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Tribeca Shorts Film Roundtable panel "Competitive Edge" with Misha Calvert, Jordan Britt, Isabel Lamers, Ran Ran Wang, Jean-Luc Mwepu and Desirée Mwepu
Jun 22, 2026
59m 05s
Tribeca Shorts Film Roundtable panel "Love Fictionally" with Kaily Morgan Smith, Drew Van Steenbergen, Ty Molbak, Maggie and Tyler Brown
Jun 15, 2026
54m 27s
Tribeca: Actress Pauline Chalamet and Showrunners Isabelle Platt & Sofya Levitsky-Weitz for SWITCH
Jun 12, 2026
41m 08s
Tribeca: Red Carpet w/ Actors Rain Spencer and Gabriel Basso for the World Premiere of Iconocolast
Jun 12, 2026
10m 30s
Tribeca: Pauline Chalamet and Showrunners Isabelle Platt & Sofya Levitsky-Weitz for premiere of SWITCH
Jun 12, 2026
42m 38s
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| 6/22/26 | ![]() Tribeca Shorts Film Roundtable panel "Competitive Edge" with Misha Calvert, Jordan Britt, Isabel Lamers, Ran Ran Wang, Jean-Luc Mwepu and Desirée Mwepu | I had the pleasure of speaking with the filmmakers of the 'Competitive Edge' Shorts film block at the 25th Anniversary season of the Tribeca Festival. The description for this block is: These narrative shorts pack a punch as sports and performance take center stage. ISABEL LAMERS| Director & Writer of 'Kaya (ᜃᜌ)' Isabel Lamers is a Filipina-German actor, director, writer and producer based in Los Angeles. Shaped by her mixed-race heritage and upbringing, Isabel strives to tell stories from a unique point of view, specifically exploring larger societal issues in intimate, character-driven narratives. She also aims to give a voice to women-empowering stories. Isabel’s notable acting credits include the Cate Blanchett let “Tar”, “Club Zero” (a 2023 Cannes Palme d’Or nominee) and “SISA” which was a main selection at the Black Nights Tallinn Film Festival. She also co-wrote and starred in the award-winning short “A Dozen Suns”, which received a nomination at the Cannes Short Film Festival, and “A Serious Game” which won the 2025 Audience Award at FilAm Creative. JORDAN BRITT | Director & Writer of 'Freestyle' Jordan Britt is a New York City– based film director from North Carolina and a recent graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a BFA in Film & Television with a minor in Anthropology. Her work centers on personal history and identity, often approached through a global perspective. Her NYU senior thesis film, Freestyle, was selected to premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. Her films also include Girl Builds Rocket, a 16mm narrative short now in post, as well as BAD, SUGAR!, an upcoming short film. She founded Moonwatch Pictures, an independent production company, and has interned at Protozoa Pictures and Artemis Pictures. In 2025, Jordan was named a Soho House x Creative Futures Fellow, a year-long fellowship through which she is developing her debut feature. MISHA CALVERT | Director & Writer of 'Fault' Misha is an award-winning writer, director, and showrunner based in New York. She has created five digital series, including Strut (2018 Tribeca Film Festival), which campaigned for an Emmy in 2022, and All Hail Beth, commissioned by BRIC TV. Her 2026 projects include Pink Flags, starring Raye and Sawyer Spielberg; The Fuckboy Diaries, a comedic series about modern dating; and Candy, a musical short created in partnership with singer-songwriter Kate Eberstadt. On the feature side, Misha is developing two narrative dramas. Misha’s work is high-concept and visually driven with a focus on gender, mental health, power, and the female experience. She is the recipient of the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant and was a finalist for the Bechdel Residency in 2024. Misha works as a career strategist via her educational company, Vermilion and The Vermilion Podcast, and she is currently on staff as a teacher at Sundance Collab. To see more of Misha’s work, check out www.mishacalvert.com RAN RAN WANG | Director & Writer of 'I Think About Killing You' Ran Ran Wang (She/Her) is a Chinese American writer-director. Her feature screenplay IF I HAD YOUR FACE was featured on the 2023 Black List, and is currently in development at MGM/Orion with Closer Media producing. In 2024 she was a fellow in the inaugural cohort of the Rideback Rise accelerator program. She is attached