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The BraveMaker Podcast
by BraveMaker Media
Stories, scripts and conversations with creators. This is a podcast WITH AND FOR filmmakers, writers, actors and brave makers of all kinds. You'll hear from directors, actors and makers of all kinds and get back stories behind why and how brave movers and shakers create culture shaping work. It's all about the brave stories behind brave making. Hosted by filmmaker/actor Tony Gapastione with featured co-hosts and correspondents. Find us on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Googleplay, Spotify and more.
Episodes
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337: It's time to quit? How to know if/when to leave the dream
Is it time to quit?
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336: BraveMaker Podcast: What does it take for me to feel successful?
Mailbag topic conversation with Tony Gapastione / tonygapastione
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335: Loretta Devine
Film & TV icon: Loretta Devine
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334: BraveMaker Podcast LIVE with Dana Harris-Bridson of Indie Wire, Squint & Phillip Botello
Tony Gapastione is a SAG-AFTRA actor, speaker, and the founder and executive director of BraveMaker, a California-based nonprofit that uses film to educate, entertain, and create community through conversations about mental health, justice, diversity, and belonging. Since founding BraveMaker in...
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333: BraveMaker Podcast Meet 2 remarkable women filmmakers.
🎙️ Episode 333 of the BraveMaker PodcastTwo remarkable women filmmakers. Two deeply personal stories. This episode features Colette Ghunim, director of the feature documentary Traces of Home, and Paige Morrow Kimball, director of the short film WAIT. Together, we explore identity, belonging,...
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BraveMaker Podcast #332 meet some makers, shakers, dreamers and VIP leaders
🎙️ Episode 332 of the BraveMaker Podcast! 🎬As we count down to the 8th Annual BraveMaker Film Festival, we're kicking off a special series of festival preview episodes featuring filmmakers, honorees, industry leaders, and special guests who will be joining us in Redwood City July...
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331: BraveMaker Podcast with our team from LALIFF in Los Angeles
Our BraveMakers @thejacobgunter, @gabriellelorein & @belgica.rodriguez.professional had the opportunity to attend and do red carpet interviews for The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) last week! 🤩🎬💫LALIFF is an international event dedicated to excellence in filmmaking....
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330: Dear Cast & Crew: What I like to say on set
It's time to film. You've worked hard, prepared well, he problems... t? You continue to lead well, elevate creativity, and protect the story and value each person's contributions.
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329: Creative Burnout with Tony Gapastione
Everything can and DOES go wrong. What do you do?
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328: Tony Robinette is all over TV & Film & he coaches actors to take big risks
Originally from Orlando, Florida, Tony Robinette moved to Los Angeles after performing sketch comedy and improv at the Walt Disney World Resort, while also working steadily in local film, television, and commercials.He made his feature film debut in Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony Korine,...
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327: BraveMaker Podcast: What is a Multi-Hyphenate and how do I become one?
As we prep for our 1st ever Multi-Hyphenate summit--an all day conference on Saturday April 11th for film/TV makers--we'll talk about what indie actors and creators could be doing to achieve their creative dreams.
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326: The Vanishing of Dolores Wulff: Cinequest Winning Film
The Vanishing of Dolores Wulff had its Northern California premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival and won! Dolores Wulff disappeared on July 31, 1979, during the height of California’s serial killer era. Early suspicions in the case even pointed toward the Zodiac Killer, yet no body was ever…
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325: Baby Love premieres at Cinequest, directed by Joseph Marconi
Joseph Marconi is a writer and director from the Hudson Valley, New York. He began his career in advertising, working with global companies like BBDO and Showtime. After a brief stint as a New York City nightlife photographer, he transitioned to writing and directing short films, music videos…
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324: BraveMaker Pocast: Think like a CEO with Jodie Bentley
Get the Acting Career You Want with Jodie Bentely● Build Your Actor Brand● Create, Build, and Maintain Your Industry Relationships...Faster.● Stop the Excuses and the Self-Sabotage● Prep the Agent Interview to Land Your Dream TeamSocial Media Actor Insider:Instagram: / actorinsider FB Group: /...
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323: Party USA: Feature Film by Director Jared Sprouse starring Phillip Botello
When Taylor can't get her party store shift covered after her dad dies, she makes a deadly mistake that sparks a downward spiral of red, white and blue-collared chaos.PREMIERES @ Cinequest 2026Sunday March 15th @12:25pm Tuesday March 17th @ 4pm
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321: SXSW Bound filmmakers: Ash T & Johnny Rey Diaz
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322: Actor/Singer Melanie Loren went to Sundance in a feature feature
Melanie Loren is a multi-faceted performing artist with a diverse body of work and many credits as an actor and singer. Notably, she played a supporting role in The Shitheads, a film starring Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson, Jr., which premiered recently at Sundance Film Festival. She also…
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320: Sundance Selected producer of Chasing Summer: Ray Maiello
Ray Maiello is an award-winning film producer and former Netflix and Paramount Pictures executive. He founded Moontower Productions to champion independent voices and produce bold films. In just three years, Ray has produced five films, including My Dead Friend Zoe, winner of the 2024 SXSW…
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319: From Sundance with Nicholas Bruckman
Nicholas Bruckman is an Emmy-nominated director and founder of People’s Television, a NYC- and DC-based storytelling studio producing award-winning independent films as well as creative campaigns for the world's leading brands, foundations, and social movements. His feature documentary Not Going...
