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By BraveMaker MediaTV & Film
The BraveMaker Podcast episodes
- 196: Filmmakers that expose GUN VIOLENCE: Kyra Knox & Tara Westwood
Producer/Director Tara Westwood (@tara_westwood) will join us talking about her film, TRIGGERED, along with (newly minted Sundance Fellow 2023) Producer/Director Kyra Knox (@kyraknox_) with her film, BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN PHILADELPHIA!! These films shine a light on gun violence and the real world consequences inaction can have on the lives of everyday Americans. Both of these films were screened in our 2023, 5th annual, film fest.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
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42 min - 195: Punk Kids Director MIKE HEFF and actor WYNTON ODD
Writer, director, and musician Mike Heff
(https://www.instagram.com/mike_heff_/)
and Punk Kids actor Wynton Odd
https://www.instagram.com/wyntonodd/.
After attending the Sundance Festival in 2019 Mike Heff was inspired to write and direct his first short film, PUNK KIDS, based on his experiences as a musician. With the assistance of producer Jamal Trulove it has been
turned into a feature film! We SCREENED it TWICE at our 5th annual BraveMaker Film Fest.https://www.instagram.com/punkkidsfilm
You can also watch the panel discussion of their premiere on Friday June 14th here on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
#bravemaker #bravemakerpodcast #BraveMakerFilmFest
49 min - 194: Feminist Filmmaker Brandi Nicole
https://www.instagram.com/creativelyb/
Feminist filmmaker, performer, and activist Brandi Nicole is with us! (https://www.instagram.com/creativelyb/).
Brandi’s work centers on women fighting to return to themselves. She recently wrapped up her role as a staff writer and recurring character on season two of
Showtime’s YOUR HONOR! Her short film, MUTED, was acquired by HBO and has over 170k views on YouTube!! She is now STRIKING on behalf of fair wages withe the WGA WEST..
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
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45 min - 193: Actor Solomon Hughes from HBO's WINNING TIME (plays Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
This podcast was recorded BEFORE the SAG-AFTRA strike on June 1st, 2023.
Solomon portrays Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on
HBO’s WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY!!!Sweet Santa Barbara Brown
In the Reagan era of 1983, a group of famous pro basketball players stroll
through sunny Santa Barbara. Amidst the warm rays of the sun and theindulgence of ice cream, tensions arise among teammates, fueled by theirdivergent perspectives on progress for black people in America. Meanwhile flawed decisions made by local police officers set in motion events that will thrust the men into a scenario where they will face lethalconsequences. This short film, "Sweet Santa Barbara Brown," explores thecollision of race, celebrity, and life-or-death choices against thebackdrop of a picturesque beach town.
Producer/writer Solomon Hughes is an actor from HBO's Winning Time about the Los Angeles Lakers..
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🔴 Watch LAST CHANCE CHARLENE, Tony's feature film.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Podcast hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
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#Basketball #HBO
49 min - 192: Actor and disabled advocate KURT YAEGER
Actor, writer, director, and athlete Kurt Yaeger
https://www.instagram.com/kurtyaeger
Kurt has worked on shows like NCIS HAWAII, Netflix’s ANOTHER LIFE, and FX’s SONS OF
ANARCHY. He is an advocate for the disabled community, and is himself abelow-the-knee amputee!Please like, comment, share, or subscribe if you love film fests, movie-making, storytelling and creativity of all kinds.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
#bravemaker #bravemakerpodcast #bravemakerliveshow #screenwriter #filmmaker
37 min - 191: Actress Elisa Donovan is on her way to directing her feature film
If you’re a fan of the movie and TV Show CLUELESS, or watched BEVERLY HILLS 90210, or SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, then you would’ve seen our guest in all of them! Actress Elisa Donovan (@reddonovan). Take a listen as she discusses her breakout role as AMBER on Clueless, writing her book and developing her feature film.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
#bravemaker #bravemakerpodcast #bravemakerliveshow #screenwriter #filmmaker
52 min - 190: Stunt Performer OZ KAYNAN lights on fire at Universal Studios Waterworld Show
Oz Kaynan is a stunt performer, circus performer and personal trainer. He’s dazzled audiences at the Waterworld stunt show at Universal Studios, the Tri-Wizard Spirit Rally Show in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios, and * maybe a super hero at the MARVEL Show at Disneyland.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
#bravemaker #bravemakerpodcast #bravemakerliveshow #screenwriter #filmmaker
50 min - 189: 1+1=Tuna Fish with screenwriter/producer Craig T. Williams
https://www.instagram.com/redwallpro/
A native New Yorker, Craig T. Williams is a writer/producer/editor at Red Wall Productions, a film production company he founded over twenty years ago with his wife and partner of 21 years, Rosalyn Coleman Williams. Together they have created over 50 film projects including features, documentaries and narrative short films.
Currently Craig is a part of the writing staff on the third season of the TV show “TERROR LAKE DRIVE” on ALLBLK, an AMC Streamer. Craig just completed production of “GAME NITE” a feature film he wrote and produced, directed by Tony Award Winner Tonya Pinkins and starring Shamika Cotton and Jamie Lincoln Smith.
Craig was part of the prestigious 2021-22 WarnerMedia Discovery Discovery Access Writers Program (formerly the HBO All Access Writers Program.) Chosen one of 20 writers from over four thousand applicants, he created an original 30-minute TV Pilot.
Craig has many scripts in various stages of development including the award winning one-hour TV pilot “How Ya Like Me Now,” about the ‘80s rap rivalry between Kool Moe Dee and LL Cool J, “Christmas In The Dollhouse, a Movie Musical and a 30-minute dramedy inspired by his mother finding her long lost sister when they were both in their 60’s. His latest TV pilot “Call Me Daddy” has won praises from Gail Lerner (EP Blackish, Will and Grace) Liz Garcia (Showrunner, P-Valley) and Diane Ruggerio-Wright (Showrunner, iZombie, Veronica Mars.)
He’s most excited about the upcoming feature film he’s producing “Weapons For Peace” that has Academy Award nominee Judd Hirsch and Yaya Dacosta attached. That film will shoot in Paris and Dublin this summer. Another feature film he wrote and is producing “Hanging By A Thread” has Academy Award Winner Viola Davis attached as Executive Producer and is projected to shoot early 2024.
Craig is a huge proponent of educating screenwriters in a way that will empower them to write the stories they want to tell. He’s taught writing for Film and TV at Wesleyan University. He has led workshops and seminars for educational institutions and film festivals around the country. Upcoming, The Essence Film Festival in New Orleans (July 2023). He’s a mentor for Women of Color Unite’s Mentorship Program, The Craft Institute, and for teen filmmakers at Reel Works Mentorship Program in Brooklyn. Craig single handedly runs the Facebook group, Black Screenwriters, with over twenty thousand members.
Craig and his extraordinarily beautiful and patient wife Rosalyn have a spirited 18 year old son and they make their life in the heart of New York City.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
#bravemaker #bravemakerpodcast #bravemakerliveshow #screenwriter #filmmaker
57 min - 188: Josie Rodriguez PAINTS faces (and heads) as a make-up ARTIST
We chatted with Bay Area makeup artist and filmmaker Josie Rodriguez!
Follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/josie_l_rodriguez/)
Josie has worked on many films; BLUMHOUSE THE MANOR, CAPSIZED: BLOOD IN THE WATER, BLACK BEAR, and 13 REASONS WHY, and the upcoming release PAINT, starring Owen Wilson!!
Please like, comment, share, or subscribe if you love film fests, movie-making, storytelling and creativity of all kinds.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
#bravemaker #bravemakerpodcast #bravemakerliveshow #screenwriter #filmmaker
45 min - 187: Screenwriting on The Punisher with Zimran Jacob
SF Bay Area Zimran Jacob (@zimranjacob)!!!
Zimran served as the showrunner’s assistant in the writing room for Netflix’s THE PUNISHER (@thepunisher), where two of his stories became produced episodes!!
He's active on Twitter. Give him a follow: https://mobile.twitter.com/zimranjacob
Please like, comment, share, or subscribe if you love film fests, movie-making, storytelling and creativity of all kinds.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/id1667663620 Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/last-chance-charlene/umc.cmc.3kvowbp5uz308cwzkl9hihsjh
Hosted by: @tonygapastione
Produced by Amy Cohen
Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services
Social Media Managed by Kerri Alley
Intern Jessica Cohen
#bravemaker #bravemakerpodcast #bravemakerliveshow #screenwriter #filmmaker
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About The BraveMaker Podcast
From the publisher's feed
Stories, scripts and conversations with creators.
This is a podcast WITH AND FOR filmmakers, writers, actors and brave makers of all kinds.
You'll hear from directors, actors and makers of all kinds and get back stories behind why and how brave movers and shakers create culture shaping work.
It's all about the brave stories behind brave making.
Hosted by filmmaker/actor Tony Gapastione with featured co-hosts and correspondents.
Find us on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Googleplay, Spotify and more.