to direct DYING IS FINE, a feature film selected for the 2025 Sundance Producers Lab. She is represented by Sukee Chew at Hopscotch Pictures and Erica Ling at WME. MARIA SOFIA HERNANDEZ | Director & Writer of 'La Lucha de Lucîa' Maria Sofia Hernandez is a Mexican-American filmmaker and actress based in Brooklyn. She grew up on the border between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, CA. Her debut short film “La Lucha de Lucía” had its New York Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, it has also screened at Cinequest in San Jose, CA. Maria Sofia’s background as theater director and actor led her to film when she was looking for a medium that encompassed visual arts, music and her love of storytelling. She has worked on various short film sets behind and in front of the screen, and she received the Latino Public Broadcasting Digital Award Fund to finish post-production for La Lucha de Lucía. She strives to create work that makes space for the voices of Latinos, and underrepresented communities in the U.S. and around the world. JEAN-LUC AND DESIREE MWEPU | Co-Directors & Writers of 'Ultimatum' Also starring Desirée Mwepu Special Thanks to Ben Thompson and Alan Seales Sponsor: Thank you to our sponsor Studio Pilates South Slope and Studio Pilates Cobble Hill! Check out the Intro offer here for Studio Pilates South Slope and the Intro Offer for Studio Pilates Cobble Hill. 6 classes for only $60!!! Thank you to Welcome to Times Square.com Host: Instagram:@MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter:@MentorsontheMic@MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com and www.mentorsonthemic.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you like this episode, check out: Becoming... VP of Shorts Programming of Tribeca Festival Ben Thompson Watch Tribeca Shorts Film Roundtable panel "Love Fictionally" with Kaily Morgan Smith, Drew Van Steenbergen, Ty Molbak, Maggie and Tyler Brown | 59m 05s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | ![]() Tribeca Shorts Film Roundtable panel "Love Fictionally" with Kaily Morgan Smith, Drew Van Steenbergen, Ty Molbak, Maggie and Tyler Brown | I had the pleasure of speaking with some of the filmmakers of the 'Love Fictionally' Shorts film block at the 25th Anniversary season of the Tribeca Festival. These films premiered at Tribeca on Friday, June 25th, with additional screenings on Saturday, June 13th at 8:30pm and Sunday, June 14th at 2:00pm. I moderated a Q&A after the screening on June 13th. The description for this block is: Take a humorous, heated and heartfelt journey through love and relationships. KAILY MORGAN SMITH | Director & Producer of 'General Admission' Starring Nina Dobrev, Adam Shapiro, Cedric Yarbrough, Sarah Baker Kaily Morgan Smith is a director, writer, producer, and entrepreneur originally from Denver, Colorado. Her acting credits include THE OFFICE, GILMORE GIRLS, and FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL. In 2012, Kaily relocated to New York City after being cast as Alicia Silverstone’s understudy in the Broadway production of THE PERFORMERS. In addition to her creative work, Kaily is the co-founder of SeriesFest, a nonprofit organization dedicated to championing artists at the forefront of episodic storytelling. Kaily is the founder of Kind Spirit Studios, her current production company focused on developing bold, character-driven stories with a particular emphasis on female-driven narratives across film and television. DREW VAN STEENBERGEN | Director Writer & Actor of 'Buckets' Starring Drew Van Steenbergen Drew van Steenbergen is an award-winning editor and director with work spanning commercials, narrative series, shorts and interactive storytelling. He serves as the lead editor for Spotify and The Ringer’s Golden Globe winning podcast, “Good Hang with Amy Poehler” and has edited series for Paramount+, Hulu, Disney, ABC, and Comedy Central. Drew has also cut high-profile commercial campaigns for such clients as DoorDash, Bank of America, and NBC’s Abbott Elementary – earning accolades including Clio Awards, Best Editing at the NYTV Festival, and Best Short Film at OutFest LA. TY MOLBAK | Director & Writer of 'You Tryna Say You Love Me?' Starring Asante Blackk, Malia Pyles Ty Molbak (Director, Writer, Producer) was raised