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Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

Step into the world of independent film with Filmmaking Conversations with Damien SwabyFrom established industry voices to the filmmakers of tomorrow, Damien Swaby opens up conversations that spark ideas, share experiences, and celebrate creativity in all its forms.Each episode offers listeners both inspiration and practical takeaways, leaving them better equipped to bring their own stories to life.With a loyal and growing audience of passionate filmmakers and film lovers, Filmmaking Conversations

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Ep 75: Sophie Eastaugh, BBC, NPR and CNN. iPhone...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2020/08/17

Sophie Eastaugh is a reporter and producer for TV and radio. Her work has appeared on the BBC, NPR and CNN. She produced a series of stories in Colombia for the BBC, including a film and radio package about the rise of deforestation in the Amazon, and a film about a young woman diffusing landmines left after decades of civil war. For CNN she made a short film in Senegal, shot on iPhone, about a football academy training aspiring soccer stars.Sophie’s writing has appeared on The Guardian, Al Jazeera

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39:46

Ep 74: "Trying to do projects that are good for the...

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2020/08/12

Dillon is a film editor based in Los Angeles. He works in documentary, music videos, and commercials/branded content. He brings empathy, passion, and a collaborative attitude to every project. His influences vary across mediums and expressions -- music, literature, skateboarding, politics, and history among them. Dillon's work has been featured on the New York Times, Vimeo Staff Picks, Short of the Week, NOWNESS, The Guardian, and Stereogum.Clients include Amazon Music, YETI, Vans, Church’s, and

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44:16

Ep 72: Hollywood Entertainment Law Attorney, Michael...

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2020/07/31

The Law Offices of Michael R. Blaha represents producers, writers, directors, artists, musicians, photographers, record labels, production companies and other members of the entertainment industry. We serve clients in Los Angeles, Hollywood and throughout Southern California.Attorney Michael R. Blaha is a Hollywood entertainment law lawyer with more than 30 years of experience assisting members of the entertainment community with a wide variety of legal needs, including entertainment transactions

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39:18

Ep 71: LAURA GETS A CAT, Writer and Director Michael...

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2020/07/25

Michael Ferrell is the writer, director, and star of the feature films LAURA GETS A CAT and TWENTY MILLION PEOPLE, both independently produced by the team of Devin Sanchez, Chris Prine, and himself.His short films/web series include: STOOP SALE, HARD TIMES, HOT WATER, and BEFORE THE STORM.He has written numerous plays, mostly produced off-off-Broadway, including JERSEY SHORE HOUSE, THE BLUE MARTINI, SPRING AND JAKE, LIFE IS SHORT, and HOW BABIES ARE MADE.His play for high school actors, DELAYED

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31:03

Ep 70: Defeating The Odds! Actress Becki Hayes,...

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2020/07/24

Becki Hayes is a Texas-born SAG-AFTRA actress known for both deaf and hearing roles. Born with a hereditary, progressive hearing loss, Becki's hearing rapidly declined, rendering her profoundly deaf by age 12.Becki made her network TV debut in ABC's "Gideons Crossing" opposite Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin, portraying a deaf teen at odds with her parents over cochlear implants. Life imitated art for Becki, as shortly after the show aired, she underwent bilateral cochlear implant surgery.She

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51:39

Ep 69: Official selection at Hot Docs 2019 - Editor...

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2020/07/14

Rosella Tursi is the editor of the feature documentary Willie, an official selection at Hot Docs 2019 and a runner up for the Rogers Audience Award. Originally from Montreal and now based in New York City, her recent credits include the documentary series Dirty Money (Netflix), Dark Net (Showtime), The Last Defense (ABC limited series executive produced by Viola Davis), Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (SundanceTV limited series executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio) and The Vice Guide to Film (

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47:36

Ep 68: Greater, Antiquities, & Lazy Eye...

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2020/07/14

Gabe Mayhan - BioGabe Mayhan is a cinematographer. He approaches each project with innovative technique, excitement, and a collaborative spirit. Over the course of his career behind the camera, Gabe has created a diverse body of work in the genres of indie films, short films, documentary, commercial and TV programming. Notably, his work on the feature length films' Antiquities & Lazy Eye both of which were released theatrically. Both films have a visual style and dialogue unique to the respected

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42:13

Ep 67: Oscar Winner! Donald Sylvester - Ford v...

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2020/07/09

Donald Sylvester is an American sound editor who has worked on over 100 films. He is best known for his work with James Mangold on the films Ford v Ferrari, Logan and Walk the Line. He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing at the 92nd Academy Awards for the film Ford v Ferrari and the BAFTA Award for Best Sound at the 59th British Academy Film Awards for the film Walk the LineHe has been a member of BAFTA since 2007.You can reach out to Donald via twitter @ripleyIIIIf you liked this podcast,

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Ep 66: KEVIN HART: DON'T F**K THIS UP, and "Last...

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2020/07/04

Adam Ridley is a documentary Producer, Director and Editor originally from Detroit, Michigan. His first documentary short was about the private-press musician Dane Sturgeon called The Wild 'n' Tender Dane Sturgeon (2012). He has since produced/directed the Netflix documentary Series Last Chance U (2016) and the short documentary about the first male stripper The Story of Sweet Pie (2014). He also edited the documentary episode for the Netflix show W/Bob and David: W/Bob and David: Behind the Making

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59:34

Ep 65: Award-winning actress and producer, Brooke...

