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Daresha Kyi is an award-winning filmmaker who writes, produces, and directs for film and television. Earlier this year at the South by Southwest Film Festival we chatted with cinematographer, Amy Bench, who shot Daresha’s documentary for the American Civil Liberties Union and Little By Little Films, “Texas Strong” an intimate portrait of conservative christian mother Kimberly Shappley and her seven-year-old trans daughter Kai.

In the film, Kai’s mom rejects her community’s beliefs to support her 7-year-old transgender daughter and her struggle to navigate school, where she’s been banned from the girls’ bathroom.

To view the ‘Trans in America’ series, visit the ACLU web page: https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbt-rights/transgender-rights/trans-america

View Texas Strong on the Condé Nast platform ‘them’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuIkLNsRtas

Texas Strong Credits: Director: Daresha Kyi Producers: Lindsey Dryden, Shaleece Haas Executive Producer: Molly Kaplan (ACLU), Chase Strangio (ACLU) Advisory Board: Wriply Bennet, Sam Berliner, Debi Jackson Cinematographer: Amy Bench Editor: Jamie Boyle Assistant Producer: Nora Wilkinson (ACLU) An ACLU & Little By Little Films production

For updates on Daresha Kyi’s upcoming feature documentary ‘Mama Bears’: https://www.dareshakyi.com/mamabears

Today's Guest: Amy Bench (for Daresha Kyi) http://amybench.com

@dareshakyi @dpamyb

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

For the last of four interviews from Hollywood, we spoke with legendary cinematographer Dean Cundey. To multitudes of cinephiles, Dean’s career as a visual storyteller needs no introduction. From his childhood fascination with set design to his partnerships with directors like Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and John Carpenter, Dean Cundey is considered by countless cinema fans as one of the most prolific and influential cinematographers of the last four decades.

His filmography reads like an IMDB greatest hits box office groundbreaking blockbusters and genre classics like "Halloween", “The Thing”, ”Escape from New York”, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, “Back to the Future” and “Jurassic Park” to name just a few. He was fortunate to take classes with Oscar-winning DoP James Wong Howe and following on that, Dean is regularly involved in mentoring aspiring cinematographers through the ASC Master Class Program.

Today's Guest: Dean Cundey, ASC https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005678/ @deancundey

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On the third installment from Hollywood, we had a chat with Bill Bennett, ASC.

As a pilot and cinematographer for over two decades he has shot in a range of challenging environments and has been called upon by many of the world’s top auto brands to shoot their cars.

He has photographed, aerospace and aircraft — along with people and places –for numerous television commercials. Of his many exciting assignments he photographed the liftoff of the very last space shuttle mission at Cape Canaveral.

A key member of the ASC Imaging Technology Council, Camera Division, he delves into the future of film archiving, projection and emerging film tech.

Today’s Guest: Bill Bennett, ASC https://www.wfb4.com/ @cinebill

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

“Every click of the shutter is a totality of the music I’ve heard, the love and pain I’ve seen and lived, and has shaped the way I see.” — John Simmons, ASC

On part two of our series of interviews at the American Society of Cinematographers Clubhouse in Hollywood, we speak with John Simmons, ASC, an award-winning cinematographer for film and television who is also a still photographer, painter and multimedia artist.

He grew up in Chicago and like many directors of photography, he began his career taking photo. He speaks passionately about his enduring love of still photography, on being a champion for diversity in the ASC and how early influences encouraged him --not only to pursue a career in cinema from photography-- but how they still guide his ongoing drive mentor up and coming visual storytellers.

In our interview, speaks poignantly about the power of the image:

“The eternal effect of the image - the effect of an image changes someone - that new person influences the next person and that next person is influenced by the values established by the first person - and there all a result of experiencing an image - just like movies and music become the images and soundtracks of our lives.” — John Simmons, ASC

Today's Guest: John Simmons, ASC https://www.johnsimmonspictures.com/ @johnsimmonsasc

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On the first of four episodes at The American Society of Cinematographers Clubhouse we speak with six-time past President of the ASC, Brooklyn-born Director of Photography Richard Crudo.

His impressive film resume includes many notable feature and television credits from Raising Arizona to American Buffalo. He served for three years as a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is also a frequent guest lecturer at universities around the world and a regular contributor to American Cinematographer Magazine.