between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Whidbey Island, Washington. You Tryna Say You Love Me? marks his first short film with dialogue. As an actor, Ty recently appeared in Hamlet directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara and is best known for starring in the BAFTA-winning interactive project Immortality by Sam Barlow which premiered at Tribeca in 2022. Additional credits include Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, Master (Sundance & SXSW 2022), Next Exit (Tribeca 2022), She Taught Love (Hulu), and Law & Order, portraying the counterpart to Luigi Mangione in the series’ viral episode. Directing credits include TAN (a dance-film featuring dancers from San Francisco Ballet), SCORCH (a one-person play), Mary Poppins (reimagined with shadow puppetry), and Something Yellow (a silent short acquired by IndieFlix). Ty is also the founder of Blue Collaborative, a nonprofit production company where he’s produced projects starring actors like Kaia Gerber, Bob Odenkirk, and Nat Wolff. He attended LMU’s School of Film and Television before transferring to Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts and Shakespeare’s Globe in London to study acting. MAGGIE AND TYLER BROWN | Directors & Writers of 'One Night' Starring Rain Spencer, Jackson Reid Kelly, Jahking Guillory Maggie Brown is a filmmaker and advocate for menstrual equity. In middle school, she co-founded The Pad Project, a nonprofit dedicated to ending period stigma worldwide. At 15, she was the associate producer of the Oscar-winning Netflix documentary Period. End of Sentence. (2019). Now 22, Brown graduated from Columbia University, where she spent her senior year interning at A24. One Night marks her official narrative directorial debut. The short, which she co-wrote and directed with her brother, will have its world premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. Tyler Brown is a director whose work spans music, film, and animation. He has collaborated with Gary Oldman, Duran Duran, Def Leppard, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Trent Reznor. His credits include Willa Amai’s “What’s Up” (1.4M+ views). He writes at Sony Pictures Animation and has been featured in Variety, THR, and Billboard. Special Thanks to Ben Thompson and Alan Seales Host: Instagram:@MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter:@MentorsontheMic@MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com and www.mentorsonthemic.com Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you like this episode, check out: Becoming... VP of Shorts Programming of Tribeca Festival Ben Thompson Sponsor: Thank you to our sponsor Studio Pilates South Slope and Studio Pilates Cobble Hill! Check out the Intro offer here for Studio Pilates South Slope and the Intro Offer for Studio Pilates Cobble Hill. 6 classes for only $60!!! Thank you to Welcome to Times Square.com | 54m 27s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() Tribeca: Actress Pauline Chalamet and Showrunners Isabelle Platt & Sofya Levitsky-Weitz for SWITCH✨ | Tribeca FestivalActing+3 | Pauline ChalametIsabelle Platt+1 | The Devil Wears Prada 2The Sex Lives of College Girls | — | Pauline ChalametIsabelle Platt+7 | Studio Pilates South SlopeIntro offer | 41m 08s | |
| 6/12/26 | ![]() Tribeca: Red Carpet w/ Actors Rain Spencer and Gabriel Basso for the World Premiere of Iconocolast✨ | film premierepsychological thriller+3 | Rain SpencerGabriel Basso | Iconoclast | — | IconoclastTribeca Festival+5 | Studio Pilates South SlopeIntro offer | 10m 30s | |
| 6/12/26 | ![]() Tribeca: Pauline Chalamet and Showrunners Isabelle Platt & Sofya Levitsky-Weitz for premiere of SWITCH | SWITCH had it's World Premiere at the Tribeca Festival 2026 in the Indie TV Narrative Showcase. Public 1 (Premiere) Screening - Sunday, June 7 at 8:30PM at Shorts Theater at Spring StudiosPublic 2 Screening - Monday, June 8 at 6:30PM at AMC 19th St. East 6 Public 3 Screening - Sunday, June 14 at 2:15 PM at AMC 19th St. East 6 Sponsor: Thank you to our sponsor Studio Pilates South Slope and Studio Pilates Cobble Hill! Check out the Intro offer here for Studio Pilates South Slope and the Intro Offer for Studio Pilates Cobble Hill. 6 classes for only $60!!! PAULINE CHALAMET (Lena) Pauline Chalamet