The BraveMaker Podcast

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Special guest: 

https://moviesmarkus.com/

Watch their short film:

https://youtu.be/AWD7omML4gs

Howard Campbell is a talented actor, writer, and director who strives to  impact his audiences on a deeply emotional level with his work. Howard's  latest short film "SICK BOYS DIE ALONE" was in the 2020/2021 film  festival circuit, received rave reviews, and has taken home the awards  for "Best Drama" and "Best Director" at the Los Angeles Indie Short  Festival. SBDA can currently be found on Amazon Prime. On the acting  side, Howard can be seen in an array of different projects including  SNOWFALL (FX), THE BOYS (Amazon Prime), and AP BIO (Peacock).

Misha  Zvagilskiy is the head of production in HoHoww and Howard Campbell's  long time producing partner. His latest work includes the feature film  "Nexus Dream", releasing late 2022 ( https://deadline.com/.../malcolm-goodwin-joins-great.../

Meet Lindsey Ryan, filmmaker and director of Seasick. 

https://www.instagram.com/lindseyryan229/

LINDSEY RYAN: Lindsey is a filmmaker currently based in Brooklyn, New York.After graduating from Hofstra University with a BS in Film and Television, she began working for, and receiving mentorship from, critically acclaimed director Reed Morano. Lindsey is now directing commercials and developing narrative projects for a New York based production company, Rebel Motion.Her recent credit includes SEASICK, an LGBTQ short film about a ferry deckhand who sends a love-confessing text message, which was shot entirely on a boat on the Great South Bay. The film stars Pauline Chalamet and has gone one to play festivals such as Outfest, DC Shorts and won several awards including Best 1st Time Director, Best Actress, and Best LGBTQ Short. In 2020 she Executive Produced Leylak, a short film that went on to win the Tribecca Film Festival Grand Jury Award and is currently in consideration for the 2022 Oscar predictions. Lindsey was invited to participate in The Australian International Screen Forum’s third annual Women in Screen Workshop, a 6 week industry focused Lab that brings together industry film and television female professionals.   Film details: Logline Sadie, a 17-year-old ferry deckhand has her day turned upside down when she tries to delete a love-confessing text message before outing herself to the crew.  Synopsis An LGBTQ story about the struggles that come with an adolescent knowing they are gay, but not yet out. Everyone’s journey and process is different, and sometimes, it’s not always easy to navigate. Especially for Sadie, who has only told her best friend about her sexuality. What begins as a normal day quickly turns to chaos when she accidentally sends a love confessing text to Jess, her shift captain and crush. Now, she must decide how to deal with the message that Jess will inevitably read, all while balancing her deckhand duties. The trip across the bay ensues, and Sadie’s internal struggles are rampant as she copes with the fact that she may have outed herself before she is ready.

Amy  Glazer began her career in theater, directing numerous award winning  plays in the San Francisco Bay Area including TheatreWorks, Marin  Theatre Company, San José Rep., Eureka Theatre, Traveling Jewish Theatre  and serving as an Associate Artist at Magic Theatre and Associate  Artistic Director of SF Playhouse, where she also directed numerous  plays. She made her screen directing debut with Barry Gifford's Ball  Lightning (2003), Drifting Elegant by Stephen Belber (2006) and went on  to make Seducing Charlie Barker (2010) by Teresa Rebeck, which had its  world premiere at SFIFF. She went on to co-write with Sylvia Brownrigg  and direct Kepler’s Dream (2016) and The Surrogate (aka Beautiful  Dreamer) 2020, also an official selection scheduled to premiere at the  2020 SFIFF. Amy is currently in post-production on Meli, a feature film  recently shot on location in Oahu Hawaii.

Watch her current feature film THE SURROGATE ON AMAZON PRIME.

https://www.gardeniazuniga.com/

Gardenia Zuniga's journalistic career began in Fresno, CA. where she interned  for CMAC studios as a reporter and local TV show host. As the  opportunities grew, she moved to San Francisco, CA. where she attended  the Academy of Art University and City College of San Francisco.

Gardenia started her career during my college journey working in tech  for Yelp Inc. and as her career developed, she landed a job as a content  writer/traveler for a Fortune 500 company, Grabr. Within time, she  worked with various local companies as a publicist, events manager, and  marketing manager. Gardenia freelanced for News Up Now, a non-profit as  their Spanish reporter and writer for special segments including  Sundance Film Festival.

Gardenia's experience working as a publicist but also losing her sister  inspired her to start her own freelance production company in 2018  where she is the publicist for Bay Area artists and nationwide film  festivals.

San  Francisco has been the mecca of her career development as a publicist  and journalist. Now, Gardenia is signed with Reem Media where she is a  publicist and as she continues to expand her work clientele, her  reputation in the bay area is well respected as most of her clients are  recommended to her by previews clients.

