204: Avaah Blackwell’s Treks and Wrecks

Avaah Blackwell is a multilingual actor and versatile stunt performer. Classically trained in Europe, Blackwell began her career as a performer after graduating from Prague Film School's "Acting for Film" program at the top of her class. She has appeared in such productions as The Handmaid’s Tale, What We Do in the Shadows, 12 Monkeys and The Umbrella Academy. Avaah is most noted for her continued presence in the Star Trek universe including 28 episodes of Star Trek Discovery in such roles as Lt. Ina, Osnullus, and many other characters; 14 episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Rebecca Romijn’s stunt double and other roles; and most recently Star Trek: Section 31. Avaah is a longtime martial artist, which she has carried into her career as an actor and stunt performer. We start this interview with a breakdown of the Una vs La’an fight from episode 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. When not working on screen, Avaah can be found supporting her love for film by working for TIFF and Sundance Film Festival. Avaah’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4389000/bio/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Avaah’s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/avaahblackwellAvaah’s website: https://www.avaahblackwell.com/MENTIONSStar Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 3 - Una vs La’an: https://youtu.be/16AqzmpXpWI?si=da5kdR0he2OGupWg TAMMFF Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/TAMMFFFILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDSDo you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our Youtube for the video version with awesome behind the scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are somecool perks! http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodcast Join our e-mail list! Hit us up here: [email protected]: http://instagram.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodFacebook: http://facebook.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod Steve’s Instagram: Instagram.com/sambosteve Steve’s IMDB: http://imdb.me/stephenkoepferPaul’s on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/KravMagaChefPaul’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8062990/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Breakfall Studios’ Instagram: http://Instagram.com/breakfallstuntsOUR SPONSORSPRODUCERSExecutive Producers:Stephen Koepfer Paul VaracchiProduced by:Press Record Studios- Matthew Kaplowitz - Richard Butler- Andrea Levinehttp://www.pressrecordstudios.com Video EditorMatthew Kaplowitz Original music by:Ahrue LusterBrought to you by Breakfall Studios®Film Fights With Friends LLC