is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s most sought-after rising stars. Pauline can soon be seen in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” Chalamet recently starred in season three of the critically acclaimed HBO Max original comedy series, “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” alongside Reneé Rapp, Amrit Kaur, and Alyah Chanelle Scott. Created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, the series follows four suitemates attending a New England college, as they navigate academics, campus politics, new friendships, and busy sex lives. ISABELLE PLATT (Showrunner, Screenwriter, Director, Ep 1) Isabelle is a queer writer/director from Portland, Oregon, currently based in Los Angeles. She holds an MFA in screenwriting from Brooklyn College’s Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Her work has been shown at numerous festivals, including the International Film Festival of Rotterdam and Bushwick Film Festival. Her stories employ humor, heart, and the fantastical to explore gay stuff, identity crises, and shifting familial relationships. She believes in the power of the rom-com. SOFYA LEVITSKY-WEITZ (Showrunner, Screenwriter, Director, Ep 1) Sofya Levitsky-Weitz is a playwright and TV/film writer. She has original TV projects in development with Hulu, 20th Century Studios and Fifth Season. TV work includes FX’s THE BEAR (WGA Award for Outstanding New Comedy for S1 & 2), Hulu’s THE DROPOUT (WGA Nomination), GASLIT on Starz and asa writer/producer on Hulu’s THE TWISTED TALE OF AMANDA KNOX. Levitsky-Weitz has an original film in development–which she will direct–with Marc Platt and has worked on multiple features with Michael Showalter including THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE. As a playwright, Sofya’s work has been developed in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Her play FLINCHING is currentlybeing developed by the Hearth for an LA premiere. Her play THIS PARTY SUCKS (2019 Kilroy’s List) is optioned for the stage/film & TV rights by Mark Gordon Pictures and is slated for commercial production. Guest: Pauline's IMDb Isabelle's IMDb Isabelle's Website Sofya's IMDb Sofya's Website Host: Instagram:@MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter:@MentorsontheMic@MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com and www.mentorsonthemic.com Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you like this episode, check out: 5th Anniversary Episode - Tribeca Festival Favorites (Best Feature Film, Short film, Doc, Pilot, Talk) How I Got my Press Badge for Tribeca Festival - 4th Anniversary Solo Episode | 42m 38s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() Tribeca: Red Carpet w/ Actors Rain Spencer & Gabriel Basso for the World Premiere of Iconoclast | Iconoclast had its World Premiere at the Tribeca Festival 2026 on Tuesday, June 9th. Sponsor: Thank you to our sponsor Studio Pilates South Slope and Studio Pilates Cobble Hill! Check out the Intro offer here for Studio Pilates South Slope and the Intro Offer for Studio Pilates Cobble Hill. 6 classes for only $60!!! Synopsis: Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent) writes, directs and stars in this tightly coiled psychological thriller. A reclusive loner's obsession with a live-streaming influencer reshapes his entire existence through one unsettling choice at a time. Connor (Gabriel Basso) is going nowhere: Dead-end job, no real footing in the world, and a growing fixation on Nika (Courtney Eaton), a live-streaming influencer who has no idea he exists. He starts reshaping himself around her: lifting weights, learning to shoot guns and building a version of himself he thinks she'd want. His colleague Morgan (Rain Spencer) is the only thing keeping him tethered to reality, but she's losing her grip. Gabriel Basso is known for The Night Agent, Hillbilly Elegy, The Kings of Summer, and A House of Dynamite. He wrote, directed and starred in Iconoclast. Rain Spencer is known for The Summer I Turned Pretty, Good Girl Jane, One Night, and Big Girls Don't Cry. The film also stars: Noah Centineo, Kiernan Shipka, and Courtney Eaton. Cover Art photo of Gabriel Basso: The Hollywood Reporter Guest: Rain Spencer's IMDb Gabriel Basso's IMDb Host: Instagram:@MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter:@MentorsontheMic@MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com and www.mentorsonthemic.com Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you like this episode, check out: TRIBECA SERIES: RESOURCES, PROGRAMS and AWARDS with Director of Artist Programs Bryce Norbitz We're on a new Best 100 Mentorship Podcasts in the US list! | 12m 00s | ||||||