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318: Live @ Sundance--what's it like AFTER being selected?
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317: Live from Sundance with DP: Tyler Clark of FREELANCE
🎬 BRAVEMAKER PODCAST — 2026 SELECTED PILOT SPOTLIGHTWe’re excited to feature Freelance, a 2026 selected pilot, on the BraveMaker Podcast!Joining us is cinematographer Tyler Clark, who brings a grounded, cinematic eye to the project and shares what it takes to visually shape a pilot from concept…
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316: Sundance director Liz Sargent of TAKE ME HOME, 2026
Join Tony Gapastione in conversation with 2026 Sundance selected film: TAKE ME HOME. Written/directed by Liz Sargent. https://takemehomefilm.com/Liz Sargent is a Korean-American adoptee and award-winning filmmaker whose work delves into adoption, disability, and family dynamics. With a background...
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315: Snow Boots & Screenings: Surviving Sundance in Park City
Go with us for the LAST TIME in Park City Utah---with filmmaker Tony Gapastione who has been attending for 14 years and Naee Anderson who volunteers at the Library theater and has been for 7 years!Tony Gapastione is a writer/director/actor and the founder of BraveMaker. With three feature films...
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314: Manifest that Shiz! Achieving your goals with the internet's help!
Join BraveMaker founder, Tony Gapastione-- / tonygapastione a filmmaker who has produced three feature films and founded a film festival--in conversation with actress/Youtuber Belgica Rodriguez---an actress and Youtube content creator based in Los Angeles and San Francisco. She is known for her...
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313: How do you do the work you love as a CREATIVE?
Start the year with filmmaker Tony Gapastione and grab some strategies for a fulfilling creative year!
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312: Sundance Winning Filmmaker: Diane Bell
Get ready for an inspiring convo with filmmaker Diane Bell — Sundance award-winning screenwriter/director and bestselling author of Shoot From the Heart. / shootfromtheheart1 Diane’s debut feature OBSELIDIA premiered at Sundance (winning two awards + two Indie Spirit noms), followed by BLEEDING...
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311: Short Film Maker Spotlight
BraveMaker Podcast 311 — LIVE on YouTubeFeaturing the creative team behind Two Weeks, One FoolLogline:When a man grows suspicious that the girl he’s seeing is a stripper, his investigation takes a shocking turn when he crashes one of her performances.Join us for a lively conversation with four...
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310: Powerful animation and indie films with Masha Ellsworth
Masha Ellsworth is a Ukrainian-American storyteller, independent filmmaker, and leader in the animation industry. As a Lead Technical Director in the Characters Department at a top animation studio, she has spent over two decades bringing iconic characters to life in some of the most celebrated...
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309: Acting in Game of Thrones with Actor MARCOS JAMES
Marcos James is an actor/performer based in Los Angeles. He is mostprominently known for playing the role of White Rat in the hugely successfulHBO series, Game of Thrones. Marcos was also one of the primary stars of thetelevision movie series, Keeping up with the Joneses (LMN), in which heplayed...
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308: The Lemurian Candidate - A new psychedelic buddy comedy feature film
Meet the writer/director and producer of the new psychedelic buddy comedy / thelemuriancandidate
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307: Making a Feature Film in 5 Days
We attempted something pretty outrageous--but we accomplished it, learned and laughed really hard.
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306: Why you're not booking jobs as an actor and filmmaker
Some thoughts on why you might not be booking.
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305: Risk, Fail, Learn: Why we need to do things that scare us
Tony discusses why we need to do things that scare us and plan goals that are bigger than we think we can achieve on our own--so we learn by being stretched. / tonygapastione
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304: BraveMaker Podcast with Natalia Dominguez from HBO's Freaky Tales
🎙️ Actress Natalia Dominguez MOST RECENTLY STARRED in @HBOMAX's #FreakyTales movie opposite Pedro Pascal. 🇸🇻 Natalia Dominguez is a proud Salvadoran-American actor dedicated to telling impactful stories that highlight human struggle, resilience, & triumph. Born & raised in East Palo Alto,...
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303: How do you get stuff done as filmmaker?
Actor/Filmmaker Tony Gapastione---on not just talking about it--but DOING IT.
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302: Actress Jane Kaczmarek (Malcom in the Middle) worked w/ director Rani DeMuth on a short film
Jane Kaczmarek is best known for her role as ‘Lois’ on television’s award winning Malcolm in the Middle, for which she received 7 consecutive Emmy nominations, multiple Golden Globe and S.A.G. nominations, as well as the Television Critics Award two years running, the only woman to be so honored....
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301: BraveMaker Film Fest 2025 Recap with Filmmaker Sasha Timan
Sasha Timan is a fearless storyteller whose work bridges documentary realism with emotional, character-driven narratives. A former TV journalist in Moscow and Washington, DC, Sasha now creates intimate films rooted in human rights, immigration, motherhood, and survival. Based in Los Angeles and...
