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Cinemascope
by Genevieve Trainor, Nazneen Akhtar Rahim
Genevieve Trainor, a professional actor and PR and marketing expert, chats with a range of entertainment industry experts from around the world who share "insider insights" that demystify the industry and help with the economic development of our communities. On the last Friday of every month, Dr. James Wysong, Dean of Arts and Design at SFCC, and Milton Reiss, Co-Chair of the Film Department at SFCC, discuss everything from how culture impacts film and vice versa to their love of the sci-fi genre.Nazneen Akhtar Rahim is a British American actor. Originally from London, Nazneen studied Law at the University of Westminster, graduating with honors, following which she practiced human rights law. She has worked at a humanitarian assistance charity, obtaining a certificate in Disaster Management and is fluent in Urdu and Hindi.email - [email protected]
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Samantha Olguin
Samantha Olguin grew up immersed in musical theater, singing, and dancing from a young age. She was classically trained in piano from the ages 4-16 and passed Level 8 of the Royal School of Music piano exam with Distinction. Olguin moved to Los Angeles at 18 years old to study Ethnomusicology at...
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Lisa Kori
Lisa Kori is a filmmaker and musician based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her short films have won several awards including Best Experimental Film at the Mindfield Film Festival in Albuquerque, Best Poetic Film at the Madrid Film Festival in Madrid (New Mexico), and Finalist for the Lichter Art Award…
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Andy Bui
Andy Bui is a Vietnamese-Chinese American filmmaker, producer, and creative entrepreneur based in his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the son of two immigrants. After years of chasing creative ideas, he found his calling in cinematography while earning a BFA in Interdisciplinary Film…
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Otgadahe Whitman-Fox
Otgadahe Whitman-Fox is known for her work in Big Sky, The Clean Lady, Duster, and most recent Marshals on CBS. She has been working in film since 2015. Contributing her skills behind and in front of the camera. Working her way from production assistant all the way to recurring guest star and...
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Jeremy ReoNason & Gary Choi
Jeremy ReoNason is an actor, martial artist, and stunt performer located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He spent his youth and early adulthood growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania cultivating a deep love for film and on screen performances. During his college years attending The University of...
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Sheypan Draus
Sheypan Draus is a character actor born in Poland. He reads, writes and is fluent in English and Polish. Sheypan and his family moved to the U.S. in the early 80's to pursue a better life. He does not come from a theatrical background, but was given the artistic and creative gene from his…
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Christian Dalton
Christian Dalton, better known simply as Dalton nowadays in New Mexico, was born in the heart of London, England. His first professional theater job came as a teenager, where he was cast as the dance captain and lead understudy for a pantomime alongside some of the UK's most loved celebrities in...
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Founder of Broken Bicycle Films, Sam Quinn
Sam Quinn is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, casting director, and acting coach from Taos, New Mexico. Raised by visual artists, he developed a love for storytelling at an early age. After studying musical theatre at the Northeast School of the Arts in San Antonio, Texas, Sam earned a BFA in...
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Santa Fe International Film Festival Artistic Director and Founding Member, Jacques Paisner
In this episode, guest host Genevieve Trainor speaks with Santa Fe International Film Festival Artistic Director and Founding Member Jacques Paisner about the festival and his thoughts for independent filmmakers on getting your work seen. The 18th annual Santa Fe International Film Festival runs...
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Mindfield Film Festival 2026
The 9th Annual Mindfield Film Festival – Albuquerque returns August 27–30, 2026, celebrating independent filmmakers from New Mexico and around the world. The four-day festival will feature an exciting lineup of feature films, short films, music videos, filmmaker networking opportunities, special...
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Ashleigh Crystal Hairston
Named a “2024 Rising Star of Animation” by Animation Magazine, Ashleigh Crystal Hairston is a multi-hyphenate in the truest sense of the word. She is the lead voice actress on Nickelodeon’s The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, a series she also helped co-create. As a writer, story editor, and co-EP...
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Michael Vincent Berry
Michael Vincent Berry is a native Houstonian LGBTQIA+ actor best known for his work in Law and Order SVU, Better Call Saul, The Cleaning Lady, Outer Range, THEM and WACO: The Aftermath. In addition to a storied career in the Theatre as an actor, Michael spent 20 years in public education as the...
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Carissa Mitchell
As the Owner and Talent Agent of Mitchell & Associates Talent, Carissa Mitchell is passionate about representing exceptional talent with both heart and strategic business expertise. With a deep understanding of the entertainment industry and a personalized approach to representation, she is...
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Lissette Nichols
Lissette Nichols is half Dominican, half Panamanian, 1st generation American Actress. She is the owner and proud coach of NM Actor's Film Studio for the youth in the NM market. She graduated from New Mexico State University with a Theatre Arts Degree with an Acting emphasis for Stage acting. From...
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Carol Skipwith
Carol Skipwith joined the film community of New Mexico in 2012. Her first introduction was portraying a background actor on Better Call Saul. Her reaction “I was hooked.” She began sharing her talents for photography by shooting pictures at networking events. Word got around about her remarkable...