| 6/5/26 | ![]() Becoming... AT&T $1 Million Winner (2024) Writer and Director Lilian T. Mehrel (Honeyjoon)✨ | filmmakingstorytelling+4 | Lilian T. Mehrel | Tribeca FestivalAT&T+1 | — | Tribeca x AT&T Untold Storiespitch prize+5 | — | 46m 02s | |
| 6/2/26 | ![]() Book-to-Screen Adaptations: Off Campus Series with Esther of @bookishnewsgirl✨ | book-to-screen adaptationscasting choices+4 | Esther | Bookish NewsgirlOff Campus | — | adaptation processTV representation+3 | — | 1h 16m 02s | |
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Becoming... Artios-winning Casting Director Karlee Fomalont ("A Complete Unknown," "Friends From College")✨ | castingfilm industry+3 | Karlee Fomalont | CBS Primetime NYABC Primetime NY+25 | Los AngelesNew York City | casting directorArtios Award+3 | — | 1h 01m 51s | |
| 5/18/26 | ![]() Everything you want to know about the TRIBECA FESTIVAL 2026 + Recommendations (Video episode)✨ | Tribeca Festivalfilm recommendations+3 | — | Tribeca FestivalMaven Screen Media+1 | — | Tribeca Festivalfilm recommendations+5 | — | 26m 59s | |
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| 5/11/26 | ![]() Becoming... Best-Selling Self-Published Romance Writer Kelsie Rae (with 378k Tik Tok followers)✨ | self-publishingromance writing+3 | Kelsie Rae | Taking the ChanceAdvantage Play+1 | — | self-publishedromance writer+3 | — | 1h 00m 39s | |
| 5/3/26 | ![]() Is BookCon worth it?! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Author signings, panels, and the longest lines✨ | Book Conauthor signings+3 | — | — | — | Book Conauthor signings+3 | — | 29m 18s | |
| 11/10/25 | ![]() Becoming... Actor and Content Creator Clayton Farris (with 437.5k Tik Tok followers)✨ | actingcontent creation+4 | Clayton Farris | A24American Crime Story: Impeachment+4 | — | Clayton Farrisacting+7 | — | 1h 03m 32s | |
| 10/27/25 | ![]() Red Carpet with John Lithgow, Ken Burns, Lucas Hedges, Wendell Pierce, and Carolyn McCormick✨ | documentaryinterviews+3 | John LithgowKen Burns+3 | PBSThe American Revolution | — | red carpetinterviews+7 | — | 11m 45s | |
| 8/11/25 | ![]() Filmmaker Antonio Negret for feature film SHAMAN (Riverdale, Arrow, The Flash)✨ | filmmakinginterviews+5 | Antonio Negret | MGMLionsgate+17 | Ecuador | Antonio NegretSHAMAN+5 | — | 15m 39s | |
| 8/11/25 | ![]() Actors Kat Cunning and Connor Paolo for the film STAR PEOPLE✨ | UFO sightingsfilm promotion+3 | Kat CunningConnor Paolo | STAR PEOPLE | — | UFOfilm+6 | — | 30m 51s | |
| 8/4/25 | ![]() Becoming... Emmy and Artios winning Casting Director Jessica Daniels✨ | castingentertainment industry+3 | Jessica Daniels | Walt Disney Television StudiosBackstage Magazine+7 | New York | casting directorEmmy Award+5 | — | 53m 38s | |
| 7/28/25 | ![]() Tribeca: Luke Kirby and Daniel Serafini-Sauli for World Premiere of Terror Keeps You Slender✨ | career beginningsentertainment industry+3 | Luke KirbyDaniel Serafini-Sauli | National Film Board of CanadaTribeca+2 | — | actingcareer+5 | — | 49m 24s | |
| 7/21/25 | ![]() 5th Anniversary Episode - Tribeca Festival Favorites (Best Feature Film, Short film, Doc, Pilot, Talk)✨ | Tribeca Festivalfilm reviews+4 | — | Gonzo GirlHoneyjoon+5 | — | Tribeca Festivalfilm+4 | — | 37m 30s | |
| 7/14/25 | ![]() Tribeca: Dir Jon S. Baird and Writer Steven Rogers for World Premiere of "Everything's Going to be Great"✨ | filmfamily dynamics+4 | Jon S. BairdSteven Rogers | Everything's Going to be Great | — | Everything's Going to be GreatJon S. Baird+6 | — | 11m 51s | |
| 7/7/25 | ![]() Becoming... Casting Director & Director Paul Schnee (Barden/Schnee casting: "Pitch Perfect," "Sisters," "Palm Royale," "Winter's Bone")✨ | castingacting+4 | Paul Schnee | Barden / Schnee CastingThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences+7 | Brooklyn NYWilmington, Delaware | casting directoractor submissions+3 | — | 55m 12s | |
