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This episode features a conversation with UCLA's dean of theater, film and television, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, discussing the complexities of filmmaking and authenticity.

this week at ease nailea and justus sit down with film scholar and UCLA’s dean of theater, film and television, celine parreñas shimizu. from what shapes cinema and colonial gazes to the role of education, creative responsibility, and the ethical tensions of AI in film, this episode asks what it means to create cinema with authenticity. no matter where you are in your relationship to film or creative expression, this conversation invites you to approach it all with a little more curiosity and ease. let's get into it! EASE: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ease⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@easethepodcast⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/51x8OhqmT9r3HLyenR52ER?si=40cfd03133084508⁠ Website: https://www.easethepodcast.com/ NAILEA DEVORA: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/naileadevora/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@billlnai⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/naileadevora⁠ JUSTUS BRYCE: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/justusbrycee/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@justilocks⁠ follow ease: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ease⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@easethepodcast⁠ Spotify…

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Hosts: Nailea Devora, Justus Bryce

Guest: Celine Parreñas Shimizu

Topics covered

• filmmaking
• education
• creative responsibility
• AI in film
• cinema authenticity
• colonial gazes

Keywords

• UCLA Film School
• filmmaker
• cinema
• education
• AI ethics
• creative expression

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Organizations: UCLA

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