another wonderful lady taking charge of the music biz!

Laura Monaco's 'Gram: @lauravocals
ET Studio Productions 'Gram: @etsudioprod
ET Studio Productions FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/ETStudioProductions/
ET Studio Productions Website: https://www.etstudioproductions.com
ET Labz 'Gram: @etlabz
ET Labz Website:https://www.etlabz.com
SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel
SSR Twitter: @shessoreel
SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/laura-monaco/

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Howdy y’all! Nikki Petersen is an American-born film director and producer living in Paris. She owns a creative agency whose client list includes Vogue, ABC, CNN, BBC, and the Google Cultural Institute. She also works as a Production and Development Executive at YouTube, supervising their non-fiction content. Over the past decade, Nikki has produced hundreds of documentaries, news reports, films, advertisements, and television shows in both the U.S. and France. Today we talk about some of her fantastic projects, her career in producing nonfiction content, her thoughts on women breaking the glass ceiling and more! Nikki Petersen, ladies and gents.  Personal shoutout to you all for sticking around and listening to these ladies stories—it has been a fantastic ride and more is always on the way! Take care of yourself and vote! Even if you have to wait in line for 61/2 hours later like I did , vote! Ta ta!

NP's 'Gram: @nikkipetersenfilm
NP's IMDb:  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3906730/
NP's Website: www.nikkipetersenfilm.com
SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel
SSR Twitter: @shessoreel
SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/nikki-petersen/

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Today I am bringing a special segment where we talk about all things: POP Culture with my good friend Chloe Normand. We worked together in the music industry via catering and we all have been great friends ever since we met! She is currently working on my associates degree in Music Business. After packing my brain with pop culture I decided it time to fill it with some actual knowledge of the music industry. Today we are gonna delve into several things going on in Pop Culture & Women—The future of female k-pop, megan thee stallion, the oscars, the emmys and more! Let’s have some with Chloe shall we!

CN's 'Gram: @Chloe_Fell_Down 
CN's TikTok: @Chloe_Fell_Down
CN's Twitter: @Chloe_Fell_Down
SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel
SSR Twitter: @shessoreel
SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/chloe-normand/

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We are rewinding it back to Elisabeth Donaldson and her amazing knack for pushing the boundaries and staying true to her craft. Here it is: Today in my guest chair is Nashville’s Multi-Media Creative Elisabeth Donaldson. With over 20 years of experience in the creative arts, she has gained many titles over this span of time including actress, director, photographer and wardrobe stylist. She recently shared her talents in two feature films and two tv shows on the horizon. Her photography has been featured in Rolling Stone and she was the stylist for this year’s American Country Music Awards Music Video of the Year. However, her come up wasn’t always glamorous. Elisabeth discusses how she kept her passion at the forefront through struggling times to achieve her current career status. She shares her efforts on creating an inclusive environment on and off-screen as well. From thrifting clothes for fashion shows to not being able to afford gas, this is Elisabeth’s story. Escape from all the naysayers and tune in to this inspirational episode!

ED ‘Gram: @elisabeth.donaldson
ED Twitter: @britelightfire
ED FB Page: @ElisabethDonaldsonActress
ED LinkedIn: Elisabeth Donaldson
ED TicTok: @elisabethdonaldson
ED Website: ElisabethDonaldsonCreative.com

SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel
SSR Twitter: @shessoreel
SSR FB Community: The Reelest Community
SSR Shownotes: https://shessoreel.com/episode/elisabethdonaldson/

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Zoe Rogers is a comic, writer and producer who gets her material and sleep deprivation from her three awesome kids who make sure that life is never dull or quiet.She has performed all over North America and UK as well as has been featured on Nickmom.com and Babble Up Late. Get ready for the giggles because Zoe Rogers is coming! Let's welcome her to the show!

ZR's 'Gram: @RedZoeTR

ZR'S FB Page: Zoe Rogers Comedy

ZR's Website:https://www.zoerogerscomedy.com

SSR ‘Gram: @ajsoreel

SSR Twitter: @shessoreel

SSR Shownotes:https://shessoreel.com/episode/zoe-rogers/

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