| 7/7/25 | ![]() Tribeca: Live on the Red Carpet with the Showrunner, Director, and Actor of "Mother, May I Have a Kidney"✨ | filmacting+4 | Veronica Reyes-HowPaul Schnee | University of MichiganICM+12 | — | TribecaMother, May I Have a Kidney+5 | — | 15m 52s | |
| 6/30/25 | ![]() Becoming... Legendary Broadway Producer Jeffrey Seller (Hamilton, RENT, In the Heights, Avenue Q) | Jeffrey Seller's shows have garnered twenty-two Tony Awards, including four for Best Musical, and his Broadway productions and tours have grossed more than $4.6 billion and reached more than 43 million attendees. Jeffrey is the only producer to have mounted two Pulitzer Prize–winning musicals—Hamilton and Rent. He also revolutionized theater accessibility with the $20 ticket lottery for Rent, making theater affordable for many. This passion for accessibility underscores his belief in the power of the stage, which was his ticket out of his hometown. In this episode, we talk about: • First job out of University of Michigan was in publicity • Learning all aspects of being a producer when he worked for the Barry and Fran Weissler • Booker for Paul Blake and Kevin McCollum and they lessons he learned there • Acting to writing to directing to producing and how/why he decided to stick with producing • The power of writing letters as a form of communication, including a letter to his dad, a letter to Jonathan Larson and a letter to Lin-Manuel Miranda • His complicated relationship with his father growing up • The price of success and whether he had to sacrifice anything to get there • Producing the audiobook with actors like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Danny Burstein, Annaleigh Ashford, and more • His advice for establishing community as an up and coming artist • Lightning round including a musical that always makes him musical, a project he wishes he produced, and projects he passed on • His relationship with Jonathan Larson ahead of RENT This episode is powered by welcometotimessquare.com, the billboard where you can be a star for a day. Thank you for the amazing studio! Guest: Wikipedia Instagram & Threads Playbill Theater Kid audiobook Buy Theater Kid Host: Instagram:@MentorsontheMic@MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter:@MentorsontheMic@MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com and www.mentorsonthemic.com Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you like this episode, check out Becoming... award-winning Casting Director Bernie Telsey ("The Color Purple," "The Idea of You," "Hamilton," "SMASH," "Wicked," "The Gilded Age" | 59m 42s | ||||||
| 6/30/25 | ![]() TRIBECA: Patricia Arquette and Camila Morrone on the U.S. Premiere of "Gonzo Girl" | Patricia Arquette is a 4th generation actor. She received the Academy Award for her work in “Boyhood,” the critically acclaimed 12-year project from Richard Linklater, for which she also won the Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics, and Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Patricia will make her directing debut this summer with GONZO GIRL, a feature film based on the best-selling novel by Cheryl Della Pietra, which will star Willem Dafoe, Camila Morrone, Ray Nicholson and Patricia Arquette. Her credits include: Severance, Boyhood, Medium, and Escape at Dannemora. Camila Morrone recently received her first Emmy Award nomination for her performance in Amazon’s hit limited series DAISY JONES & THE SIX, produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and based on the popular book of the same name. Her other credits include Mickey and The Bear, Never Goin Back, and Bukowsi. GONZO GIRL - Set in 1992 in Aspen, Colorado, and inspired by a true story, GONZO GIRL follows Alley Russo (Camila Morrone), an aspiring writer who takes on an assistant job to the iconoclast and founder of gonzo journalism, Walker Reade (Willem Dafoe). Alley is thrown headfirst into his psychedelic, drug-fueled world that blurs the boundaries between co-dependence and addiction. Witnessing her literary hero’s fading glory, she falls deeper into his chaotic world and tries to help him finish his long-awaited novel – by any means necessary.” Starring: Willem Dafoe, Camila Morrone, Patricia Arquette, Elizabeth Lail, Ray Nicholson, Leila George, James Urbaniak Directed by: Patricia Arquette In this episode, we talk about: First role in the Entertainment industry What drew both of these women to their roles in Gonzo Girl How was it for Patricia to direct Camila in the film How Camila changed her approach to auditions that had her booking more Patricia’s advice for actors who are auditioning now What made Patricia want to direct this feature film How Gonzo Girl is a dramatized adaptation of a highly fictional book based on the experiences of Cheryl Della Pietra who was Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant Guest: Connect with Patricia Arquette Connect with Camila Morrone Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com and www.mentorsonthemic.