“I  believe we can have many career journeys as long as we are successful. I  am always looking for opportunities to expand my skills with various  companies and grow as a career woman but also within any project and  company that I am involved with.”-Gardenia Zuniga, Publicist.

https://www.instagram.com/gzpublicity/

https://www.instagram.com/sujataday/ 

With her infectious personality and unique sense of humor, Pittsburgh native Sujata Day has firmly established herself in Hollywood as a performer, creator, writer, and director. Sujata is known for her starring role as CeCe in Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. She's recurred for three seasons on HBO's Insecure. Sujata is a Sundance Lab fellow, Sundance Film Festival influencer, and Sundance Collab advisor. Her short film, Cowboy and Indian, sold to a major studio for series development with Sujata writing, producing and starring. She served as HBO Visionaries Ambassador in 2019. She directs This Is My Story, a series in which beloved storyteller LeVar Burton narrates real life personal experiences of everyday racism. Sujata's debut feature film, Definition Please, was acquired by Ava DuVernay’s Array and is now streaming on Netflix.  

https://twitter.com/sujataday

Watch her TRAILER HERE:

https://youtu.be/RLq3c_jwiPU

2022 Sundance Filmmakers with special guest co-host Jim Cummings

Watch JIM'S film THE BETA TEST currently on Hulu as of February 2022.

https://www.instagram.com/jimmycthatsme/

Sundance 2022 Short filmmmakers:

https://www.instagram.com/thishumanhere/

https://www.instagram.com/bygabrielaortega/

https://www.instagram.com/huellamovie/

https://www.instagram.com/myfirstvideoproject/

https://www.instagram.com/dasoultoucha/

Keith Jones is the President and CEO of SoulTouchin’ Experiences, an organization aimed at bringing a perspective to the issues of access inclusion and empowerment, which affect him as well as others who are persons with a disability. To achieve this multicultural, cross-disability education and outreach efforts he collaborates and conducts trainings with the purpose of strengthening efforts to provide services and information for people with disabilities. The issues he tackles are wide ranging from immigration, criminal justice reform, health care and environmental justice just to name a few. Paralleling with his policy and social justice work Mr. Jones is a multi- talented  artist who along with Leroy Moore and Rob Temple founded Krip Hop  Nation which is an international collection of artists with  disabilities. Krip Hop Nation is currently celebrating 13 years with the recent success of their title song for the Netflix documentary of the Paralympic Games, Rising Phoenix and its critical acclaimed sound track. Keith is an artist in residence teaching hip hop at Wild at Heart in Australia, and Calcutta and currently his art and policy work have combined under the publishing company Soulful Media Works, with the book; For You: Young Black Disabled Men.

https://kriphopnation.com/

This podcast is hosted by Krystina Wray Jackson and Tony Gapastione

produced by 

https://www.notgoingquietlyfilm.com

SYNOPSIS

A  rising star in progressive politics and a new father, 32-year-old Ady  Barkan’s life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS. But after a  confrontation with powerful Senator Jeff Flake on an airplane goes  viral, catapulting him to national fame, Ady and a motley crew of  activists ignite a once-in-a-generation political movement called “Be a  Hero.” Together, they barnstorm across the country and empower people to  confront their elected officials with emotional, personal stories to  demand healthcare justice and Ady holds groundbreaking interviews with  Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.  As Ady  rises to become Politico’s “Most Powerful Activist in America,” he  discovers that collective action and speaking truth to power offers hope  for his family and millions of others.

NICHOLAS BRUCKMAN, FILMMAKER, DIRECTOR

Nicholas  produced the narrative feature Valley of Saints, which won the Sundance  Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for an Independent  Spirit Award. He previously directed the feature documentary La  Americana, which won numerous festival awards and broadcast worldwide on  Nat Geo and PBS. Nicholas is the founder of People’s Television, a  NY-based film and commercial production company. Through People’s TV, he  directs branded content for clients including Facebook, Airbnb, and  Greenpeace.

AMANDA RODDY, FILMMAKER, PRODUCER

Amanda  is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with People’s Television,  where she has led projects as a director, producer, and writer for high  profile clients such as the Democratic National Convention, Elizabeth  Warren’s presidential Campaign, Equal Justice Works, The Nature  Conservancy, and The Equity Fund. Recently, she directed and produced a  two-minute primetime television spot that appeared during the 2020  Democratic National Convention. Her work has been supported by the  International Documentary Association, Rooftop Films, Film Independent,  IFP, and HBO.

https://www.instagram.com/notgoingquietlyfilm/

Hosted by Krystina Wray Jackson + Tony Gapastione

Produced by Alixandra Todd

Edited by Barnell Amos of Speak Media Services 

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