In this episode clip, Erica A. Hart shares some crucial tips for actors on sending self-tape auditions.

In this episode clip, Erica A. Hart, shares the favorite parts of her job in Casting for Film/TV/Stage.

In this episode clip, Erica A. Hart discusses her transition into Indie Casting.

In this episode clip, Erica A. Hart tells the story of how she got her start in Casting at ABC Primetime Casting

In this episode clip, Erica A. Hart explains what her day-to-day and project-to-project workflow is like,

In this clip, Erica A. Hart discusses what Casting Directors do and what's misunderstood about their role and impact within the casting decisions.

In this episode Gregory sat down with Erica A. Hart.

This episode was recorded in January of 2026.

ERICA A. HART, CSA

Erica A. Hart is an Artios Award–winning casting director whose work spans film, television, and Broadway. A Washington, DC native and NYU Tisch Film/TV alum, Erica began her career at ABC Primetime Casting before transitioning to independent casting, where she has become a sought-after collaborator known for championing bold storytellers and distinctive voices.

Her television credits include Black Mirror, A Black Lady Sketch Show, That Damn Michael Che, Bust Down, The Girls on the Bus, The Equalizer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Jodie, and Survival of the Thickest. Her film work includes SXSW and Tribeca premieres such as Fucktoys, We Strangers, Veo Veo a Family, The Surrogate, Lapsis, Cupids, and Natives.

On Broadway, Erica’s credits include Chicken & Biscuits, Pass Over, Death of a Salesman, and Jaja’s African Hairbraiding, with additional Off-Broadway and regional casting credits including Saturday Church for New York Theatre Workshop, Chiaroscuro and The Festival in da Back at the National Black Theatre, Scarlett Dreams for Midnight Theatricals, El Coqui and Gem of the Ocean at Long Wharf Theatre, and more.

Her additional work includes music videos for H.E.R. (“Fight for You”) and Ghosted (“Get Some,” SXSW premiere), alongside commercial campaigns for Zohran Mamdani, Geico, L’Oréal, Quaker Oats, Neiman Marcus, and others.

Erica was named a Woman to Watch on Broadway in 2025. She is a Board Member of the Casting Society, a member of the Television Academy, a Teamster (Local 817), and part of Black Theatre United’s New Guard. She writes and produces with past development deals at BET and WeTV. Erica also teaches at Yale University, NYU, and various institutions nationwide.

www.hartcasting.com

This episode was recorded in November 2025.

In this episode Gregory sat down with Bryan Ribeiro, the co-founder of the Mount Vernon Independent Film Festival (est 2025)

Bryan is a video editor, motion graphics animator, camera operator, and filmmaker. He was born in Queens. He grew up in Brazil and the USA. He started his creative pursuits at a young age- making cat videos using Windows Movie Maker. Initially studying game design, he realized the fun and storytelling aspect in time-based work and shifted to film and video. He studied Design and Technology at Parsons the New School for Design. The well-rounded course took detours into graphic design, web and game coding, woodworking, fashion, and more. After graduating, he met with some like-minded people and started making music videos, shorts, and completed his first feature film- psychological thriller.
Since then, Bryan's edited for companies such as Disney Streaming, Viacom, MTV, DailyMail, NFL, AMC, Sony, Universal, STXFilms, Macy's, and Empire Design (trailer house). Right now, his short film Braising is currently on the film festival circuit amassing several screenings, awards, and selections on the global level. He also founded a local film festival in his town- the Mount Vernon Independent Film Festival.
Bryan is a huge game and film nerd. He's also geeky about television and graphic novels. A dork about most things actually. He is an avid swimmer. He loves the water and considers himself a nautical individual, though he's drowned like 3 times. He also enjoys exploring his Brazilian background and attempting Portuguese, playing badminton with friends, taking care of his many cats with his partner, and writing in his beat-up idea journal for future projects.
Bryan currently resides in Mount Vernon, a suburb of New York City.

The social home for Mount Vernon's premiere film festival! Founded by @bryanfilm123 and @dominiqueofskyrim

https://mountvernoniff.com/

In this episode Gregory is joined by Megan Dhawan, a journalist, filmmaker, photographer, cinephile, programmer, poet and future podcast host!

You can find her letterboxd here:

https://letterboxd.com/megxxn/films/

Please note this episode was recorded July 2025.

In this episode we sit down with Sisa Bueno, Deion & Kamal Browder, two brothers of Kalief Browder to discuss the documentary, FOR VENIDA, FOR KALIEF

This documentary debuts the poetry of Venida Brodnax Browder, mother of Kalief Browder- an African-American teenager who inspired incarceration reform in the United States. It is not just a film about incarceration, but one that is about giving a complex humanity to people and communities (Black, Latino, Indigenous, Middle Eastern, and Asian) plagued by these issues. The film is an intentional weaving of verité, poetic visuals, rare archival imagery of 1970s New York, and most importantly, deep emotions. The film is a tender journey and exploration into the past, present and future, and delivers nuance and understanding about the long vicious cycle of mass incarceration over the last 50 years. It culminates in the contemporary movement to transform Rikers Island - one of the world’s most notorious jails - into a renewable energy center. This film intertwines spirituality and advocacy, while crafting a cinematic experience that re-imagines the “criminal justice” documentary as a poetic collage.

Director - Sisa Bueno Producer - Sisa Bueno, David Felix Sutcliffe, Paola Gadala-Maria, Jasmine Mans Cinematographer - Sisa BuenoEditor - Kristan Sprague, Daniel Chavez Ontiveros Poetry by - Venida Brodnax Browder Narrator - Jasmine Mans This documentary film was made possible with the support of: ITVS, Ford Foundation, Sundance Institute, International Documentary Association (IDA), deNovo Initiative, City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), Firelight Media, New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), Film Independent, The Gotham, Jerome Foundation, Hot Docs, Points North Institute, Sunny Side of the Doc, DOK Leipzig.