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you like this episode, check out TRIBECA: Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Liner and Vincent Grashaw for "BANG BANG" | 29m 43s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | ![]() Close Up with Casting Director Julie Tucker ("The Equalizer," "Doc") | This is a 3 part mini Casting Director series, sponsored by Casting Networks. We're so excited to bring Emmy winning Casting Director Jule Tucker back on the podcast! Julie Tucker is a two time Emmy winning Casting Director (7 times nominated). Her list of credits include projects such as Queen Latifah’s "The Equalizer," "The Hot Zone, Anthrax," and the Jennifer Lopez feature film, "Marry Me." Past television credits include: "Damages" (Emmy and Artios Award), "Six Feet Under" (Emmy and CSA Artios Award for NY Casting), "Rescue Me" (CSA Artios Award), "Hunters," "The Affair," "Nurse Jackie," "Sneaky Pete," "White Collar," "The Following," Fringe," "The Big C," "The Americans," "In Treatment," "Lincoln Rhyme," "The Baker and the Beauty," "Tell Me A Story," "Sleepy Hollow," "Limitless," "Black Box," "Those Who Kill," "The Michael J. Fox Show," "Sirens," "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll," "Allegiance," "Canterbury’s Law," "Love Monkey," "The Book of Daniel" and the first three seasons of "Law and Order: SVU." We have so many updates from Julie Tucker. • Updates since 2022 including changing Tucker/Meyerson casting to Julie Tucker casting • Who is part of her team now: CJ Molidor, Kim Krakauer, Kendra Kirby • Projects she’s currently working on now: Doc, Sheriff Country, pilot for Netflix called Trinity • What roles for Doc she casts outside of Toronto and what role budget has on casting • What she’s seeing on her end regarding the state of the industry. What to do when it’s slow or down for an actor • How to stay on Julie’s radar and what way you shouldn’t try contacting her • Boundaries and safety protocols for social media every actor should be aware of it • Her process for requesting self tapes from actors • Filters she uses to check submissions on Breakdown Express • Updates from her last episode about where she is in writing her book • The isolation vs collaboration of art Guest: Instagram IMDb Casting Networks Sponsor: For a limited time, we’re offering listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership. Use the code “MENTORSMIC”at checkout. Or if you’re not ready to commit, take advantage of our 14-day free trial, which unlocks full access to all Casting Networks features so you can start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. Steps on how to redeem: Visit www.castingnetworks.com Click on the ‘Join Now’ button Complete the Talent Registration form and follow the steps to verify your email and create your profile Proceed to checkout, leaving the' ‘Pay Yearly’ option selected Enter ‘MENTORSMIC’ in the promo code field, click “Apply” to complete checkout. Don’t wait! This offer expires soon! Host: Instagram:@MentorsontheMic@MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter:@MentorsontheMic@MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com and www.mentorsonthemic.com Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you like this episode, check out: Original Episode with Julie Tucker: Becoming... Emmy winning Casting Director Julie Tucker "The Equalizer," "The Affair," "The Americans" Close Up with Casting Director Paul Schnee (Barden/Schnee casting: "Pitch Perfect," "Sisters," "Palm Royale," "Winter's Bone") Close Up with Casting Director Tara Rubin (Aladdin, BOOP, Death Becomes Her, Six, The Outsiders) | 40m 41s | ||||||
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