Joining The FilmUp Podcast

I am excited to join the Filmup Podcast as co-host for season 5. This platform, which boasts a vibrant community of over 1.2 million followers on Instagram, provides an incredible opportunity to engage with fellow filmmakers and creatives. The podcast has consistently featured notable guests from the industry, each bringing unique insights and experiences that enrich our conversations. We also pair each episode with a non-profit of our guests choosing because we believe we can also make the world a better place. I look forward to contributing to this dynamic space, fostering discussions that inspire and connect our audience with the ever-evolving world of filmmaking.

The first episode we released is with Rafael Casal. Some might know him for his work on HBO's Def Poetry.Rafael Casal is a critically acclaimed Writer, Producer, Actor, and Poet. He made his Feature debut in "Blindspotting," which he wrote, produced, and starred in. The celebrated film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where Lionsgate won a major bidding war for the film. The movie was later turned into a series for Starz and Rafa was the Showrunner, Co-Creator, Writer and reprised his film role of Miles.
He acted opposite Hugh Jackman in the Emmy-winning HBO film "Bad Education" and Ethan Hawke in Showtime's "The Good Lord Bird." He wrote music for the Apple series "Central Park". And you can see him most recently in Loki on Disney+.

Rafa is also a big supporter of the BAVC - Bay Area Video Coalition, a non-profit that is an evolving coalition of passionate creators, activists, independent makers of all mediums and everyday people, effecting change one story at a time.
You can learn more by going to www.bavc.org.

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