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300: BraveMaker Film Festival 2025 - Special
300th LIVE with Tony Gapastione and Priscilla Lam AND special guests from the BraveMaker Film Fest.July 10th, 2025 at the Bravemaker HQ in Redwood City, California with: Hilliard GuessSaeed CrumplerDave ThiesShoshannah Stern Zach Gottsagen Kathryn Smith-McGlynnNiema JordanNaee AndersonLeah Knauer...
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299: BraveMaker Film Fest 2025 - Seleted Filmmakers
Join hosts Tony Gapastione and Belgica Rodriguez for a special conversation with selected creators whose bold stories will be featured in our upcoming festival.🎬 Behind-the-scenes moments🎤 Filmmaking insights💥 Creative inspiration Watch the weekly LIVE stream on BraveMaker...
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298: Film Fest 2025 update and BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
Watch the weekly LIVE stream on BraveMaker YouTube. Follow BraveMaker on social media: Instagram TikTok
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297: EXPLORING PRESSING SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES & CRAFTING NUANCED PERFORMANCES
Nijla Mu’min is a powerful creative voice shaped by poetry, music, fiction, and dance. Born and raised in the East Bay Area, she weaves deeply personal and socially resonant narratives that spotlight the intersections of identity, justice, and belonging.Her debut feature Jinn — a coming-of-age...
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296: BREAK IN & LEVEL UP with special guest Joey Tuccio (Roadmap Writers)
Writers — ever feel like breaking into the industry is a mystery no one’s willing to explain? Joey Tuccio has been changing that for nearly a decade.Starting his career at Bold Films (Drive, Nightcrawler, Whiplash) and reading for companies repped by Hugh Jackman and George Clooney, Joey saw just...
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295: WRITE , DIRECT & FILM with special guest Kim “Kimmie P” Callaway
Writers, directors, and creatives — want to turn your vision into bold, unforgettable stories? Don’t miss this live conversation with Kim “Kimmie P” Callaway, an award-winning writer-director whose work blends humor, heart, and social impact.For over a decade, Kim has written and directed…
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294: Strategically Building Your Brand & Acting Career
Actors and creative entrepreneurs — want to build a sustainable career on your own terms? Don’t miss this.Join us for a deep-dive convo with Tristina Lee Bryant, a Los Angeles-based actor and brand strategist whose work spans studio films, network TV, and viral indie hits.You’ve seen her in...
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293: Real Talk About Feature Filmmaking - The Brutally Honest Truth
From raising funds to facing rejection, from burnout to breakthroughs — this convo doesn’t hold back. If you’re dreaming of making your feature, don’t miss this raw, honest look at what it REALLY takes. Watch the weekly LIVE stream on BraveMaker YouTube. Follow BraveMaker on...
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292: What It Really Takes to Write for Hollywood with Hilliard Guess
We’re going deep into the real, raw truth of screenwriting with Hilliard Guess — writer, producer, podcaster, and director. From breaking into the industry to surviving the writer’s room, Hilliard is here to spill it all.With credits on Deadly Class (SYFY), the award-winning digital series…
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291: Acting Without Limits — The Many Stages of Kathryn Smith-McGlynn
BraveMaker Podcast with special guest Kathryn Smith-McGlynn!Kathryn Smith-McGlynn is an award-winning actor, writer, director, and producer whose powerhouse performances span theatre, film, and television. She’s graced the stage in acclaimed productions like HENRY V (The Old Globe), FAIRVIEW and...
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290: Talking Screenwriting with Jacob Krueger
Watch the weekly LIVE stream on BraveMaker YouTube. Follow BraveMaker on social media: Instagram TikTok
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289: Casting, production and best practices for actors with casting director Jane Flowers
🎙️BraveMaker Podcast -- Casting & Character with special guest Jane Flowers!Jane is a casting director based in Los Angeles who began her career as an actor, earning her MFA from UCLA before transitioning to casting in 2011. She’s been on a mission ever since: helping actors book roles and shine...
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288: Micro-budget Filmmaking with Noam Kroll
BraveMaker Podcast -- Micro-Budget Filmmaking with special guest Noam Kroll!Noam Kroll is a Los Angeles-based narrative filmmaker and creative entrepreneur best known for his incredibly DIY approach to the craft. His micro-budget features Shadows on the Road, Psychosynthesis, and Disappearing Boy...
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Stories, scripts and conversations with creators. This is a podcast WITH AND FOR filmmakers, writers, actors and brave makers of all kinds. You'll hear from directors, actors and makers of all kinds and get back stories behind why and how brave movers and shakers create culture shaping work. It's all about the brave stories behind brave making. Hosted by filmmaker/actor Tony Gapastione with featured co-hosts and correspondents. Find us on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Googleplay, Spotify and more.
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Stories, scripts and conversations with creators. This is a podcast WITH AND FOR filmmakers, writers, actors and brave makers of all kinds. You'll hear from directors, actors and makers of all kinds and get back stories behind why and how brave movers and shakers create culture shaping work. It's...
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