Today's Guest: Richard Crudo, ASC http://www.richardcrudoasc.com/ @crudoasc

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On episode 36, we sat down with New York-based - Italian-born cinematographer Valentina Caniglia, AIC IMAGO.

Encouraged by her dad when he gave her a camera at a young age, she was drawn first to still photography - and then evolved to film storytelling. Growing up in Naples, her influences range from legendary DP Vittorio Storaro to directors Stanley Kubrick and Lena Vurt-Muller.

Widely accepted statistics say that while women account for around 51% of film-goers. Somewhere around 4% of directors and only 3% of cinematographers are women. It’s no wonder that Valentina speaks passionately about expanding opportunities for women in the film industry.

Along with shooting features, shorts, music videos and commercials for HBO, Canal Plus, RAI, Showtime and Netflix... Valentina has also dedicatedly supported social-issue groups shooting non-fiction branded content for Planned Parenthood and the Children’s Aid Society. She was also featured in the American Cinematographer for her camera work on the dramatic short “The Stand.”

Today's Guest: Valentina Caniglia, AIC IMAGO http://valentinacaniglia.com/ @valentinacanigliadp

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

For a bonus segment of Valentina describing how she danced as she shot part of the "Unstoppable" campaign for Planned Parenthood -- visit us on instagram @zeissfullexposure

On episode 36, we sat down with New York-based - Italian-born cinematographer Valentina Caniglia, AIC IMAGO.

Encouraged by her dad when he gave her a camera at a young age, she was drawn first to still photography - and then evolved to film storytelling. Growing up in Naples, her influences range from legendary DP Vittorio Storaro to directors Stanley Kubrick and Lena Vurt-Muller.

Widely accepted statistics say that while women account for around 51% of film-goers. Somewhere around 4% of directors and only 3% of cinematographers are women. It’s no wonder that Valentina speaks passionately about expanding opportunities for women in the film industry.

Along with shooting features, shorts, music videos and commercials for HBO, Canal Plus, RAI, Showtime and Netflix... Valentina has also dedicatedly supported social-issue groups shooting non-fiction branded content for Planned Parenthood and the Children’s Aid Society. She was also featured in the American Cinematographer for her camera work on the dramatic short “The Stand.”

Today's Guest: Valentina Caniglia, AIC IMAGO http://valentinacaniglia.com/ @valentinacanigliadp

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

For a bonus segment of Valentina describing how she danced as she shot part of the "Unstoppable" campaign for Planned Parenthood -- visit us on instagram @zeissfullexposure

On episode 35 of Full Exposure, we speak with James Cawley a director-cinematographer from Utah specializing in outdoor recreation and tourism films. Working with small crews, he traverses the state and remote locations around the world — working to develop a lean style of producing while keeping cinematic production values in locales and with budgets that typically only support documentary style productions.

Today's Guest: James Cawley http://www.centerstar.io @jamesdcawley

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On episode 35 of Full Exposure, we speak with James Cawley a director-cinematographer from Utah specializing in outdoor recreation and tourism films. Working with small crews, he traverses the state and remote locations around the world — working to develop a lean style of producing while keeping cinematic production values in locales and with budgets that typically only support documentary style productions.

Today's Guest: James Cawley http://www.centerstar.io @jamesdcawley

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

The New Haven 48 Hour Film Project is a crash course in speed filmmaking. On episode 34 of Full Exposure, learn from a veteran TV and film producer how speed-filmmaking can help hone your film production skills AND having fun! Host Jim Kamp speaks with Trish Clark, regional producer in New Haven, Conn. for the 48 Hour Film Project, an international yearly timed competition and the longest-running competition of its kind. The 48 Hour Film Project pits aspiring film and videomakers from across the country and in Europe to a test of rapid fire filmmaking in a whirlwind two days being challenged to develop a story concept, cast, shoot, edit and deliver a short film. The head-spinning race culminates in a night of screening the entries followed by a judging to determine the finalists to see who will advance to the national Filmapalooza festival.

The 48 Hour Film Project New Haven is July 26th to the 28th, 2019.

Today's Guest: Trish Clark https://www.48hourfilm.com/newhaven/ @newhaven48hfp

Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames