Sista Brunch

By TruJuLo Productions

Whether you’re a seasoned professional in the film industry, an aspiring filmmaker, or a media enthusiast, Sista Brunch offers a rare glimpse into the professional lives of those who shape contemporar... more

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The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.

Sista Brunch episodes:

March 08, 2022 The Executive Chair Author Kelly Edwards: Changing Course
After seven years as a Senior Vice President at HBO, Kelly Edwards recently transitioned into a two-year first-look television writing deal at HBO where she will develop a slate of projects under her Edwardian Pictures banner. Kelly returns to Sista Brunch to talk with Fanshen and Anya about her recent career shift and her book, The Executive Chair: A Writer’s Guide to TV Development which debuted as an instant Amazon Best Seller.
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31min
March 01, 2022 Actor/Activist Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Create Your Own Opportunities
Diana Elizabeth Jordan is an award-winning actor, solo artist, theatre- and filmmaker, artist educator, and disability influencer. She has been cast in over 60 film, TV, and theatre productions, including CBS’s SWAT. Diana is also the founder of two production companies: Dreaming Big On A Swing Entertainment and The Rainbow Butterfly Café. Diana is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity Association and one of the disabled advocates for Women of Color Unite. In this episode, Anya talks with Diana about her work as a disability advocate and how she's built a career in Hollywood.
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33min
February 22, 2022 Set Photographer Anne Marie Fox: Capturing Hollywood
Anne Marie Fox is a prolific and versatile photographer specializing in portraiture, film & television unit stills. She built her portfolio shooting images for travel and fashion magazines before getting her film break on Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein, and since then has been the still photographer on films like Dallas Buyers Club and Wild and TV shows like HBO’s Insecure. She talks to Anya and Fanshen about her path to becoming an on set photographer and the lessons she’s learned along the way.
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38min
February 15, 2022 UPM/Producer Heidi McGowen: Know Your Worth
Heidi McGowen has worked as a production manager or unit production manager on shows like INSECURE, BLACK-ISH, SILICON VALLEY, and BODY OF PROOF. She has also worked as an Assistant Director on feature films like BLACK DOG, BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE, SIGNALS, and on the TV side for shows like GIRLFRIENDS and UGLY BETTY. Heidi has earned membership into the Directors Guild of America and is a 20-year film and TV veteran. In 2021, she was nominated for a primetime Emmy for her work on BLACK-ISH. In this episode Heidi talks with Anya about her unlikely path to Hollywood, the best advice she’s been given and how she learned to ask for what’s she’s worth.
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38min
February 08, 2022 WOCU Founder Cheryl Bedford: Holding Hollywood's Feet to the Fire
Cheryl Bedford is a NAACP Image Award Nominee for “Dark Girls” and Baltimore native who holds a BFA from NYU’s TSOA and MFA in Producing from AFI. As a production manager, line producer, and producer, Cheryl has worked on countless film/tv/digital projects, including 17 Independent Features. She was the first Chair of Diversity Development and a Producing Instructor at New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, California. She formed her own company, Cheryl L. Bedford Productions, in January of 2001. Ms. Bedford is the founder of Women of Color Unite (WOCU), a nonprofit whose purpose is to help women of color get hired, their projects funded and content distributed. In this episode, Cheryl talks to Anya and Fanshen about how her roots in social justice activism has influenced her career in Hollywood.
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34min
February 01, 2022 Cinematographer Michelle Crenshaw: Letting the Work Speak for Itself
Michelle Crenshaw is a cinematographer, camera operator and director of photography with more than 30 years of experience in the industry and over 60 IMDB credits to her name. She has worked on films such as The Watermelon Woman and Home Alone. Most recently she worked as the camera operator for Netflix’s HANNAH GADSBY: DOUGLAS and CBS’s BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA. In this episode, Michelle talks to Fanshen and Anya about her long career in entertainment, the iconic films she’s worked on and the key to longevity in the film industry.
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33min
January 25, 2022 Assistant to the Showrunner Kamari Somers: Turning Preparation Into Opportunity
Over the past five years, Kamari Somers has been working her way up in the film industry in Pittsburgh and around the US. She got her start as a staff production assistant on shows shows and films like MINDHUNTER, HAPPIEST SEASON, and THE HARDER THEY FALL and recently moved to Showrunner’s Assistant for Amazon Studios’ A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Listen as Kamari talks to Anya and Fanshen about her experience on set and the most valuable lessons she learned.
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32min
January 18, 2022 Actor Alex Newell: There's Only One of You
Alex Newell is known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (for which they earned a Critics Choice Award nomination). Newell also starred as Asaka in the 2017 Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theater and received a Grammy nomination for the role. As a singer, Newell has released tracks with Clean Bandit, Blonde, and The Knocks, and has released numerous dance-pop singles that have garnered millions of streams and U.S. and U.K dance chart success. Listen as they talk to Fanshen and Anya about black representation in Hollywood, knowing your worth, and showing up in the world as your authentic self.
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37min
December 28, 2021 Best of Sista Brunch - Part 2
Sista Brunch takes a look back at some of the show's most memorable interviews of 2021. Actress, model and disability rights activist Tatiana Lee talks to Sista Brunch about how she uses her experience breaking into the entertainment industry to further disability inclusion in film and media. Susan Lewis, senior vice president and head of drama development for ABC Signature, which is a part of Disney Television Studios spoke to Sista Brunch about her role in bringing Twilight to the big screen and the challenges and benefits of being a woman in the industry.
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31min
December 21, 2021 Best of Sista Brunch, Part 1
We’re taking a look back at some of Sista Brunch’s most memorable interviews over the past two seasons. In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Amazon Studios Global Head of Diversity Latasha Gillespie and Head of Good Robot at Bad Robot Miki Woodard. They talked about how their work as DEI and social impact leaders has evolved following 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement. We also spoke to TV Writer Felischa Marye. She’s also the creator and co-executive producer of “Bigger,” the hit comedy series on BET plus. She shared her motivation for leaving a secure job for an uncertain future in entertainment.
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29min

FAQs about Sista Brunch:

How many episodes does Sista Brunch have?

The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.