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2020/07/01

Brooke Lewis Bellas (a.k.a. Brooke Lewis) is an award-winning actress and producer, known for the mystery, thriller “iMurders” (2008) opposite Billy Dee Williams, Gabrielle Anwar and Frank Grillo, the mobster movie “Sinatra Club” (2010) opposite Danny Nucci and Jason Gedrick, the horror, thriller “Kinky Killers” (2007) opposite Charles Durning and Michael Pare, and her comedic mobster Vampire “alter-ego” character and passion project “Ms. Vampy”. After growing up and beginning her creative dreams in

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43:16

Ep 64: Hallmark, NBC, TNT, Screenwriter and Producer...

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2020/06/16

JAMIE PACHINO is an award winning playwright, screenwriter and television writer. Her work has been produced in four countries, commissioned, published and honored.Jamie currently writes for the series Charlotte Walsh Like to Win for Amazon. Previously she wrote on Sneaky Pete (Amazon), The Brave (NBC), Chicago PD (NBC), Halt and Catch Fire (AMC), Franklin & Bash (TNT) and Fairly Legal (USA). She has written teleplays for Amazon, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime Television and UP,

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45:53

Ep 63: Dear White People, LA based Cinematographer...

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2020/06/06

Topher Osborn is an LA based [local 600] cinematographer working domestically and abroad. While a large part of his work is in commercials, his most recent feature work includes Bad Hair (sundance 2020) directed by Justin Simien. Recent series work includes Flipped - season 1(Quibi), Dear White People - season 3 (Netflix) and A Black Lady Sketch Show - season 1 (HBO). Previous feature films include Dear White People (Lionsgate) which won the breakthrough talent award at Sundance 2014 and Netflix’s

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41:10

Ep 62: Brendan Uegama is a cinematographer and...

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2020/06/01

Brendan Uegama is a cinematographer, shooting feature films and series work. He resides in Los Angeles but is originally from Vancouver Canada. He is best known for his work on Child's Play (2019), Riverdale (2017 TV series) and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Brendan is also the cofounder of "Black Tree Pictures", a production company he runs with his partner Nicole G. Leier."Henry's Glasses", the short film Brendan directed and wrote in 2010 was screened during the "Films of Remembrance" event in

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Ep 61: Dr Myriam François, the presenter of the...

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2020/05/23

Dr Myriam Francois is a journalist, TV producerand writer.Her documentaries have appeared on Channel 4 and BBC1 among others. She devised, produced and presenteda monthlyArts and Culture documentary series “Compass”forTRT world, a global news network on Sky 519 (2017-2018). She was also Europe Correspondent for TRTWorld from 2015-2017, covering French politics, the migrant issue and Brexit. She has also reported for BBC World news, most recently with her exclusive report on the allegations of sexual

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Ep 60: "I'm constantly working out what life is about...

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2020/05/16

Mary Gerretsen is an award-winning filmmaker with an eye for stories that try to find the subtle joys of life in even the most tragic and somber sides of humanity. The youngest child of four to a couple of Beatnik Canadian filmmakers, when she wasn’t dreaming up stories in her bed under the stairs in the basement (before Harry Potter made it a cool thing), she was drawing, playing music, writing stories, and running around her neighborhood in Toronto. But as whimsical and quirky as her life seemed,

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Ep 59: Emmy award winner, LINDA MIDGETT!...

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2020/05/10

LINDA MIDGETT is an independent documentary filmmaker, TV producer and screenwriter with writing, producing and directing credits on many major networks, including NBC-Universal, The History Channel, A&E, Discovery, PBS, National Geographic and LMN (Lifetime Movie Network). Her work has won numerous awards, including two Emmys.Linda’s documentary credits includes Hometown Stories: The Greek-Americans of Charlotte for PBS, which won a regional Emmy for best cultural documentary; Through My Eyes, a

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32:24

Ep 58: Hollywood Production Designer, Suzuki Ingerslev

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2020/05/07

Suzuki Ingerslev has enjoyed a 28-year career as an Art Director andProduction Designer. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and before working in the entertainment industry she practiced architecture in Los Angeles, California and Vienna, Austria.Her best-known design credits include Six Feet Under, Shark, In Treatment, Here and Now and True Blood. Her list of accomplishments includes 3 ADG nominations and 13 Emmy nominations. She enjoys

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Ep 57: Vivacious, Tenacious, and Gracious!...

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2020/05/02

Award-winning actress Doris Morgado, is best known for her work opposite Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, John Travolta and Dwayne Johnson. She has worked with award winning directors such as James Mangold, Juan Jose Campanella, Baltasar Kormakur, Shawn Levy, and Chuck Russell just to name a few.Ms. Morgado’s ability to continuously work with such great directors is due in part to the training she’s received in some of the most prestigious acting schools in Los Angeles. Doris has trained at Warner

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EP 56: Starsky & Hutch star Paul Michael Glase,...

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2020/04/27

Glaser, raised in a Jewish family, is the youngest of three children. He was born Paul Manfred Glaser in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Dorothy and Samuel Glaser, who was an architect. Glaser attended the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School until 1961 before transferring to the Cambridge School of Weston completing high school. Glaser attended Tulane University, where he was roommates with film director Bruce Paltrow, majoring in theatre and English with a minor in architecture and graduated in

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Ep 55: Working with the Negro Ensemble Company,...

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2020/04/23

Eugene Lee began working as an actor in the early 1970s and continues to appear on stage, in movies and on television.In 1972, Lee was a cast member in a command performance of “A Raisin in the Sun” for President Lyndon B. Johnson by the Ebony Players, a college theatrical group. He went on to appear and work in over 200 television movies and series, including “The Women of Brewster Place” (ABC) with Oprah Winfrey; “Dallas” (TNT); “Good Times” (CBS); “The White Shadow” (CBS); “The District” (CBS);

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