The MAKE IT Podcast

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In this edition of Indie Talk, Chris and Nick review this week in podcast guests, discuss the usefulness of the DISC profile, take on the constant media dog whistles designed to indoctrinate us, and tackle the idea of being yourself at the expense of doing great work or being a good person. Enjoy!

 

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Shownotes:

“Hello” by Lionel Richie (music video)

Chris Haley (author, filmmaker)

Chris St. Croix (writer, dir)

DISC personality profile

Camrus Johnson (actor)

Joker (film)

Reese Witherspoon (actress)

Legally Blonde (film)

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In this episode, Chris joins the Creative Director of the Nashville Film Festival, Lauren Ponto, and Filmmaker Ava Leigh Stewart on a panel to discuss the best practices and pitfalls of deploying your film across festivals nationwide. We talk about the role of Film Freeway, what an “Oscar qualifying” festival actually means, how Creative Directors program festivals, the role of alternate film festivals, the value of in-person festival attendance compared to virtual, and why you should use pitch contests as practice for your big studio pitch, and much more. Enjoy!

 

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Shownotes:

Toronto International Film Festival

SXSW Film Festival

Venice International Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

Nashville Film Festival

Heartland International Film Festival

Chicago Film Festival

Palm Springs Film Festival

New Orleans Film Festival

Hot Docs Film Festival

DOC NYC Festival

Film Freeway

Defy Film Festival

Dycee Wildman (filmmaker)

Fetish (short film)

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (documentary)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (film)

Willem Dafoe (actor)

Armageddon (film)

Deep Impact (film)

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In this conversant episode, we have a conversation with Director Chris St. Croix. We talk about his films 'In The Dark,' 'Shattered,' and 'Final,' the details behind the streaming wars, working with Quentin Tarantino, how to transition from one creative dream to another, overcoming demons, self-doubt, lack of education, and addiction, the realities of Indie Film distribution, and much more. Enjoy! 

 

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In the Dark (film)

 

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Born in New York to a Brooklyn business professor and a former nun from Pennsylvania. Raised in New Jersey, Europe, Boston, L.A., and now Nashville, TN. As a teen, I was hell-bent on filmmaking until music took over, landing me in Hollywood as a long-haired heavy metal singer. A storyteller, just louder. I paid the bills by working as an extra on sets with everyone from Tarantino to Zemeckis and soaked it all in. When music shot me back across the country to Nashville, by day I worked my way up the crew ladder to Assistant Director. When the rekindling of my childhood passion couldn't be ignored any longer, I wrote and directed the short comedy "Rocco & Vinnie." Since then, I've written, directed, and released, through Gravitas Ventures, two features and directed shorts, commercials, and music videos. My period supernatural thriller, "Final," is my latest short supernatural thriller. I have multiple finished screenplays and pilots ready to produce and am always looking for collaborators to make that happen.

 

Chris' Films:

 

• Final (short thriller)

 

• Midnight (short supernatural)

 

• In The Dark (feature horror)

 

• Dirty Little Secret 3D (short thriller)

 

• Shattered (feature drama/thriller)

 

• Rocco & Vinnie (short comedy)

 

Commercials:

 

Vizio, Nutrisystem, Oakley, Wall Street Journal

 

Shownotes:

Ozark (tv series)

Black Mirror (tv series)

Stranger Things (tv series)

CODA (film)

WeCrashed (tv mini series)

Ryan Reynolds (actor)

George Clooney (actor)

Eddie Murphy (actor)

Pluto TV

Star Wars: A New Hope (film)

Quentin Tarantino (writer)

Pulp Fiction (film)

Forrest Gump (film)

Speed (film)

Lethal Weapon (film)

Melrose Place (tv series)

In Living Color (tv series)

Full House (tv series)

Quantum Leap (tv series)

Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor)

Total Recall (film)

Robert Mitchum (actor)

Tony Scott (screenwriter)

Steven Soderbergh (producer)

Gravitas Ventures film distributor

American Cinematographer

IMDb Pro

Steven Spielberg (director)

Script Notes podcast

The Movie Crypt podcast

 

Albums & Movies Chris would take on an island:

Shout at the Devil by Mötley Crüe

Alive! By Kiss

Listen Without Prejudice by George Michael

Rock & Rule (film)

Tony Scott (screenwriter)

The Last Boy Scout (film)

All the President’s Men (film)

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In this special Juneteenth, Pride Month, and Father’s Day episode, we have a conversation with Author & Actor Chris Haley. We talk about his #1 Amazon Best-Selling book of poetry, ‘Fists & Rainbows: WIth One Fist In The Air and Holla!’, the current state of American society and fairness, how he defends his uncle Alex Haley’s legacy, reparations, how he manages his anxiety, tips on how to audition and remember lines, and how self-sabotage and self-doubt cost him work with Wayne Brady. Enjoy!