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Tara Levine
Tara was a bright and vibrant actress, with many friends in the community. She is deeply missed by her family and friends. This episode of Cinema Scope honors her and features a past interview from 2020. Tara Levine's extensive experience taught her to be patient and understanding, but never…
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Theo Avgerinos
Theo Avgerinos is a Greek-American filmmaker, director, and photographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He's been behind a camera since he was a kid with his dad's Super 8mm, and the pattern has been consistent ever since: get interested in someone's story, then figure out how to tell it. A 2000...
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Nathan Shields
Nathan Shields is a tutor at St. John's College, Santa Fe. His education and accomplishments include: BM, Music Composition, New England Conservatory of Music, 2006; MM, DMA, Music Composition, the Juilliard School, 2013; Faculty, Department of Music History, the Juilliard School, 2013-16;...
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Alexandra Boylan
Alexandra Boylan is a dynamic award-winning filmmaker, writer, producer, and actress who has been trailblazing through Hollywood for nearly two decades. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Boylan is known for her fearless pursuit of meaningful content. In addition to her numerous acting credits,...
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Hassanen Attabi
Hassanen Attabi is an Iraqi-American actor, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and award-winning cinematographer dedicated to bringing bold, underrepresented stories to the screen. Born in Baghdad shortly before the Iraq War, he immigrated to Chicago, where his journey from immigrant to U.S. Marine…
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Brandon Scott Jensen
Brandon Scott Jensen is a multi-internationally award-winning artist who has worked professionally in film, television, and theatre for more than 20 years with more than 40 credits under his belt. He is also the creator of the graphic novel series Lunaria, as well as the writer, director…
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Daid Meyer and David Carl
David Carl holds a Master's Degree in Philosophy and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and has been teaching philosophy, film, and literature as part of the Great Books program at St. John’s College in Santa Fe for the past 26 years. He is currently the Dean for Graduate Programs at St. John’s…
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J Diego Gonçalves
J Diego Gonçalves, a talented Brazilian Actor and Filmmaker. His passion for the world of cinema has been a driving force since his early years. In pursuit of his artistic dreams, Gonçalves made the decision to move to Los Angeles in 2013 and immerse himself in English and Film School. This...
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Steven Ray Byrd
Steven Ray Byrd is an actor, social media influencer, and former U.S. Army medic who has built a loyal audience of over 645,000 followers on TikTok through his relatable humor and authentic storytelling. A devoted father, he brings real-life experience and heart into everything he creates, while...
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Gary Mazeffa
Gary Mazeffa is a filmmaker and the founder of Q2 Films. He is the writer and director of Asherah: A Love Odyssey, a mythic cinematic experience exploring love, consciousness, and humanity’s role in shaping its own future. Blending Western and Eastern traditions, his work focuses on experiential...
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John Morello Pt. 2
We return with an interview with John Morello, who has been on stage as an actor and storyteller for over 20 years. At one time a high-school dropout, he now holds degrees in Theatre Arts and Broadcasting. His performances of the one-man show, Dirt have been critically acclaimed by the New York...
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John Morello
John Morello has been on stage as an actor and storyteller for over 20 years. At one time a high-school dropout, he now holds degrees in Theatre Arts and Broadcasting. His performances of the one-man show, Dirt have been critically acclaimed by the New York Times and as an author, he has…
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Tantoo Cardinal & Lonnie Anderson
Tantoo Cardinal is an extraordinarily talented Native Canadian actress, with an illustrious career spanning five decades. She is known for the films Dances with Wolves, Legends of the Fall, Smoke Signals, and Killers of the Flower Moon. She is of Cree and Métis heritage. She is a founding member…
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Greg Farinelli
Greg Farinelli SAG-AFTRA is a Film and Television Actor from Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has been working in the film industry since 2016. Some of his credits include a recurring role in the TV Series Roswell New Mexico for The CW. Other credits include Outer Range, Macgruber, Duster, and...
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Kirk Ellis
Kirk Ellis won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, a WGA Award, a Peabody and the Humanitas Prize for his work on the HBO miniseries John Adams. The miniseries won a record-breaking 13 Primetime Emmys in total, as well as four Golden Globe awards. Previously, Ellis received an Emmy nomination and won the...
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Jamie H. Jung
Jamie H. Jung is an English-American actor, he is known for his recurring role as Agent Henry Minor on the 2025 HBO Max show "Duster" starring Josh Holloway. Other highlights include work on FX's "Grotesquerie," The CW's "Roswell New Mexico," Prime Video's "Outer Range" and "Them: Covenant," and…
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Jeremy ReoNason
01/30/2026 with Jeremy ReoNason
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Sean Perez
Sean Perez started his performing career in 2004 when he first joined his High School's Rock Eisteddfod team. Being part of this dance team set him on his path to performance. He continued his dance training since specialising in L.A. Style Salsa & Latin American/Ballroom (with Karen Rufus &…
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Genevieve Trainor
Genevieve is a film and media strategist and on-camera and voiceover actor. In late 2022, she began volunteering in eastern Ukraine — initially as a one-time trip to better understand and document life near the frontline so she could communicate those realities to Western audiences. The…
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Actor and Director Drew Lopez
Drew Lopez is a New Mexican actor and director, known for the short film Sunset and his feature film Riley: You're Never Out the Fight, which he also directed. His short film The Way We Carry Water is in film festivals and will screen at the upcoming Las Cruces International Film Festival. Drew…
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Piyush Gupta
Piyush Gupta is an Indian-American actor whose journey has been a bit of a scenic route. Piyush was born and raised in a small town in India so, obviously, it started with an engineering degree. With no Bollywood connections and only an American dream in his pocket, Piyush moved to Raleigh, North...
