Femme Regard Podcast

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Emily Grace! The ladies chat with Emily about the school for actors she has created, Pickford West, and how her workshops serve to get actors up and writing! As actors, we know how hard it is to break into the business. Everybody says, create your own content, but where to start?? Emily's workshops, including Write Your Dream Role and Write Your Dream Scene give actors tips and advice on how to get started, what to look for, and what to avoid. Socials: Website: https://pickfordwest.lpages.co http://www.writeyourdreamrole.com http://www.writeyourdreamscene.com Instagram: @theonlyemilygrace --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Mikail Chowdhury! The ladies chat with Mikail about the series and from that, short film, he shot during lockdown. Completely remote and thanks to shipping technology all around the world, he and his crew were able to pull off a beautiful queer, deaf, love story, "Aimee Victoria". We also talk about how he got started, what keeps him going, and why he tells the stories that he does. Socials: Website: http://www.ldno.com.com Instagram: @midnightcaller___ Twitter: @mikailchowdhury --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Chris Peters! The ladies chat with Chris about combining his worlds of art and tech. Chris is incredibly plugged into the world of technology and specifically, coding and artificial intelligence. He is also an experienced and passionate painter. Combining these two worlds with his love of filmmaking, he was able to create a code for AI that would watch a film and create its own. He then narrowed down the output and curated the final content, creating a hauntingly beautiful experimental movie! Socials: Website: http://www.chrispeters.com Instagram: @chrispetersart --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Suhashini Krishnan! The ladies chat with Sushi about the short film that she and Carolina worked on together, The Company We Keep. The girls get into dealing with contracts and permits and why you should think twice before crowdfunding. We also get into Sushi's writing career and what has and hasn't worked for her to make her as successful as she is today! Socials: Twitter: @sushi_krish Instagram: @sushi.kharrl.krishnan @TCWKfilm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Katherine Geren! The ladies chat with Kat about what it takes to create your own content from films to social media. She shares with us how she was able to get her writing out there and get her projects picked up. We even learn the ins and outs of making a TV pilot. Socials: Instagram: @katgeren @elisasalmost3 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Jacqueline Frost! The ladies chat with Jackie about her career as a cinematographer and how it led her to interviewing others, teaching, and writing her book (both editions!), Cinematography for Directors. She believes (and we agree!) that directors and DPs should be able to effectively and easily communicate. What is one without the other? Such a close relationship requires understanding of the other's abilities and willingness to collaborate. Socials: Website: https://mwp.com/product/cinematography-directors-2nd-edition/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Omar McClinton! The ladies chat with Omar about the film festival he created and is currently running, Various Artists Independent Film Festival. A fest made by filmmakers, for filmmakers. A fest that knows what filmmakers are looking to get out of the experience and what they most need. A community that moves artists forward and gives them the opportunities they so desperately need and deserve. Socials: Website: https://vaiff.com FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/VAiFF Instagram: @official_vaiff Facebook: @VAiFF Twitter: @variousarts_FF --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with former actress, current entrepreneur Kat Moran! We chat with Katrina about how she started as a performer and realized that she was more interested in helping other actors. She launched her school, Acting & Voice Studios, which not only provides classes, but also workshops and showcases, as well as demo reels! Not only does her studio provide the most, but it is launching the world's largest online actor event EVER and Kat is here to spill all the tea on it! Socials: Website: https://actorssummit.com Website: https://www.actingandvoicestudios.com Instagram: @katmoranofficial Instagram: @actingandvoicestudios Instagram: @actorssum Twitter: @iamkatmoran --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with filmmaker/director Ruth Paxton! We chat with Ruth about her first feature, A Banquet! We touch upon the psychology behind storytelling, the value of creative over mechanical know-how in directing, and what is important to Ruth to share with audiences. Socials: Website: http://www.abanquetmovie.com Instagram: @ruthpaxton Twitter: @ruthpaxton --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with filmmaker/podcaster Mike Pecci! We chat with Mike in the studio about what it's really like to be a director. He shares some personal stories that have given him the outlook on life that he has today and we spill the tea on the good, bad, and the ugly. Socials: Website: http://www.inlovewiththeprocess.com Website: http://www.mikepecci.com Instagram: @mikepecci Instagram: @inlovewiththeprocesspod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices