The Filmmaker's Life

By Joanne Butcher

The Filmmaker's Life is a live, virtual interview series with filmmakers from all corners of the industry hosted by film business coach, Joanne Butcher. The purpose of this series is to motivate and i... more

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February 03, 2024 The Filmmaker's Life with Cedric Smart - 03/23/23
The guest this week was Sound Engineer, Production Sound Mixer, Post-Production Sound Mixer/Editor Cedric Smart. Cedric has worked on TV commercials, various TV and films productions within the Caribbean and with crews from US, UK, Canada and Europe.
Cedric Smart began his sound engineering career in 1991 as a studio
assistant at the Engine Room recording studio. Within a year he became a studio engineer where he produced commercial recordings for radio and television, as well as tracked and mixed recordings for local.
Since 2001, Cedric has worked as a freelance audio engineer and sound
recordist. He has recorded several albums for various artists and has
worked on hundreds of television and radio commercials. He has also
worked on many regional and international film and television
productions.
Some of the TV commercials he’s worked on are Malibu Rum’s “Mister Moon”and “Lady Sunshine” and British Airways’ “Go Caribbean”. Cedric has worked on many regional and international TV Series including “Turn of the Tide”, “Westwood Park”, “The Reef”, BBC World News Series
“Collaboration Culture” (S1 E5), Discovery Channel’s “Locked Up Abroad” (S7, E10), Discovery Channel’s Planet Green “Blue August 2011” series focus on Leatherback Turtles Featuring Ian Somerhalder, and the Netflix “FIFA Uncovered” series.
He has worked with various accomplished filmmakers, including the
ground-breaking Horace Ové on the “Ghost of Hing King Estate”, Ian
Harnarine with his Genie Award-winning short film “Doubles with Slight
Pepper”, James Van De Pool on Sky TV’s “Michael X: Hustler,
Revolutionary, Outlaw” and Maria Govan with her “Play the Devil”. He’s
also produced two short films and is producing a feature film “Shadow
Legacy” that is currently in development.
In addition to working on-set, Cedric also does post-production sound
work and teaches Production Sound at the University of the West Indies - St. Augustine Campus.
You can follow Cedric Smart on Instagram @csaudio3

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January 12, 2024 The Filmmaker's Life with Ian Harnarine 01/11/2024
Our guest this week was Ian Harnarine. Ian is an award-filmmaker, with a short film Executive Produced by Spike Lee and Assistant Professor at NYU Tisch.

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Ian's short film "Doubles with Slight Pepper" was Executive Produced by Spike Lee and won a Canadian Genie for Best Short Film Drama, which is the equivalent to an Oscar. He's since produced a few documentaries, received an Emmy nomination for one of the dozens of films he's made for Sesame Street and released his first narrative feature film "Doubles" in 2023.
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59min
December 19, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Sir Marco Robinson 12/14/2023
Our guest this week was Sir Marco Robinson. Marco is an actor, best-selling author, and film producer, who has had TV shows and a film on Netflix and Channel 4.

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https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home .
Sir Marco Robinson is the co-creator, producer and star of the movie “Legacy of Lies”, which debuted at #2 on Netflix USA. Marco has also created a Prime Time TV show on Channel 4 in the UK called “Get a House for Free.” The show was created to address the social housing issues in the world and Marco gave away 3 houses through that show.

On top of being a film and TV producer, Marco is also a bestselling author of two books, “Close the deal & Suddenly Grow Rich” & “The Financial Freedom Guarantee”. He’s currently writing his third book, “How to Be a Hero in Real Life,” a true life account of his own incredible life story, from being a homeless child and teenager to reaching an unprecedented level of success in the world of Business and the Arts all while he nearly lost his life from a heart attack, attempted suicide and survived a Russian spy that was sent to kill him. (yes this is a true story!)
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1h 8min
December 02, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Tameka Citchen-Spruce 11/30/2023
Our guest this week was Tameka Citchen-Spruce. Tameka is an award-winning filmmaker, who also is an activist that
champions the cause of equality, not only in terms of race and gender but also for those who are disabled.

Tameka Citchen-Spruce formed her production company Be Influential Film to tell stories that feature unrepresented communities in an authentic, thought-provoking and engaging way. She won an award for her narrative
short film "Justifiable Homicide" and went on to produce the documentary feature film "My Girl Story" and an episode of the TV Series "ADA Lead on Presents Black Future Month: Legacy Present and Afro-Futurism".
Tameka's activism not only shows up in her films but also in her everyday life. Currently, she's the co-director of LEAD, a leadership development program for BIPOC disabled individuals and their parents for the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition and has been recognized for her
activism by several organizations. In the Fall of 2022, she was selected to participate in Unlock Her Potential Mentorship, a program for women of color in entertainment. Her mentor is the social political comedian
and TV Executive Producer W. Kamau Bell.
To get more information about Tameka's latest projects at http:www.tamekacitchenspruce.com

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59min
November 18, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Linda Palmer 11/16/2023
Our guest this week was Linda Palmer. Linda Palmer, an award-winning independent writer/producer/director who has over 25 years in the industry.

