Episode 53 is up! We had to postpone our film screening with these two--but we get them on our podcast. Great guys who have lots to share.  Recorded on ZOOM via NYC + LA. 

Find them online: 

Danish on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/danishrenzu/

Their movie: THE ILLEGAL

https://www.instagram.com/theillegalmovie/

Suraj on Twitter

https://twitter.com/imsurajsharma

If you liked the film LIFE OF PI, actor Suraj Sharma talks about working with (one of) the 500 pound tiger from the film!

On Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/official_morley/

Website

http://iammorley.squarespace.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/MorleyArt/

So much going on right now in our world regarding Covid-19/Corona Virus. We're sad to postpone our March and April events in order to flatten out the virus growing. 

This podcast also includes a short response about our February 2020 film screening Burden. It created a lot of conversations which is what we had hoped for, but we never want to increase the hostility and aggression for people of color and specifically the black community in this experience. Take a listen.

MUSIC by: 

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As interviewed: Irving Ruan

Henry Alford is a humorist and journalist who writes for The New Yorker, the New York Times, and Vanity Fair. His stories have also appeared in Spy magazine, the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Vogue, The Village Voice, McSweeney's, Harper's, the Los Angeles Times, and The Paris Review. He is the author of five books Including How to Live, which won the James Thurber Prize for American Humor, and his most recent, And Then We Danced.

Website: www.henryalford.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/henryalford

Henry's writing in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/henry-alford

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MUSIC at the end of the podcast by Neil Swany

https://www.instagram.com/swanybeats/

Tony met director Andrew Heckler and producer Robbie Brenner (Oscar nominated for Dallas Buyer's club)  at Sundance in 2018. Burden is an award winning film, Audience Award and it is premiering in the Bay Area 2/24/2020 before it rolls out at the end of February and March nationwide. 

https://www.instagram.com/burdenmovie/

Andrew's IG

https://www.instagram.com/workheck/

If you love theatre, especially Broadway theatre and the genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda, you'll love all of Rick's stories. 

Rick Negrón has worked on two of theatre's greatest hits: In the Heights and Hamilton. He was selected to perform both of these shows in Puerto Rico which was quite the full circle experience because he was born and raised in that very place.

He plays the role of KING GEORGE III with quite the swagger. Don't miss it!

His website:

http://ricknegron.com/

Rick on IG

Rick on Twitter

https://twitter.com/ricknegron3

TICKETS FOR HAMILTON SF:

https://orpheum.ticketsoffice.org/venues/orpheum-theatre-san-francisco

Rick talks about his brother-in-law's New York walking tour:

http://www.indepthwalkingtours.com/

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Brandon Armstrong struck gold when he booked a role touring as DONKEY in Shrek the Musical. 

Take a listen to how he was hand picked by Lin-Manuel Miranda to perform in Puerto Rico (after many, many auditions). He is now a resident of San Francisco. He plays Hercules Mulligan and James Madison at the Oprpheum Theatre on Market St. 

Find him on IG

https://www.instagram.com/louiecinema/

I (Tony) met Kathryn connected on Twitter after I saw her at ACT's WAKEY WAKEY co-starring with actor Tony Hale. 

Go see it! You have ONE MORE WEEKEND to see it in San Francisco, Valentine's weekend. 

act-sf.org

Follow her work! She's also on the show DEPUTY on THURSDAY NIGHTS. 

https://www.kathrynsmithmcglynn.com/

IG

https://www.instagram.com/kathryn_with_a_k_no_e/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/kathrynsmithmcg

Underwear for all shapes, sizes + preferences. That's Play Out Apparel. A non-gendered place to get the underwear you've always wanted. (Have you heard about Athleisure? You have now!).

What is the story here? Ask Abby Sugar: Entrepreneur, fashionista and LGBTQ+ advocate. From NYC but currently living in the Bay while attending Palo Alto's Founder's Institute. She'll also be at BraveMaker's 2/24/2020 event. She's open to get connected with you and talk!

https://fi.co/

https://www.playoutapparel.com/

IG + Twitter

https://twitter.com/playoutnyc

https://www.instagram.com/playoutnyc/

Recorded in Park City, Utah FROM SUNDANCE.

Tony and Diane talked about meeting in Chicago at the Blue Whiskey Film Fest, her Oscar/Emmy nominated and Peabody/Sundance winning film MINDING THE GAP as well as her two full length documentaries at South By Southwest this March, 2020--AND ALL THE WORK IT TAKES TO MAKE MOVIES!

Follow Diane on Twitter

https://twitter.com/dmquon

Her short film CLIFF SUPERFAN

https://cliffsuperfan.com/

See her production group

https://kartemquin.com/

Blue Whiskey Film Fest

https://bwiff.com/