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Catherine Fridey
Writer and Executive Producer of recently released A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS, Catherine Fridey was born in Paris and grew up in Chicago. She co-wrote her original story ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS, the first Christmas film on Hallmark with lead Latino characters and actors. Most of her feature and...
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Anna Elizabeth James
Anna Elizabeth James is a top director, writer and producer who first caught the filmmaking bug after being given the opportunity to create her own TV show in junior high school. Ever since then Anna has had an insatiable desire to collaborate and bring artists together towards a common goal.…
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Actor and Stunt Artist Kevin Chambers
Born in South Korea, adopted at 3 months where he was raised in Grand Rapids Michigan. Kevin started his martial arts training at the age of 5. At the age of 12, he was first in the state of Michigan for Forms and Sparring. Second in the state of Michigan for weapons. After earning his black belt...
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Pluribus Fan Group
Courtney Glass is an English Professor who runs the Pluribus fan group on Facebook and the YouTube channel Courtney's Reviews. She also likes cats! Alex Quiros is a fan of hard science fiction, and of Vince Gilligan. She has a penchant for analysis, a BA in English Lit, and moderates another fan...
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Cheri Montesanto
Cheri Montesanto is a three-time Emmy Award–winning makeup artist and Makeup & Hairstyling Award honoree whose career in film and television spans decades of innovation, craftsmanship, and storytelling. Entering the entertainment industry at just 17 years old, she quickly established herself as a...
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Dr. Paul Heinzelmann
Dr. Paul Heinzelmann is a Primary Care doctor trained in Public health who was pulled into the world of film sets when tax incentives brought film work to Massachusetts. His observations as an outsider reveal a workplace in need of reform. He produced the movie Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the…
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Haraz Divine
10/31/2025 with Haraz Divine
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Matt Page
Matt Page is an Actor, Writer and Director best known for creating the martial arts comedy web series "Enter The Dojo" and starring as the lead character Master Ken. His videos have received over 300 million views on YouTube. He has performed the Master Ken LIVE! comedy show across the U.S.A.,...
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DaJuan Johnson
DaJuan Johnson is an actor known for his role as Detective Pierce in Bosch, Detective Noah Oakley in NCIS: Origins, and most recently he plays Principal Jeffers in the Disney+ show Electric Bloom. He coaches actors and provides them with the guidance at ThinkBiggerCoaching.com. For bookings,...
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Petru Cotarcea & Joe Pavlo
Petru Cotarcea, Violinist Petru Cotarcea is a virtuoso violinist and the founder of Lycaeum Music, a company that connects professional music educators with students. This fully integrated online platform offers flexible home lessons, online lessons, courses, workshops, and competitions for...
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Kira Sipler
Kira is an accomplished creative and business professional, currently serving as the Executive Director of AFMX. She combines her background in business operations and entrepreneurship with her expertise as an award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director. A New Mexico native, Kira's work...
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Lindsy Campbell
Lindsy Campbell is an American actress and award-winning filmmaker based in Albuquerque, NM. A graduate of The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, she began her professional acting career with a co-star role on Longmire and has since appeared in The Messengers, Cents, Foreseeable, and The...
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Chad Terry & The 48 Hour Film Project
Chad Terry has been making audiences laugh, cry, and occasionally cringe since 2000, with a career that spans film, television, theater, and podcasting. He’s the creator and host of Craft Beer and Comics: A Podcast, streaming on Spotify. On stage, Chad has portrayed standout roles like Gollum in...
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Mindfield Film Festival
Minefield Film Festival. Aaron Alexander is a filmmaker and producer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the founder of Silence Fiction Films. He has directed and produced a range of projects, including the upcoming proof-of-concept short Bad River, featuring a cast of acclaimed actors. Aaron…
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Genevieve Trainor, a professional actor and PR and marketing expert, chats with a range of entertainment industry experts from around the world who share "insider insights" that demystify the industry and help with the economic development of our communities. On the last Friday of every month, Dr. James Wysong, Dean of Arts and Design at SFCC, and Milton Reiss, Co-Chair of the Film Department at SFCC, discuss everything from how culture impacts film and vice versa to their love of the sci-fi genre.Nazneen Akhtar Rahim is a British American actor. Originally from London, Nazneen studied Law at the University of Westminster, graduating with honors, following which she practiced human rights law. She has worked at a humanitarian assistance charity, obtaining a certificate in Disaster Management and is fluent in Urdu and Hindi.email - [email protected]
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