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Off the ChARTs
by Amber Dhall and Jasma Zhou
Two young artists, Amber (an aspiring actress) and Jasma (food Youtuber/visual artist/photographer) created this podcast hoping to change the way the arts are perceived by the world. As youth creatives with ambitions of pursuing arts careers, they've faced uncertainties and challenges that they hope to alleviate for others in a similar boat. Every episode, they chat with experienced guests in their professions and have used their talents and creativity to influence the world for the better. Listen in and join them on the journey to making the arts more accepted and accessible for all.
Episodes
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Jasper Chen: Life of a Taiwanese-American Screenwriter & Coordinator
Jasper is a coordinator by day and a screenwriter by night, with wins at PAGE and Austin Film Festival in 2021. Having spent half of his formative years in Taiwan, he aims to tell universal stories and bridge cultures through a variety of different genres and mediums. Jasper graduated from USC in...
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The Unspoken Realities of the Film Industry: Embracing Change with Kojo Owusu
In this episode, Kojo speaks about choosing to pursue the arts having grown up in a factory town, transferring from U Michigan to USC and switching majors, working on script coverage projects in Hollywood, then his eventual pivot to the business industry. He reveals the glamorous stories of…
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Keesha Chung: The Epitome of Being a Versatile Creator
Keesha is a filmmaker, content creator, model, event coordinator and creative whose widespread experience in the entertainment industry has elevated her voice as one of influence in the field. She has worked as on air talent for VICE and as both a host and segment producer on the series The…
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End of Year Special: A chat with Filmmaker & Social Activist Yazmeen Kanji!
Yazmeen is a Muslim Indo-Caribbean TIFF Next Wave Filmmaker, Hot Docs Accelerator fellow and the founder of the advocacy and consulting organization, Films With A Cause. She was the director of the award-winning films From Syria To Hope (2019) and With Love From Munera (2020). She is in…
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Kathleen Tesar: Musician, associate dean at the Juilliard School & Our Favourite Person Ever.
Dr.Kathleen Tesar is an incredibly accomplished musician, author, and education administrator with years of experience in the field. She currently serves as the Associate Dean of Enrollment Management at the Juilliard School, having overseen the offices of admissions and financial aid for over…
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When Life Gives You Lemons Make Yellow Rain with Sabrina Lassegue
Sabrina is an actress, producer, director, model, dancer, and content creator who is an absolute powerhouse in the film industry. She trained at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of the Performing Arts for acting, and eventually went on to pursue a filmmaking career alongside that…
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What does it mean to be a professional artist and educator? Let's discuss with Sylvia Chan!
Sylvia is a professional artist, art educator, breakdancer and businesswoman from Markham, Ontario with over 10 years of painting and teaching experience. She is currently the artistic director at the esteemed Creative Genius Academy, an art school voted the best in Markham two years in a row!...
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Dropping the Mic with Desiree Mckenzie: Finding Confidence & Community as a Poet
Desiree Mckenzie is a youth spoken word poet from Canada whose been involved in community arts empowerment for many years. She does commissioned spoken word projects for businesses, as well as having worked with organizations like Unity Charity, JAYU, CBC Arts, Poetry in Voice to help deliver…
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Co-host Chats: A Chill Episode Full of Surprises
It's been a while since we have had an episode with only the co-hosts and no planned direction so we brought it back! In this hour-long conversation, we started by reflecting on our podcasting journey from picking the name to all the tech difficulties we've battled. We talked a bit about what's...
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Award Winning Crew of UMAMA Share the Honest Truths & Tips of the Industry
On this special episode, we welcome three talented guests from South Africa -- Talia Smith, Sabelo Ndumo, and Malibongwe Mdwaba! They are a part of the crew for the award-winning short film "Umama" which won gold for the Student Academy awards alongside many more achievements. They give us…
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Small town spotlight to the JUNOS: Carina’s take on success and mental health
Carina is an 18-year-old singer, dancer, actress and model from Ontario, who has been driven by a passion for the arts as a multi-faceted creative for years. Carina is an original member of the all-girl pop-rock group Girl Pow-R. They advocate for self-expression, female empowerment, and overall...
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So You Want to Be An Actor; Jessie Liang’s Tips to Making the Big Decision
Jessie is a Vancouver-based actress, playwright, and acting coach whose love of the arts has led her on an incredibly successful journey as an industry creative. From her work as the Associate Resident Producer for the award-winning theatre company Solo Collective to being a part of Pacific...
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A Journey of Self Discovery: How Julia Yoo Found Her Identity as an Asian Artist
Julia is a 17-year-old youth filmmaker, visual artist and photographer based in Toronto. She is currently enrolled in the film program at the Etobicoke School of the Arts and has been a member of TIFF’s youth programming team, the TIFF Next Wave Committee, for almost 3 years. With all of this...
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Intersecting STEM and the Arts with Janet Hamrani
Janet Hamrani is a freshman at the Stevens Institute of Technology who’s been able to use her love of STEM to manifest a passion for multimedia and digital arts. Along with an extensive background as a coder, she is the founder of the magazine Consonancie, connecting youth creatives from all…
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Navigating the World of Multimedia with 17-year-old Actress Brielle Robillard!
Brielle is a 17-year-old professional actress and amateur filmmaker and writer who's been in the multimedia industry ever since 9 years old. She has worked on a variety of projects, such as The Silencing (2020), the CBC Series “Endlings” and Netflix Original “Creeped Out”. Some of her personal...
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Acting pursuits and Youtube endeavours (meet the co-hosts!)
In the first-ever episode of Off the ChARTs, co-hosts Amber and Jasma chat about their artistic backgrounds, journey and ambitions. Later into the episode, the conversation drifts away from their personal views regarding the artistic industry. Amber geeks out about her all-time favourite film (it...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Two young artists, Amber (an aspiring actress) and Jasma (food Youtuber/visual artist/photographer) created this podcast hoping to change the way the arts are perceived by the world. As youth creatives with ambitions of pursuing arts careers, they've faced uncertainties and challenges that they hope to alleviate for others in a similar boat. Every episode, they chat with experienced guests in their professions and have used their talents and creativity to influence the world for the better. Listen in and join them on the journey to making the arts more accepted and accessible for all.
HOSTED BY
Amber Dhall and Jasma Zhou
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Off the ChARTs currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Off the ChARTs about?
Two young artists, Amber (an aspiring actress) and Jasma (food Youtuber/visual artist/photographer) created this podcast hoping to change the way the arts are perceived by the world. As youth creatives with ambitions of pursuing arts careers, they've faced uncertainties and challenges that they...
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Off the ChARTs has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Off the ChARTs is created and hosted by Amber Dhall and Jasma Zhou.
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