 

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Instagram

Twitter

FaceBook

LinkedIn

 

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Shownotes:

Jim Crow of the North (film)

Alex Haley (author)

Hamilton (musical)

Lin-Manuel Miranda (actor)

Rainer Maria Rilke (poet)

Langston Hughes (poet)

Kendrick Lamar (musician)

Paul Laurence Dunbar (poet)

Frederick Douglass (author, activist)

Arsenio Hall (producer)

James Patterson apologizes for saying white male authors face ‘racism’ (news)

What is CRISPR? (article)

Barbara Streisand (actress)

Donny Osmond (actor)

Drive My Car (film)

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In this Indie Talk episode, Chris and Nick coin the term, “Non-Priority To-Do List,” they address the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ lawsuit, share opinions on Matthew McConaughey’s White House speech and discuss Quinta Brunson’s (Abbott Elementary) response to her Twitter critics on refusing to produce a school shooting episode. Enjoy!

 

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Shownotes:

Conversation with Janlatae’ Mullins

Top Gun: Maverick

Calgary International Film Festival

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey remarks at the White House (video)

Abbott Elementary (tv series)

Quinta Brunson (actress, writer)

1, 2, 3, All Eyes on Me (short film)

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In this edition of Industry Insights, Nick details the sentiments of Director Nick Frangione about getting to the core of the message in your film. Enjoy!

 

Our conversation with Nick

 

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Director Janlatae' Mullins. We talk about the incredible lengths she went through to pitch Dawson’s Creek, why being seen as a minority creator is so important, how she overcame suicidal thoughts and depression to pursue her filmmaking dreams, and how she identified procrastination as a form of Imposter Syndrome, and her new educational endeavor, The Heartbeat Film Club. Enjoy!

 

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More About Janlatae' Mullins

 

Reel

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Website

www.janlatae.com/

 

Heartbeat Film Club

www.janlatae.com/heartbeat-film-club

 

Janlatae’ Mullins is an award-winning writer, producer, and director. She directs films, music videos, promos, and branded content. Her promo and commercial credits include work with Fox, CMT, Barbie, Amazon Studios, Paramount Pictures, Bravo, Hershey's, Pantene, Nickelodeon, and OWN.

 

Her short films have won numerous awards including Best Director at The Black Women in Film Festival in 2015, Best Screenplay in 2018, and the grand prize winner for her short film Soul Fire in the Jack Daniels Gentleman Jack Real to Reel Competition in association with BET and Code Black Entertainment. She has also worked with various creatives to help develop projects to pitch.

 

Janlatae’ is a true believer in the power of collaboration. Her tenacity to run after honest performances and soul-provoking visuals makes her a great choice for any talent-driven narrative or commercial work.

 

Janlatae’s heart is to empower fellow creators to understand the power of their voice and how it can change the world; to essentially find their heartbeat. She’s currently developing and writing a few TV projects, a series of heartbeat-led creative workshops for creators, and inspiring a movement through emotionally moving content for her digital channel The Heartbeat Network. Janlatae’ is here to remind people that were birthed to start a MOVEMENT.

 

Shownotes:

Dawson’s Creek (tv series)

Greg Prange (producer)

Mario Lopez (actor)

Mark-Paul Gosselaar (actor)

Michelle Williams (actress)

The Color Purple (film)

Arrow (tv series)

The Flash (tv series)

Oprah Winfrey

Roger Deakins (cinematographer)

Blade Runner (film)

Ridley Scott (producer)

Denis Villeneuve (director)

Gavin DeGraw (musician)

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In this edition of Mistakes In The Making, Writer Sandrene Mathews shares an experience in which she lost her confidence and then her job. Enjoy!

 

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This episode brings you a special panel conversation from the recent SWIFT Summit Conference hosted by Women In Film and Television. Chris joins executive and creative panelists Ken Carpenter, Stuart Bishop, Dave Moody, and Andy Van Roon to discuss a variety of topics concerning pitching your project, the future of distribution, and how to get funding. 

 

Moderated by Valerie Connelly and Nadia Bruce-Rawlings. Enjoy!

 

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In this edition of Industry Insights, Nick explores and expounds on the wisdom of actor Joshua Noble. If change is a constant, it's not about who we are but who we are willing to be. Enjoy!

 

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