Linda formed her production company , Runaway Productions when she wrote, directed and produced a campaign of public
service announcements for "Children of the Night," the non-profit
organization which looks after teenage runaways on the streets of Los Angeles. Since then, she has produced numerous commercials, documentaries, series, and feature films; including "Last Call at Murray's", "Turnover" starring CSI's Paul Guilfoyle, and "Sienna's Choice".
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at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at
https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home

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1h 13min
November 18, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Nicolás Rojas Castro 11/02/2023
Our guest this week was Nicolás Rojas Castro.
Nicolás is an award winning Chilean filmmaker. He has two features under his belt, one a narrative film "Distancia" (2015) and the other a documentary film "Sonar Rock City: Seattle" (2019), which looks at the evolution of music in the city since it became known for the Grunge movement. He's currently working on his third feature film "Tiempos Decentes".
You can watch the film "Distancia" on Amazon Prime.
To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at
https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home

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57min
October 21, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Colin Bressler 10/19/23
Our guest this week was Colin Bressler. Colin is a not only a Cinematographer but also a Writer/Director/Producer/ Director of several psychological horror films.

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https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home .
Colin received the award for Best Achievement in Cinematography while he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He worked his way up in the industry working as an assistant to many great DPs. Once he
stepped into the role of DP he was nominated for the American Society of Cinematography Award for Best New-Comer. He worked on many feature films, TV series for History Channel and Discovery Channel, as well as
on web content for big names such as Sports Illustrated, Essence and Time. When he started writing, producing and directing his own projects, he jumped into the world of horror and has 5 features under his belt within another due to be released next year.
You can watch Colin's latest film "No Promised Land" on Tubi.
To learn more about Joanne Butcher and her company visit
https://www.filmmakersuccess.com

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1h 1min
September 08, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Parris Z. Moore 09/07/2023
Our guest this week was Parris Z. Moore, a film and television producer with over 20 years of experience in the development, production, and distribution of media. He also produced a Sundance winning feature film.

Parris Moore completed his MFA in Film Production in 2021, his MBA in
Film, Media and Art Management in 2005, and his BA in Radio, Television
and Film Studies at Temple University in 1992. He has held the position
of Assignment Desk Editor for FOX News and produced the EMMY nominated show "Profiles". Parris' feature film "Kinyarwanda" won the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award in 2011.

To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register
at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at
https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home .
Parris Moore is a film and television producer with over 20 years of
experience in the development, production, and distribution of media.

To learn more about Joanne Butcher and her company visit
https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/Filmmaker-Success-Home

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1h 11min
September 07, 2023 The Filmmaker's Life with Brandon Morson - 03/09/2023
Our guest this week was Brandon Morson. Joanne talks to Detroit-native Brandon about his beginnings as a filmmaker in Michigan and how he got his films made and distributed on various platforms.

The Detroit native, Brandon Morson has built a strong reputation as a film producer and director by breaking new talent in tv, film and web. After studying film at Western Michigan University, Brandon has gone on to win several film festivals including Best Picture and Best Director.

Brandon then moved to Los Angeles to continue telling dynamic and compelling stories by producing such films as "Passenger C", "Sister Code", "The Night They Came", "You Married Dat", "Run Nixon", "What Are You Afraid Of" and more. He has since gone on to produce and direct commercial and social content for Amazon, NBC Universal, Capitol Records, and Viacom. "Another Love Story" was Brandon’s first feature films as a Director, he hopes the film will bring more awareness to domestic violence and mental illness.

Brandon then went on to direct his second feature film "Hope Street Holiday". He takes pride in maintaining a positive spirit and finding creative ways to bring people together.

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1h 8min
August 25, 2023 The FIlmmaker's Life with Kopal Goyal - 08/24/23
Our guest this week was Kopal Goyal. Kopal is changing perspectives about women in India with her films while using her skills as a rock climber. On one of her first films, she belayed while filming athletes, even when monkeys attacked the camera setup. Host, Joanne Butcher, talks to her about the journey of combining her love of climbing with her love of storytelling!

To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register
at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at
https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home .
Kopal Goyal is an adventure documentary filmmaker and rock climber based in India. One of her first films Ganesha 8b+, is about India’s hardest sport climbing route, which was distributed by climbing magazines around the world including Rock and Ice, Climbing, and UKC magazine on their platforms.
Since then, she's worked on several documentaries that have screened
internationally and won awards, such as Kokankada and Durga: Forging A New Trail. Her other film "Free Soul" won the "Best Extreme Sports Film" award at IMF Film Festival 2020. Her story has been featured in
Redbull, YourStory, BBC Hindi, The Week, India Today magazine, and
various other news portals across the country.
As part of Project Wild Women’s impact, she has founded What Culture and Inspire Crew, a supporting organization and a media platform to
identify more people practicing extreme and gravity sports in India,
give them an identity, encourage more participation with compassion
regardless of age, gender, or social status.
To watch some of Kopal's films, please go to:
https://www.inspirecrew.com/adventureondemand
You can also watch "The Rakchham Affair" at https://youtu.be/2Sk-WG5Vh_U
To learn more about Joanne Butcher and her company visit
https://www.filmmakersuccess.com

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1h 11min

FAQs about The Filmmaker's Life:

How many episodes does The Filmmaker's Life have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.